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Should you search the pencil icon by tag or by name?

Search the pencil icon by name when you can say the object, and by tag when you only know the job it does. A name hits one family of drawings. A tag such as ui or arrow opens a wider grid you then judge at 15 px. The start page is for a first visit; search is for this exact mark.

At a glance

Name firstThe everyday word for the pencil icon is the shortest path. Search matches…
Tag when the name failsIf the name of the pencil icon returns nothing, switch to the job:…
Start page is not searchThe start page orients a first visit. It will not rank a pencil icon for your…
Stop on a clear tile — pencil-iconWhether you arrived by name or by tag, stop when one pencil icon is readable…

Type the name of the pencil icon first. Open a tag only if that name returns a crowded or empty grid. Then keep the tile that stays clear at 15 px and whose badge matches the deck. The start page does not replace this step on a return visit.

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Type the name of the pencil icon first. Open a tag only if that name returns a crowded or empty grid. Then keep the tile that stays clear at 15 px and whose badge matches the deck. The start page does not replace this step on a return visit.

Name first

The everyday word for the pencil icon is the shortest path. Search matches the localized name and the tags on the tile, so a direct word usually lands near 15 px previews of the right object.

Tag when the name fails

If the name of the pencil icon returns nothing, switch to the job: navigation, file, alert, or media. You will see more tiles. Discard any that fall apart at 15 px before you read licences.

Start page is not search

The start page orients a first visit. It will not rank a pencil icon for your deck. After that visit, type the name. A 15 px decision belongs on the search page, not on the welcome strip.

Stop on a clear tile — pencil-icon

Whether you arrived by name or by tag, stop when one pencil icon is readable at 15 px and the badge fits. A second synonym rarely beats that tile.

This page chooses a query for the pencil icon. A 15 px tile is a preview, not a promise that every synonym is tagged.

Questions

Do tags replace the name of the pencil icon?
No. A tag widens the grid. The name of the pencil icon is still the faster query when you know it. Use 15 px only as the readability check after either path.
What if several packs show the same pencil icon?
Compare badges, then the stroke at 15 px. Prefer the pack you already use elsewhere on the deck so the pencil icon matches its neighbors.
Is the popular row a substitute for naming the pencil icon?
Only if the pencil icon happens to sit there. For a specific mark at 15 px, the name in search is still the reliable path.

Open icon search · Start from the first visit

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