# Icons are not showing up on my button? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [July 20, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514 "2021-07-20T16:01:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gene.arnold9d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gene.arnold9d/32/86268_2.png) [@gene.arnold9d](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gene.arnold9d)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/1 "2021-07-20T16:01:34Z")
I’m trying to add an icon next to the text of my buttons. I found this post and followed the instructions but no icons are showing. I’ve got an app compiling now to see if it works on a true app. The icon was pulled from one of the recommended sites so it should be ok. Any tips for me? > [@How to add Icon to button](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-icon-to-button/52083): > > Thanks, @domhnallohanlon. But how can I use an icon on a button? An arrow to go back for example. ---
**Author:** ![gene.arnold9d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gene.arnold9d/32/86268_2.png) [@gene.arnold9d](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gene.arnold9d)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/2 "2021-07-20T16:12:17Z")
Even the compiled app does not show the icons. I must be missing something. ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/3 "2021-07-20T16:29:29Z")
You’ve just see the Image resize mode in Stp ( Snap to place ) UI ?? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/9/19cca629e0e7102498f7b5adc759ae7b9114465a.png) See Where The box of Image resize mode borders are highlighted ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/4 "2021-07-20T16:52:32Z")
> [@gene.arnold9d](#): > > I’m trying to add an icon next to the text of my buttons I’d recommend using Unicode Characters (or even Emoji 🏅) to do this. For example: You could use this character ⇐ to make something like this: ⇐ Back Or this emoji ◀ to make this: ◀ Back There’s lot’s of scope there I think ---
**Author:** ![gene.arnold9d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gene.arnold9d/32/86268_2.png) [@gene.arnold9d](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gene.arnold9d)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/5 "2021-07-21T01:25:19Z")
I thank you for this but does that mean that putting icons in buttons does not work? ---
**Author:** ![gene.arnold9d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gene.arnold9d/32/86268_2.png) [@gene.arnold9d](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gene.arnold9d)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/6 "2021-07-21T01:26:04Z")
I’m not using the STP UI. Does that mater? ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/7 "2021-07-21T03:44:29Z")
Means normal UI ---
**Author:** ![codeswept](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/codeswept/32/87755_2.png) [@codeswept](https://community.thunkable.com/u/codeswept)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/8 "2021-07-21T07:48:27Z")
I really wish we could do this. > [@Is it possible to use colors as text?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-colors-as-text/1327848): > > For an app of mine, I’m allowing the users to choose ‘pawns’, just differently coloured circle emojis. But some phones may not accept all the emojis, so I want to have 3 sliders for RGB, and then keep setting a label’s background color to the generated output. Can I use this background color like text? set button1’s text to join (button1’s text + newline + generate rgb pawn) I’m unable to find alternatives to the emojis I used. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/9 "2021-07-21T10:41:22Z")
A workaround is to use something like **[canva.com](http://canva.com)** to design your image with text in the image itself. You can then use the image in the button and remove the text from the button settings. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/icons-are-not-showing-up-on-my-button/1405514/10 "2024-11-08T13:19:38Z")