Make usage of the search
icon more consistent and meaningful
#63023
Labels
[Focus] Accessibility (a11y)
Changes that impact accessibility and need corresponding review (e.g. markup changes).
Needs Design Feedback
Needs general design feedback.
[Package] Commands
/packages/commands
[Type] Bug
An existing feature does not function as intended
Description
Similarly to #62873, to provide cohesive design language in the editor UI the usage of icons should be consistent. Icons should identify unique features or, at least, similar features.
The
search
icon is one of the most popular and familiar icons on the web. I'm not sure it's ideal to use it for features other than, well, a search.In the Site editor it is used also for the Command palette. This is potentially confusing for users and particularly disorienting when the UI shows anoter search icon close to the command palette one. Actually, in some cases, the editor shows two very close search icons that are associated with entirely different features. Example screenshot:
I'd tend to think the command palette should not use the search icon in the first place.
Another occurrence of
icon={ search }
is in the Image editor. When editing an image, the block toolbar shows asearch
icon that is associated with theZoom
feature. Screenshot:Also in this case I'd argue the search icon isn't the best one to use. Usually, zoom icons use a lens that either contains either a plus or minus sign. Example from the Material design icons:
Step-by-step reproduction instructions
Crop
in the block toolbar.Zoom
control with a search icon.Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet
No response
Environment info
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Please confirm that you have searched existing issues in the repo.
Yes
Please confirm that you have tested with all plugins deactivated except Gutenberg.
Yes
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