# Custom icons cannot be used in appearance section
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-icons-cannot-be-used-in-appearance-section/46905
**Category:** Developing Nodes
**Created:** [9 June 2021 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-icons-cannot-be-used-in-appearance-section/46905 "2021-06-09T10:38:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@antoine-em](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/antoine-em)
#### Post date: [9 June 2021 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-icons-cannot-be-used-in-appearance-section/46905/1 "2021-06-09T10:38:16Z")
Environment
Node-RED version: v1.3.5-git
Node.js version: v16.2.0
Darwin 20.5.0 x64 LE
I am developing a custom node and have added in the icons folder of the node some svg resources.
They are well discovered and from the appearance menu I can see them in the list of the available icons.
Also the icon I have chosen in the html section is properly displayed.
But if I select one of the other custom icons available from the icon button in the appearance section, the selection doesn't work.
If I select any of the other default icons it works.
Am I missing anything in my code that could prevent such change to be effective ?
Thanks in advance for your guidance.
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [9 June 2021 10:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-icons-cannot-be-used-in-appearance-section/46905/2 "2021-06-09T10:45:16Z")
Hi @antoine-em - I think I'd expect that to work.
Please raise an issue so we can investigate.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@antoine-em](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/antoine-em)
#### Post date: [9 June 2021 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-icons-cannot-be-used-in-appearance-section/46905/3 "2021-06-09T10:58:26Z")
@knolleary
Thank you for your quick feedback.
I have opened an issue here -\> [Custom icons cannot be used in appearance section · Issue #3013 · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/3013)
If more details are necessary I will add some screenshots or a video capture if it can be uploaded on a Github comment.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [9 June 2021 11:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-icons-cannot-be-used-in-appearance-section/46905/4 "2021-06-09T11:08:03Z")
> [@antoine-em](#):
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> screenshots or a video capture if it can be uploaded on a Github comment
You can paste screenshot snippets from clipboard into a GitHub issue reply (just like in this forum) and I'm pretty sure videos too now (as of a few months if memory serves me)
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### Author:  [@antoine-em](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/antoine-em)
#### Post date: [9 June 2021 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-icons-cannot-be-used-in-appearance-section/46905/5 "2021-06-09T12:48:38Z")
Thanks, I did so to be more explicit. I am not sure whereas it is my code or a bug but I have reported it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [23 June 2021 12:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-icons-cannot-be-used-in-appearance-section/46905/6 "2021-06-23T12:49:37Z")
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