MyWiki:Icon standardization

This is a proposal to standardize the icons used in templates and MediaWiki messages on the English Wikipedia. The current icon scheme is an inconsistent combination of Nuvola and Nuvola-based icons, Tango and Tango-based icons, icons created for en.wikipedia (such as the original "Stop Hand" and "Octagon Warning" images, now replaced by "Web 2.0"-style Nuvola-based icons), and several failed standardization schemes (including the "ambox" icons and "Norro style 1").

Some examples of possible icon standardization

The following examples can be looked at for inspiration:

• Comparison of icon sets
• Flat icons designed for the French Wikipedia
• Icons designed for the German Wikipedia

Resources for making standardized icons

• OOUI icons

Proposed color scheme for OOUI-based message box template ('ambox', 'ombox', 'tmbox', etc.) icons

Icons for (speedy) deletion templates shall use the color derived from the hex code b32322.	Serious
Icons for templates for major warnings and problems (content issues, etc.) shall use the color derived from the hex code ed8406.	Content
Icons for templates for minor warnings and problems (content issues, etc.) shall use the color derived from the hex code f2cd40.	Style
Icons for templates for page notices shall use the color derived from the hex code 3165ab.	Notice
Icons for templates for merge, split and transwiki proposal notices shall use the color derived from the hex code 8b34bc.	Merge
Icons for protection notice templates shall use the color derived from the hex code 9fa7b5.	Protection

Proposed icons for WP:ASSESSMENT, WP:GAN, WP:GAR, WP:FAC, etc.

Icon set A (for articles with any of these statuses: FA/FL/FAC/FAR/GA/GAN/GAR)

Article status	Proposed status icon
Featured article (FA)/Featured list (FL)	File:Article de qualité.svg
Featured article candidate (FAC)/Undergoing a featured article review (FAR)	File:Article potentiellement de qualite.svg
Good article (GA)	File:Bon article.svg
Good article nominee (GAN)/Undergoing a good article reassessment (GAR)	File:Article potentiellement bon.svg

Icon set B (for articles belonging to the A, B, C, Start, Stub and List classes; for recoloring)

Article status	Proposed base icon for status icon	Wanted color	Proposed status icon
A-class article	File:OOjs UI icon bold-a.svg	2a7fff	File:Bold A icon blue.svg
B-class article	File:OOjs UI icon bold-b.svg	589003	File:Bold B icon green.svg
C-class article	File:OOjs UI icon italic-c.svg	aa8800	File:Italic C icon yellow.svg
Start-class article	File:OOjs UI icon layout-ltr.svg	cc5b00	File:Layout icon red.svg
Stub-class article	File:OOjs UI icon imageBroken.svg	ff5555	File:Broken icon pink.svg
List-class article	File:OOjs UI icon stripeToC-rtl.svg	c855ff	File:List icon purple.svg

Proposed edit request symbols

Icon set C (for replies to edit requests)

Edit request reply	Proposed icon
'Done'	File:Design plat Pour fort.svg (not accessible to color blind readers)
'Partially done'	File:Design plat Neutre fort.svg
'Not done'	File:Design plat Contre fort.svg (not accessible to color blind readers)
'Not done, request unclear'	File:2017-fr.wp-red-source.svg
'Not done for now'	File:Design plat Plutôt contre.svg (not accessible to color blind readers)
'Not done, provide sources'	File:Design plat Pause.svg
'Not done, misplaced'	File:Design plat Sursis.svg
'Not done, edit on sandbox'	File:Logo travaux orange.svg
'Not done, request protection at WP:RfPP'	File:Logo protecion rouge.svg
'Already done'	File:Design plat Plutôt neutre.svg
'Not done, no longer protected'	File:Logo semi-protecion orange.svg
'Not done, user has rights'	File:Logo informations.svg
'Not done, this is the documentation'	File:Design plat Menu.svg
'Not done, request recreation at WP:DELREV'	File:Design plat Plutôt pour.svg
'Not done, request upload at WP:FFU'	File:Design plat Photo vert.svg
'Not done, request rights at WP:PERM'	File:Logo semi-protecion jaune.svg
'Not done, request renaming at WP:REQMOVE'	File:Logo traduction vert.svg
'I have a question'	File:Design plat Tchat gris.svg
'I have a note'	File:Design plat Réticence.svg
'Request undone'/'Request partially undone'	File:Logo jargon bleu.svg

Icons for thematic portals

Theme of portal	Proposed icon for recoloring	Proposed color of new icon	Proposed icon
Current events	A newspaper as a symbol of current events	3165ab	File:Logo newspaper blue.svg
Biography	A person as a symbol of biographies	47a30d	File:Avatar icon green.svg
Psychology	A smiling person as a symbol of psychology	f4c430	File:Active icon yellow.svg
Crime	A masked person as a symbol of crime	b22222	File:Anon icon red.svg
Language	A speech bubble as a symbol of lingual diversity	8c08a4	File:Talk icon purple.svg