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Edit: Went with a combined text/icon!

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Text vs Icon buttons, I think the icons look better, wdyt?

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19 comments
Melroy van den Berg

@dansup I always prefer icons in this case. Just add a hover-text if it's not clear by users. Or indeed a more (...) button, with text again if users get lost in the icons.

Secret Lady A

@dansup icons, they are generally more universal.

Chris Hartjes

@dansup Text is easier to figure out β€” new-to-online people might not know what the icons mean

imad :nixos:

@dansup the reply button seems weird. English is left justified, so you want replies to the left, forwards to the right

Dzso

@dansup I think both are awful! Put a goddamn border and some depth on those buttons, for fuck's sake!

Patrice

@dansup From an accessibility perspective, both? Icons are not always recognizable

CubeOfCheese

@dansup personally I like the text. The text option seems like it has bigger touch targets.

The icons don't seem to be from the same design language which is definitely part of why I'm not looking the icon option as much

EighthLayer | Jamie

@dansup I think the text looks better, although if you go with icons, the reply button should be pointing to the left.

Aegir 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

@dansup I use text + icon for the main actions. Icons can be used elsewhere in the UI, to go next to number of shares for example. I design for schools and find that icons alone are often misunderstood (and ignored as a result) πŸ€ͺ

Magic Markus

@dansup I agree, the icons look better and they are intuitive.

lukas

@dansup Maybe you could make it adjustable in the profile what the user wants to see. And the initial decision would be made during onboarding.πŸ˜…

Daniel Barber

@dansup Both, but also please right align them so they’re consistently positioned on each comment

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