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Iconography is a set of visual images and symbols that help users understand and move through your app. Icons are used throughout the user interface as visual metaphors that represent a concept, action, or status.

Windows 11 uses three types of icons: application, system, and file type.

This article focuses on the first two.

Application icons

Application icons represent your app in the Windows shell. They're primarily used to open your application, but they also represent your app wherever it appears in the Windows shell.

App icons should represent your app's core functionality through a metaphor.

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For more information about designing and constructing your app's icon, see App icons.

System icons

Use system icons inside your app UI for items like command bars, navigation, or status indicators.

Windows 11 introduces a new system icon font, Segoe Fluent Icons. This new font complements geometry in Windows

All glyphs in Segoe Fluent Icons are drawn