# Search icon on dashboard could be confusing

**URL:** <https://community.anytype.io/t/search-icon-on-dashboard-could-be-confusing/5398>\
**Category:** Implemented\
**Tags:** Dashboard, Search, Design-or-UI, Backlog, Icons\
**Created:** [March 25, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/search-icon-on-dashboard-could-be-confusing/5398 "2022-03-25T08:39:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/sambouwer/32/12157_2.png) [@sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/u/sambouwer)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/search-icon-on-dashboard-could-be-confusing/5398/1 "2022-03-25T08:39:53Z")

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**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**  
On the dashboard there is a second place to search (the first being the search bar at the top of the screen) to _filter_ the items in the Favorites, History, Sets and Bin.

 ![image](https://community-static.anytype.io/original/2X/c/cd8a1d8ecea64ad48a941192920c367991a88f83.jpeg)

The icon used is a magnifying glass/search icon, while I would advocate for a filter icon to better indicate its function. Something like:

![image](https://community-static.anytype.io/original/2X/9/9f598174610710017932c25ba5b3f5a8b194abc1.png)

Or, the following icon would also be a good substitute:

![image](https://community-static.anytype.io/original/2X/2/2cde3e5f96536f640f2e576cedf8787a635f456a.png)

I’m aware this icon is currently used to indicate sets, so that one could use a more suitable icon as well:

![image](https://community-static.anytype.io/original/2X/f/f2de6c1130b3165c6721fe1b444d3da5e8188ce0.png)

Maybe, something like this (or a custom icon?) would fit better for Sets:

![image](https://community-static.anytype.io/original/2X/c/ca8f6be25ba91025192e3c134f342d3900c901ee.png)

**Describe the solution you’d like**  
Change the icons 🙂

**Describe alternatives you’ve considered**  
None

**Additional context**  
I’m aware that there is a FR for a [total redesign](https://community.anytype.io/t/a-total-rethink-of-the-home-screen-concept-custom-home-page-etc/1711) of the dashboard which might render this FR obsolete.

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**Author:** ![sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/sambouwer/32/12157_2.png) [@sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/u/sambouwer)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/search-icon-on-dashboard-could-be-confusing/5398/3 "2022-12-30T21:54:26Z")

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Yep, still the same search icon on the dashboard, which might be mistaken for searching all Objects (instead of whatever is shown on the dashboard)

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**Author:** ![ignatovv](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/ignatovv/32/10060_2.png) [@ignatovv](https://community.anytype.io/u/ignatovv)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/search-icon-on-dashboard-could-be-confusing/5398/5 "2023-01-11T13:27:41Z")

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We will drop significant update of dashboard/sidebar this quarter and this problem should dissolve.

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**Author:** ![Filip](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/filip/32/22248_2.png) [@Filip](https://community.anytype.io/u/Filip)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/search-icon-on-dashboard-could-be-confusing/5398/6 "2023-08-29T12:00:14Z")

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