# Icons and Their Meaning

We also have some BIIIG W3C ICONS

Oct 95: Infuriated by finding documents containing obsolete icons, I have moved them into "unused" in the hope that the MOMspider will catch them and the miscreants will be plagued by messages. - Tim

## Absolute Icons

These icons are under the copyright of the W3C. They can be used by others, but only if they are used in referring to the appropriate part of the W3C web site.

NOTE: Remember the ALT tags as included below. For unlucky GUI clients where the ALT tags are not shown, I have included them in as normal text.

  The W3C, ALT="W3C". Now refers to our home page.
  WWW/Consortium/ is no longer a major page, and is going away as much as possible.
  The World Wide Web. Now used to refer to historical subjects and areas of interest about the WWW itself, not the W3C or its activities. ALT="WWW"
  Mailing lists and addresses related to WWW, ALT="MAIL"
  Activity areas and directions of the W3C, alt="Activities"
  Reference Library, ALT="LIB"
  Line Mode Browser, ALT="LMB"
  Command Line Tool, ALT="ComLine"
  Mini Server, ALT="MiniServ"
  Mini Robot, ALT="Robot"
  Platforms supported by our software, ALT="OS"
  PICS, ALT="PICS"
  The HTML language: specifications, etc. ALT="HTML"
  Specifications and development areas ALT="SPECS"
  W3C Technical Reports and Draft Specifications ALT="Technical Reports"
  Press, ALT="Press"
  HTTP Information, ALT="HTTP"
  Clients.html ALT="Clients"

## Relative Icons

These can be used anywhere to point to related information of a specific type. They are all (c)MIT/W3C

  Information marked as historical; out-of-date, but still kept in case of interest or archival purposes, ALT="Historical" Always include the following:
  Note: This information is out-of-date, but is kept for historical and archival reasons.
  Bug list, wish list, ALT="BUGS"
  Installation Guide, ALT="INSTALL"
  Manuals and documentation, ALT="MANUAL"
  User's Guide, ALT="USING"
  Design and Architecture, ALT="DESIGN"
  Release Notes, ALT="RELEASE"
  News, ALT="News"
  Frequently Asked Questions, ALT="FAQ"
  Comments or replies, ALT="Replies"
  Get started instructions and quick guide, ALT="QUICKGUIDE"
  A talk or talks on the subject, lists of slides possibly with audio etc. ALT="TALK"
  Top page for each W3T Task Force ALT="PLAN"

## Conventions when designing icons

Currently, to add consistency to our house style, icons are all made from the 9 simple colors of the W3C logo (not just any RGB but those RGB colors). Icons are simple drawings, filled rather than line.

We will stick to this style unless we have a general style rethink.

## Warning and Information Icons

These icons are publically available throughout the web, and we use them in similar manner.

  For pages under construction, ALT="WIP"
  For cautions etc, ALT="NOTE"
  Warning etc, ALT="WARNING"
  Question mark, ALT="???"
  Exclamation mark, ALT="!!!"
  What's new, ALT="NEW"
  I'm happy, ALT="SMILEY"

## Links to other icon collections

- Virtual Icon Collection at Uni of Ca, San Diego

- The DCS Icon Browser in Italy also offers a nice search function.