# \#category-icons **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/category-icons/641.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [RTL Display Issue with Category Icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-display-issue-with-category-icons/369235)
**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-display-issue-with-category-icons/369235 "2025-06-07T14:17:00Z")
Dear Support Team, I am writing to report a display issue observed in our Discourse forum interface, specifically related to Right-to-Left (RTL) language layout for Persian. As illustrated in the attached image, t… --- ## [Need help with switching to the new category icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-switching-to-the-new-category-icons/365148)
**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-switching-to-the-new-category-icons/365148 "2025-05-28T12:05:57Z")
I’ve switched now to the native category icons, but I need to regenerate the HTML for the topics that still use the old style. Otherwise the icon is just a gray square. Is a rake posts:rebake fine to run? I have about 8… --- ## [Some category icons not showing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-category-icons-not-showing/362549)
**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-category-icons-not-showing/362549 "2025-04-19T13:56:18Z")
Prior to the recent update, I was using the Category Icons component (now removed for this reason). I have custom icons via the sprite svg file. However, I’m noticing some of the default icons I was using in conjunction… --- ## [Duplicate icons on categories page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-icons-on-categories-page/361190)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-icons-on-categories-page/361190 "2025-04-10T04:10:02Z")
After upgrading to latest today I’m now seeing two icons for the parent category The one on the right shows as this: \ **Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-default-bullet-is-innapropriately-hidden-when-there-is-no-icon-set/359367 "2025-03-29T00:37:12Z") When this TC is enabled, the default bullets are being hidden throughout my site regardless of whether an icon is set or not. With TC inactive: With TC active: This bit of scss in the TC doesn’t seem to be working… --- ## [Icons next to categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-next-to-categories/287575)
**Author:** [@psybox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/psybox)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-next-to-categories/287575 "2025-03-07T19:41:08Z")
so I have installed the plugin - but see no way of actually putting an icon next to a category. Under manage categories, there are images - but not related to FA or svg. Im using the default light theme on self hosted in… --- ## [Trouble with new Fontawesome 6 icons in theme components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-new-fontawesome-6-icons-in-theme-components/328165)
**Author:** [@traceymoko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/traceymoko)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-new-fontawesome-6-icons-in-theme-components/328165 "2024-09-26T07:59:29Z")
split from We're upgrading our icons to Font Awesome 6! - #26 : Thanks for letting me know. But I was referring to the names specifically: I’ve been using the theme components and they still use the FA5 names. I tried… --- ## [Category icon color does not show in search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-icon-color-does-not-show-in-search-results/322207)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-icon-color-does-not-show-in-search-results/322207 "2024-08-19T04:56:27Z")
The icons show just fine in search results (via the dropdown search box), but they are grey instead of the category color. In this example, the Public category is meant to be teal (Events are the subcategory): You c… --- ## [Category colors (and icons) don't show in the post if users don't have access to them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-colors-and-icons-dont-show-in-the-post-if-users-dont-have-access-to-them/320472)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-colors-and-icons-dont-show-in-the-post-if-users-dont-have-access-to-them/320472 "2024-08-07T00:55:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from Category Icons don't show up in post text: I’m not sure that there is much value in concealing the icon and/or colour from users who don’t have access. It makes for a bit of a vanilla expe… --- ## [Category Icons don't show up in post text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-icons-dont-show-up-in-post-text/315851)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-icons-dont-show-up-in-post-text/315851 "2024-07-16T09:40:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Icons don't show up in the sidebar then the color isn't defined: This is a similar problem - the icons do not show up in the cooked text of posts. It would be very nice (for consistency s… --- ## [Icons don't show up in the sidebar then the color isn't defined](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-dont-show-up-in-the-sidebar-then-the-color-isnt-defined/277712)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-dont-show-up-in-the-sidebar-then-the-color-isnt-defined/277712 "2024-06-15T21:16:19Z")
Love that icons show on the sidebar now! :sunny: :sunglasses: What seems a small glitch: Icons don’t show, when the color is not defined. E.g. on this screenshot the first category has an icon defined, but no color. The… --- ## [How can I put custom icons next to categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-put-custom-icons-next-to-categories/283194)
**Author:** [@Skeleton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Skeleton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-put-custom-icons-next-to-categories/283194 "2023-10-25T12:31:29Z")
I wanted to put custom icons next to categories, in both full show mode and in the sidebar. I tried the component to do it, but icons just shows blank like there’s nothing there. Anybody can help? --- ## [Add category icons in the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-category-icons-in-the-sidebar/277713)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-category-icons-in-the-sidebar/277713 "2023-09-04T12:44:16Z")
Any plans to update this to have icons for categories in the sidebar? --- ## [Tent icon not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tent-icon-not-working/277711)
**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tent-icon-not-working/277711 "2023-08-22T15:54:10Z")
Is it just me or do some of the standard icons not display with this component? For example, “music” fucntions, but “tent” does not. Even though they’re both added to the component… It seems pretty random. --- ## [Add the icons from Category Icons in the Category Banner component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-icons-from-category-icons-in-the-category-banner-component/277710)
**Author:** [@JBM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JBM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-icons-from-category-icons-in-the-category-banner-component/277710 "2023-08-23T20:18:15Z")
Thanks for this component. Do you think it may be possible to have the icon also appear on the category banner theme component (sorry if the request was already mentioned somewhere, I didn’t see it)? Tks. --- ## [Add the icons as well in the hashtag #category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-icons-as-well-in-the-hashtag-category/277709)
**Author:** [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-icons-as-well-in-the-hashtag-category/277709 "2023-08-24T11:48:06Z")
This is really an excellent theme component. It would be great if it works also in the category hashtag like Customization \> Theme component --- ## [What version of Font Awesome does Category Icons use?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-version-of-font-awesome-does-category-icons-use/277694)
**Author:** [@TechnoFox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoFox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-version-of-font-awesome-does-category-icons-use/277694 "2023-09-03T11:23:34Z")
that would be nice. What version of FontAwesome is it using now? --- ## [Ability to display category icons in sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-display-category-icons-in-sidebar/243629)
**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-display-category-icons-in-sidebar/243629 "2023-05-19T06:46:21Z")
This sort of seems to be mentioned in a few places, but I couldn’t find a clear answer — a way to work around this, or “it’s coming” in the sidebar or the component, or “nope”, etc… I’ve enabled the experimental sidebar… --- ## [Category Icons incompatible with Font Awesome Pro plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-icons-incompatible-with-font-awesome-pro-plugin/277715)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-icons-incompatible-with-font-awesome-pro-plugin/277715 "2023-01-19T00:03:43Z")
This and the tag icon components seem incompatible with the latest update to the fontawesome pro plugin to support v6. All my pro icons are no longer showing. Could you please verify that this is the case? --- ## [Icons work for all but one category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-work-for-all-but-one-category/277723)
**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-work-for-all-but-one-category/277723 "2023-01-03T22:34:10Z")
Hello, great component, thank you so much for it. I implemented it and it works on any category for me - except one… I put in the correct slug, partial and exact. No icon. Hm. Any idea? Regards, Roi