Iconography Basics

Summary

Using icons consistently in style (stroke weight, corner radius, fill) and only when they genuinely aid comprehension — an inconsistent or unclear icon set actively hurts usability.

• 1Audit an app's icon set for stylistic consistency (stroke width, size, corner radius).
• 2Practice pairing an icon with a text label where the icon alone would be ambiguous.
• 3Learn to source or build from a consistent icon family rather than mixing styles.