# Dynamic icon for the Button node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-icon-for-the-button-node/35209>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [2 November 2020 13:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-icon-for-the-button-node/35209 "2020-11-02T13:48:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![iungo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/iungo/32/8099_2.png) [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2020 13:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-icon-for-the-button-node/35209/1 "2020-11-02T13:48:11Z")

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Is it possible to make dynamic icon for the Button node? It is very helpful for the start/pause button.

I tried it like this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/4/349fefc68ba516d0c4b0445a7e4e825e2ac92d62.png)  
but it doesn't work.

I see only ? sign.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/8/385bc21298332b0978965590d07c39f42a3c49e1.png)

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2020 13:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-icon-for-the-button-node/35209/2 "2020-11-02T13:58:25Z")

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It can be done via `msg.ui_control`

[widget configuration via msg.ui\_control](https://github.com/node-red/node-red-dashboard/blob/master/config-fields.md#ui-widget-configuration-via-msgui_control)

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**Author:** ![iungo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/iungo/32/8099_2.png) [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Post date:** [2 November 2020 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-icon-for-the-button-node/35209/3 "2020-11-02T14:07:30Z")

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Thank you, it works!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2020 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-icon-for-the-button-node/35209/4 "2020-11-16T14:07:32Z")

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