# Private categories padlock icon

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-categories-padlock-icon/102733>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [November 25, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-categories-padlock-icon/102733 "2018-11-25T22:21:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-categories-padlock-icon/102733/8 "2021-04-26T21:09:02Z")

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Apparently this is still a problem for at least some percentage of non-old-timers. The Discourse defaults still have this conflict in iconography:

- 🔒 **Closed Topic:** You **don’t** have access and **can’t** post here.
- 🔒 **Available Category:** You **do** have (special) access and **can** post here.

… and I’ve had a few reports recently about people confused by the two separate meanings for the same glyph.

Is there any easy way to bulk-change these icons (for revealed categories) to the unlocked icon?

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