1. Use

Icons are used to visually support themes and actions. Icons are used in SBB style for use in SBB applications. Details on this and a set of already available icons can be found here.

2. Rules

• The use of icons within body copy should be avoided as far as possible.
• Icons without text must be self-explanatory or easy to learn. The more icons used in an application, the more difficult it becomes to understand their meaning.
• Icons should always have the same meaning (consistency) across all applications.

3. Accessibility

• Icons without text must include an alternative text.
• The icon itself does not have to be described but instead its function in text form (e.g. ‘close menu’).