Ubuntu’s Icon Theme Fixing a Not-So-Obvious ‘Bug’

Ever looked at Ubuntu’s default icon theme and found yourself thinking: “Eh, some of those icons look too big”? No, can’t say I had either. But, turns out some of the icons are indeed oversized. The Yaru icon theme in Ubuntu uses 4 different shapes for app, folder and mimetype (file) icons, depending on what works best for the design motif being used. Those shapes are: Of those, the most common icon shape is ‘square’ (with rounded corners, but don’t call it a squircle cos that’s so 2014, y’all) — and it’s the square shape that is proportionally out of […] You're reading Ubuntu’s Icon Theme Fixing a Not-So-Obvious ‘Bug’, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

Feb 14, 2025 - 16:53
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Ubuntu’s Icon Theme Fixing a Not-So-Obvious ‘Bug’

Ever looked at Ubuntu’s default icon theme and found yourself thinking: “Eh, some of those icons look too big”? No, can’t say I had either. But, turns out some of the icons are indeed oversized. The Yaru icon theme in Ubuntu uses 4 different shapes for app, folder and mimetype (file) icons, depending on what works best for the design motif being used. Those shapes are: Of those, the most common icon shape is ‘square’ (with rounded corners, but don’t call it a squircle cos that’s so 2014, y’all) — and it’s the square shape that is proportionally out of […]

You're reading Ubuntu’s Icon Theme Fixing a Not-So-Obvious ‘Bug’, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.