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When should the credits page, not the tile badge, decide the lock icon?

The tile badge on a lock icon is a short label: MIT, ISC, CC-BY, or Original. The credits page holds the author string you actually paste. Use the badge to filter and the credits page to write the line, especially when the mark will be published at 28 px on a slide people will share.

At a glance

What the badge is forThe badge lets you skip a lock icon whose licence you cannot carry. It is a…
What the credits page is forOpen credits when you will publish the lock icon. Copy the author and the…
Public deck versus internal draftAn internal draft can keep a MIT lock icon with the notice only in the repo.…
One line for the whole packIf ten icons including the lock icon come from one pack, one credits-page…

Filter the lock icon with the badge, then copy the author from the credits page whenever the licence is CC-BY or the deck is public. A 28 px badge that only says CC-BY is not the attribution. Original marks still take a short site credit on a shared slide.

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Filter the lock icon with the badge, then copy the author from the credits page whenever the licence is CC-BY or the deck is public. A 28 px badge that only says CC-BY is not the attribution. Original marks still take a short site credit on a shared slide.

What the badge is for

The badge lets you skip a lock icon whose licence you cannot carry. It is a filter at 28 px, not the sentence you print. MIT and ISC tell you the notice lives with the product. CC-BY tells you to go read a name.

What the credits page is for

Open credits when you will publish the lock icon. Copy the author and the source shown for that pack. A footer at the end of the deck can hold one line even if the icon itself is only 28 px.

Public deck versus internal draft

An internal draft can keep a MIT lock icon with the notice only in the repo. A slide that leaves the building with a CC-BY lock icon needs the credits-page line, even at 28 px.

One line for the whole pack

If ten icons including the lock icon come from one pack, one credits-page line covers them. You do not repeat the author under every 28 px tile.

This page tells you where the author line for a lock icon lives. It is not the licence text. Read that on the credits page before a 28 px file leaves your draft.

Questions

Is the badge ever enough for a CC-BY lock icon?
No. CC-BY wants the author and a way to reach the licence. The badge at 28 px only tells you that duty exists. The credits page supplies the name.
What about an Original lock icon?
Original is not a third-party licence, but a public slide still carries a short credit for the site. The 28 px badge does not print that sentence for you.
Can one footer cover a MIT lock icon and a CC-BY neighbor?
Yes, if the line names each pack you actually used. Do not hide the CC-BY author behind a MIT-only notice. Check both at 28 px before you export.

Open the credits page · Read the licence notes

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