Canvas Icon Summary

This document outlines common icons used in multiple areas of Canvas.

InstUI iconography is curated by Canvas designers to ensure consistency in meaning throughout the interface. This document outlines common meanings for icons that are utilized in multiple areas of Canvas.

 

Assignment Icon

The Assignment icon represents assignments in Canvas. In some cases, the icon is used to represent any type of coursework that students may complete, including quizzes, discussions, and external tool assignments.

Location

Roles

Image

Purpose

Assignments



Instructor

Student

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Indicates assignments on the Assignments page, including external tool assignments.

Calendar

All

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Indicates assignments with a due date that occurs on the calendar date. For instructors, the same assignment may display on multiple dates if differentiated due dates have been assigned.


External tool assignments, including New Quizzes, are also indicated by the Assignment icon.

Dashboard

Instructor

Student

Course Card View:

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Recent Activity View:

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Course Card assignment icons link directly to the course Assignments page.













Recent Activity assignment icons indicate assignment notifications

Dashboard

Student

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To Do list assignment icons indicate assignments, including external tool assignments and New Quizzes.

Dashboard

Instructor

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The Coming Up list assignment icon indicates assignments with due dates within the next seven days.


External tool assignments, including New Quizzes, are also indicated by the Assignment icon.

Discussions

Instructor

Student

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Indicates all graded discussions in the Discussions page.

Gradebook

Instructor

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Indicates an assignment that meets one of the following conditions:

  • a submission has been received but has not been graded
  • a submission was graded but the grade was removed by the instructor
  • a submission was resubmitted
  • a quiz was submitted, but is not fully graded

Modules

Instructor

Student

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Indicates assignments that have been added as a module item.

New Analytics

Instructor

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Indicates assignments in the Course Grade chart.


External tool assignments, including New Quizzes, are also indicated by the Assignment icon.

Outcomes

Instructor

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Indicates assignments, discussions, and quizzes in the Aligned Items section.

People

Instructor

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Displays next to graded and ungraded assignments in the Course Access Report.


The icon does not display for external tool assignments.

Syllabus

Instructor

Student

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Indicates assignments, quizzes, and discussions listed in the syllabus.

 

Attachment/Paper Icon

The Attachment icon, also known as the paper clip icon, represents files in Canvas.

Location

Roles

Image

Purpose

Inbox



Instructor

Student

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The icon next to a filename indicates the file is attached. The icon on a button allows you to attach a file.

Modules

All

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Indicates there is a file to download or view.

 

Discussion Icon

The Discussion icon, also known as the Comment icon, identifies discussions and comments in Canvas.

Location

Roles

Image

Purpose

Assignments

Instructor

Student

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Indicates discussions on the Assignments page.

Calendar

All

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Indicates discussions with a due date that occurs on the calendar date. For instructors, the same discussion may display on multiple dates if differentiated due dates have been assigned.

Dashboard

Instructor

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Coming Up list discussion icons indicate discussions with due dates within the next seven days.

Dashboard

All

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Course Card discussion icons link to the course Discussions page [1].


A badge indicates that there is a new discussion in the course [2]. The number in the badge indicates the number of new discussions.

Grades

Student

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Score column discussion icons indicate a graded discussion that is submitted, but not graded [1].


When displayed to the right of the Out of column, the Discussion icon indicates

instructor comments [2].

Modules

Instructor

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Indicates discussions on the Modules page.

New Analytics

Instructor

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Indicates discussions in the Course Grade chart.

People

Instructor

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Indicates discussions and announcements in the Course Access Report.

People

Instructor

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Identifies the Interactions Report link in the User Details page.

 

Page Icon

The Page icon, also called the Document icon, identifies pages, file uploads, and assignments in Canvas.

Location

Roles

Image

Purpose

Assignments

Instructor

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Indicates pages that display in the Assignments page.


Pages display in the Assignments page if they have a To Do date.

Calendar

All

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Indicates pages with a To Do date that occurs on that calendar date.

Grades

Student

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Indicates an assignment with a file upload that is not yet graded.

People

Instructor

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Indicates pages in the Course Access Report.

 

Quiz Icon

The Quiz icon indicates quizzes created using New Quizzes or Classic Quizzes in Canvas.

Location

Roles

Image

Purpose

Assignments



Instructor

Student

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Indicates quizzes on the Assignments page.


For instructors, Quizzes created with Classic Quizzes display an outlined Quiz icon [1].

For instructors, Quizzes created with New Quizzes display a filled Quiz icon [2].

Note: For students, Quizzes created with New and Classic Quizzes display a filled Quiz icon.

Calendar

All

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Indicates quizzes with a due date that occurs on the calendar date.

The same quiz may display on multiple dates if differentiated due dates have been assigned.


Note: Quizzes created with New Quizzes display the Assignment icon in the calendar.

Dashboard

All

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Indicates quizzes with due dates within the next seven days.

Grades

Student

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Indicates a quiz that is submitted but not fully graded.


The icon also displays after a quiz is edited and if the changes necessitate manual re-grading.

Modules

All

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Indicates quizzes on the Modules page.


Note: Quizzes created with New Quizzes display the Assignment icon.

New Analytics

Instructor

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Indicates quizzes in the Course Grade chart.


Note: Quizzes created with New Quizzes display the Assignment icon.

Quizzes

Instructor

Student

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Indicates quizzes on the Quizzes page.


For instructors, Quizzes created with Classic Quizzes display an outlined Quiz icon [1].

For instructors, Quizzes created with New Quizzes display a filled Quiz icon [2].

Note: For students, Quizzes created with New and Classic Quizzes display a filled Quiz icon.

 

 

Visibility Icon

The Visibility icon, also known as the Eye icon, includes multiple variations throughout Canvas. This icon represents the visibility of a component. The icon displays a slash to represent a component being hidden in some capacity.

Location

Roles

Image

Purpose

Announcements



Instructor

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Indicates an announcement reply filtering option. Instructors can click the icon to display or hide deleted announcement replies.

Course Navigation




Instructor

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Indicates core Course Navigation links that are hidden to students.


Note: If the Course Navigation link for an external (LTI
) tool has been disabled in course settings, the link will not display in the Course Navigation menu.

Discussions

Instructor

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Indicates a discussion reply filtering option. Instructors can click the icon to display or hide deleted discussion replies.

Gradebook

Instructor

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Indicates an assignment with grades hidden from student view.

Grades Page

Student

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Indicates that a student’s grade has been hidden by the instructor.

SpeedGrader

Instructor

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Indicates grade visibility status for an assignment.


If all grades are visible to students, the icon displays as an eye.


If any grades are hidden for the assignment, the icon displays a slash.

 

Warning Icon

The Warning icon identifies items that may need special attention in Canvas.

Location

Roles

Image

Purpose

Files

Instructor

 

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Indicates usage rights not set.

Gradebook

Instructor


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The black warning Icon [1] notifies you that the final score does not include one or more assignment groups because they have zero points possible. Click the icon to view the excluded assignment group(s). This icon only displays in the Total column related to assignment group errors.


The red warning icon [2] notifies you that the entered grade is not supported in the grading scheme. Canvas also displays an invalid grade warning message when an invalid grade is entered.

Grade Detail Tray

Instructor

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Indicates assignments that are not calculated as part of the final grade.

Student Grades

Student

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Displays points earned from this assignment do not count toward student’s final grade.

SpeedGrader

Instructor

 

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Indicates quizzes or a survey submission needs review.

Terms & Dates Course Dates

Instructor

 

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Notifies you that the date prior to the set end date will be the last available day in the course.


Last update: 2022-06-24

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