W3C

Icons and Their Meaning

We also have some BIIIG W3C ICONS

Oct 95: Infuriated by finding documents containing obsolete icons, I have moved them into "unused" in the hope that the MOMspider will catch them and the miscreants will be plagued by messages. - Tim

Absolute Icons

WARNING These icons are under the copyright of the W3C. They can be used by others, but only if they are used in referring to the appropriate part of the W3C web site.

NOTE: Remember the ALT tags as included below. For unlucky GUI clients where the ALT tags are not shown, I have included them in as normal text.

W3C
The W3C, ALT="W3C". Now refers to our home page.
WWW/Consortium/ is no longer a major page, and is going away as much as possible.
WWW
The World Wide Web. Now used to refer to historical subjects and areas of interest about the WWW itself, not the W3C or its activities. ALT="WWW"
MAIL
Mailing lists and addresses related to WWW, ALT="MAIL"
Activities
Activity areas and directions of the W3C, alt="Activities"
LIB
Reference Library, ALT="LIB"
LMB
Line Mode Browser, ALT="LMB"
ComLine
Command Line Tool, ALT="ComLine"
MiniServ
Mini Server, ALT="MiniServ"
Robot
Mini Robot, ALT="Robot"
OS
Platforms supported by our software, ALT="OS"
PICS
PICS, ALT="PICS"
HTML
The HTML language: specifications, etc. ALT="HTML"
SPECS
Specifications and development areas ALT="SPECS"
Technical Reports
W3C Technical Reports and Draft Specifications ALT="Technical Reports"
Press
Press, ALT="Press"
HTTP
HTTP Information, ALT="HTTP"
Clients
Clients.html ALT="Clients"

Relative Icons

These can be used anywhere to point to related information of a specific type. They are all (c)MIT/W3C
Historical
Information marked as historical; out-of-date, but still kept in case of interest or archival purposes, ALT="Historical" Always include the following:
Note: This information is out-of-date, but is kept for historical and archival reasons.
BUGS
Bug list, wish list, ALT="BUGS"
INSTALL
Installation Guide, ALT="INSTALL"
MANUAL
Manuals and documentation, ALT="MANUAL"
USING
User's Guide, ALT="USING"
DESIGN
Design and Architecture, ALT="DESIGN"
RELEASE
Release Notes, ALT="RELEASE"
News
News, ALT="News"
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions, ALT="FAQ"
Replies
Comments or replies, ALT="Replies"
QUICKGUIDE
Get started instructions and quick guide, ALT="QUICKGUIDE"
TALK
A talk or talks on the subject, lists of slides possibly with audio etc. ALT="TALK"
PLAN
Top page for each W3T Task Force ALT="PLAN"

Conventions when designing icons

Currently, to add consistency to our house style, icons are all made from the 9 simple colors of the W3C logo (not just any RGB but those RGB colors). Icons are simple drawings, filled rather than line.

We will stick to this style unless we have a general style rethink.


Warning and Information Icons

These icons are publically available throughout the web, and we use them in similar manner.
WIP
For pages under construction, ALT="WIP"
NOTE
For cautions etc, ALT="NOTE"
WARNING
Warning etc, ALT="WARNING"
???
Question mark, ALT="???"
!!!
Exclamation mark, ALT="!!!"
NEW
What's new, ALT="NEW"
SMILEY
I'm happy, ALT="SMILEY"

Links to other icon collections


KMM, 02 Nov 95
Tim & Henrik, March 28 1995, & 30-Mar-95 BFG