Button icon

[bchicca]

Hello,
Can I use the button icon to represent a call to action? What is it used for so far?

[TwilioPasteBot]

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Yes, you can use the button icon to represent a call to action. The Paste design system documentation outlines several uses for buttons, including those that can contain an icon and/or text. Buttons are used to communicate that users can trigger an action, such as submitting a form, closing a modal, or moving to the next step in a flow. Specifically, icon buttons are mentioned, and guidelines are provided for their use.

For example, the documentation mentions the use of an "Icon Only Button" for actions like adding a new item, as indicated by a "button plus" component. This suggests that icon buttons can effectively represent calls to action within a user interface.

Additionally, the documentation discusses the use of buttons with link functionality, where the addition of icons helps indicate that the action performed on click is a navigation. This further supports the idea that buttons, including those with icons, can be used to represent various types of calls to action, depending on the context and the intended user interaction.

For more detailed guidelines on using icon buttons in the Paste design system, you can visit: Icon Only Button.

Remember, when deciding to place an icon in a button for a call to action, all button icons should generally be placed to the left of the text, with specific exceptions mentioned in the guidelines, such as when moving the user forward in a multi-step process.

For more information on buttons and their usage in the Paste design system, please refer to the following documentation: About Buttons.

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[dosubot[bot]]

Yes, you can use the button icon to represent a call to action. Icon buttons are typically used in compact UI situations where space is limited. They convey a single action and are used sparingly. For example, a primary icon button with a PlusIcon can represent an "Add to cart" action:

<Button variant="primary_icon" size="reset">
  <PlusIcon decorative={false} size="sizeIcon10" title="Add to cart" />
</Button>

Icon buttons are suitable for actions that can be clearly represented by an icon without accompanying text. It's important to ensure that the action hierarchy on a page is clear and consistent, using buttons for in-page actions and anchors for navigation ^[1][2][3].

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[serifluous]

Hey @bchicca, for this icon request and your other requests #4131 #4132, can you share screenshots or a Figma file of where these icons would be used?

The button icon is meant to be used in content builders/editors (like SendGrid Marketing Campaigns, for example) to place buttons in a template. Check out this file for an example: https://www.figma.com/design/AThoZNMoCXViDddWDbKb0d/Content-Editor?node-id=1425-290403&t=TnFxidFr0BQhpPTF-4

[bchicca]

@serifluous I'm planning to use it here: https://www.figma.com/design/8Sjunj0dodG6bJ0RnFt2XF/Channels?node-id=1103-67374&t=tMF3xezgMBCPEvrG-1
I think it fits the intended purpose as I need it to indicate the Call to Action content template. What do you think?

[serifluous]

Yep, that makes sense to me. Which templates are meant to use the Text icon and UI Card icon?

[bchicca]

Hi Sarah, The text icon is for the Text template, the UI card icon is for the Card template.

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[serifluous]

Got it—sorry, I didn't see the "Template builder icons" frame you had in your Figma file.

Can you submit a dependency request for the Text and Card icons? https://airtable.com/appwvsQKyJHfnG5Sa/shrvMvL3BG6Zm0f9l You can just make 1 request for both icons (and we'll continue discussing the Card template in Slack with Sam and Frank).

[bchicca]

Thanks @serifluous all done :)