# Providing more visual distinction between Closed and Archived topics

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-more-visual-distinction-between-closed-and-archived-topics/288909>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [December 15, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-more-visual-distinction-between-closed-and-archived-topics/288909 "2023-12-15T14:33:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-more-visual-distinction-between-closed-and-archived-topics/288909/16 "2023-12-17T10:03:18Z")

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> [@Heliosurge](#):
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> Maybe have 2 icons?

I think two icons for one meaning is confusing. Think of a pinned topic that you bookmarked. It would have the pin icon, because it is pinned. Then there would be the bookmark icon because it was bookmarked and then you would have two icon to mark it as archived. That would look like it is locked and something else. But what it this “something else”? You are not allowed to like posts. That is not what I would associate with a folder icon.

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