Icons

Icons are an essential element of design and are also known as pictograms. They can stand individually, be displayed together, or be part of an element.

They support the understanding of an information or function. Symbols are easier to read than text. They are mainly used to identify a function. It can also be used as an infographic or illustration.


General#

  • The appearance of the icon depends on the usage or context.
  • There’s also a positive and negative version to layout on a light or dark background.
  • Icons have an original size of 60x60px.
  • The size has to follow the rule of 8 (8, 16, 24, 32, …).
  • In some cases 8x8px icons can have suboptimal visibility because of the thineness of the line, and in such cases please contact CAKE team for discussion about possible solutions.

Usage#

  • Icons can be used for status, as links, as navigation, to support another element (in alerts, buttons, input-fields, etc.) or as illustration.

Styling as link#

  • Icons with a link have the same styling as text-links – on light as well as dark background.
StatesAttributesImage
defaulticon-color: brand-primary-baseplaceholder-default
hover / focus icon-color: brand-primary-darkerplaceholder-hover
disabled icon-color: brand-primary-lightplaceholder-disabled

Styling as status#

  • Informs about a changed status, for example the current items in the shopping cart.
  • The number of items can be displayed by addons.
StatesAttributesImage
defaulticon-color: gray-darker heart-default
hover / focus icon-color: brand-primary-baseheart-active
active icon-color: brand-primary-base
but the icon gets "…-solid"
heart-active
disabled icon-color: brand-primary-lightheart-disabled

Styling as navigation#

  • Icons that specify a direction.
  • Icons symbolizing the current location.
StatesAttributesImage
default / activeicon-color: gray-darker arrow-right-default
hover / focus icon-color: brand-primary-basearrow-right-hover
disabled icon-color: gray-lightarrow-right-disabled

Animal#

  • Icons representing animals.
 Name Icon Purpose
cattle cattlecow, beef
chicken chicken
crab crabseafood
deer deervenison
dog dog
fish fishseafood
goose goose
pig pigpork
rabbit rabbitbunny, easter
shrimp shrimpseafood
turkey turkey

Expression#

  • Icons symbolize a special expression, e.g. message about incorrect input or correct input, legal information, etc.
  • Icons that support textual information visually.
 Name Icon Purpose
award awardquality
certificate certificatediploma, license
comment certificatespeech bubble, text
conversation-ballons conversation-ballonsfeedback
conversation-ballons-chat conversation-ballons-chatchat
dice-percentage dice-percentagecompetition, gambling
exclamation-ballon exclamation-ballonstatement, answer
exclamation-circle exclamation-circleattention
exclamation-triangle exclamation-triangledanger
gift-close gift-closepresent
gift-open gift-opensurprise
handshake handshakecollaboration, cooperation, support
hook-circle hook-circlecheck, ok, success
hook-shield hook-shieldsecurity, shield
hook-square hook-squarecheckbox
information-circle information-circleinformation
lightbulb-off lightbulb-offlight off, bulb, turned off
lightbulb-on lightbulb-onidea, light on, bulb, note, tip
newspaper newspapernews
paragraph-circle paragraph-circleimprint, legal, disclaimer
piggy-bank piggy-banksave money, cash, savings
questionmark-ballon questionmark-ballonquestion
questionmark-circle questionmark-circle
stop-sign stop-signstop
thumbs-up-ballon thumbs-up-ballonfeedback, social media

Food & beverage#

  • Icons that can be associated with food and beverages.
 Name Icon Purpose
apple apple
bakery-products bakery-products
barrel barrelmaturity (wine)
beer-glass beer-glassbeer
bottle bottlesingle glass bottle
bottles bottlesstorage (wine)
bread breadbake, bakery
bun bun
cheese-1 cheese-1
cheese-2 cheese-2mild cheese (wine)
chefs-hat chefs-hatcook, cooking, recipe
chocolate-bar chocolate-bar
cupcake cupcakedessert (wine)
cutlery-plate cutlery-plategoes well with… (wine)
different-bottles different-bottlesquantity (wine)
food-1 food-1
food-2 food-2
glass-bottle-percentage glass-bottle-percentagealcohol content (wine)
grapes grapes
grill grillbarbecue (wine)
mug-hot mug-hotcoffee, tea, hot drinks
olive-cheese olive-cheeseaperitif (wine), appetizer (wine), canapé (wine)
piece-of-cake piece-of-cakea piece of cake
pretzel pretzel
salad-bowl salad-bowlsalad
salami salami
shell shellclam (wine), mussel (wine)
steak steakmeat
vegetables vegetables
wine-glas-1 wine-glas-1
wine-glas-2 wine-glas-2taste (wine)
wine-glasses wine-glassescolor (wine)

Interaction#

  • These icons are used for interactions.
  • The user remains in the current position and the icon triggers an action.
  • The icon offers the user a function, action or position.
 Name Icon Purpose
360-degree 360-degree
arrow-left-circle arrow-left-circleback
arrow-right-circle arrow-right-circlenext
arrows-expand arrows-expandenlarge, full screen
arrows-vertical arrows-verticalsort
bars-horizontal bars-horizontalmenu
book-open book-openread, literature
bulletlist bulletlist
calendar-clock calendar-clockappointment, schedule
calendar calendardate, appointment
camera cameraphoto
checklist checklist
clip clipattachment
clock clocktime
cogwheel cogwheelsettings
controls controlssettings, slider
crosshair crosshairlocate
download downloadsave
ellipsis-horizontal ellipsis-horizontalmore
envelope-close envelope-closeaddress
envelope-open envelope-opennewsletter
external-link external-linknew window, link out, external link
eye-close eye-closehide
eye-open eye-openshow
file filepaper
fingerprint fingerprintidentity
flyer flyerleaflets
hand-pointer hand-pointer
hook hookcheck, ok
house househome
invoice invoicepaper, notes, bill, receipt, document
lock-close lock-closesecurity, secure
lock-open lock-openinsecure
magnifier-plus magnifier-pluszoom in
magnifier-minus magnifier-minuszoom out
magnifier magnifierzoom
map-marker map-markerlocation
map map
microphone-on microphone-onvoice
minus minusless
paper-plane paper-panesend, submit, post
pause-circle pause-circlepause
pencil penciledit
phone-envelope phone-envelopecontact
phone phonecall
placeholder placeholder
play-circle play-circleplay
plus plusmore
printer printerprint
share shareupload
shopping-bag shopping-bag
shopping-cart-1 shopping-cart-1
shopping-cart-2 shopping-cart-2express
social-share cross
square squaregrid
store store
store-magnifier store-magnifiersearch store
sync syncrefresh, rotate
trash trashdelete
upload upload
user-eighteen-plus user-eighteen-plusadults only
user useraccount, profile
volume-up volume-up

Nature#

  • Icons that can be associated with nature.
 Name Icon Purpose
cloud cloud
earth-map-marker earth-map-markerregion (wine)
earth earth
ecology ecologysustainable
ecology-2 ecology-2world, care, earth
heartbeat heartbeathealth, pulse
leaf leaf
snowflake snowflakeice, snow, frost, freeze, cold
sun sunhot, summer
thermometer thermometertemperature (wine)

Navigation#

  • These icons are used for navigation – the user is redirected from the current position.
 Name Icon Purpose
arrow-down arrow-downdown, expand
arrow-left arrow-leftleft, back
arrow-right arrow-rightright, forward
arrow-up arrow-upup, collapse
cross crossclose, quit, abort
undo undo

Payment#

  • Icons associated with money or payment methods.
 Name Icon Purpose
contactless-payment contactless-payment
credit-card credit-cardelectronic cash
money-return earth
money moneysalary, wage
voucher-euro voucher-eurovoucher, bond
voucher-gift voucher-eurogift, voucher
voucher-percentage voucher-percentage
wallet-coins wallet-coins
hand-coins hand-coinscash back, guarantee, rent

Smiley#

  • Smileys can be used to display ratings or to ask for user feedback.
 Name Icon Purpose
bad bad
bad-solid bad
best arrow-lefthappy, awesome
best-solid arrow-lefthappy, awesome
better arrow-rightsmile
better-solid arrow-rightsmile
good arrow-upglad
good-solid arrow-upglad
neutral cross
neutral-solid cross
worst undosad
worst-solid undosad

Status#

  • Icons that can change their appearance after an activation of the user (e.g. add to wishlist, like, set reminder).
  • Only these icons switch from the regular outline look to a solid look when active.
 Name Icon Purpose
bell-regular bell-regularalarm, reminder
bell-solid bell-solidalarm, reminder
bookmark-regular bookmark-regularchapter
bookmark-solid bookmark-solidchapter
heart-regular heart-regularfavorite, watchlist
heart-solid heart-solidfavorite, watchlist
star-regular star-regularfavorite
star-solid star-solidfavorite
thumbs-up-regular thumbs-up-regularlike, feedback
thumbs-up-solid thumbs-up-solidlike, feedback
thumbs-down-regular thumbs-down-regulardislike
thumbs-down-solid thumbs-down-soliddislike

Technology#

  • Icons that deal with the topic of technology.
 Name Icon Purpose
computer-mouse computer-mousesoftware
display-play display-playvideo
display displayscreen
e-charging-station display-playmobility, charging, e-station
keyboard display-playhardware, typing
power display-playplug, electric
smartphone smartphonemobile
wifi wifi

Transport & logistic#

  • These icons can be used to symbolize mobility, transport or logistics.
 Name Icon Purpose
bicycle bicycle
box boxpackage, delivery
box-coins-return box-coins-returnmoney back
box-multiple box-multiplesend multiple packages
box-open box-open
box-return box-returnright of return
box-return-30-days box-return-30-days
box-return-90-days box-return-90-days
car car
express-delivery express-delivery
packstation packstation
plane planetravel
truck truckdelivery

Store locator pin#

  • It is used to show location of Lidl retail stores on a map. It can also be used to display availability states of products with a "traffic light" logic.
  • Customers can select a store on a map by clicking/tapping on one of the pins.
  • If there is a need to show availability state on a product tile or on a product detail page use availability badge.
  • Selected pin always scales up and an additional circle appears at the bottom of the pin.
  • If customer changes i.e. color or size of a product - the store locator pin can change its visual appearance according to the availability of product's variant.
TypeStore: defaultStore: selectedMy store: defaultMy store: selectedColor
group*store-locator group default---gray-darker
no data availablestore-locator no data availablestore-locator no data available selectedmystore-locator no data available defaultmystore-locator no data available selectedpin/circle color: gray-base
inside-icon-color: basic-white
availablestore-locator available defaultstore-locator available selectedmystore-locator available defaultmystore-locator available selectedpin/circle color: success-base
inside-icon-color: basic-white
low stockstore-locator low stock defaultstore-locator low stock selectedmystore-locator low stock defaultmystore-locator low stock selectedpin/circle color: mark-darker
inside-icon-color: basic-white
sold outstore-locator sold out defaultstore-locator sold out selectedmystore-locator sold out defaultmystore-locator sold out selectedpin/circle color: danger-dark
inside-icon-color: basic-white

* The group icon can be combined with an addon badge to represent a group of stores.


Energy Efficiency Labels (EEL)#

  • The new labels allow consumers to assess their electricity consumption more quickly and accurately.
  • In March 2021, the new, revised energy labels were introduced for certain product categories of electrical appliances, which are no longer compatible with the old labels.
    • There exist two EEL (please ensure to use the right label for the product):
      • EEL 2021 (Energy Efficiency Class A, B, C, D, E, F, G)
      • EEL before 2021 (Energy Efficiency Class A, A+, A++, A+++, B, C, D)
  • By 2030, all relevant product categories should be labeled with the new EU energy labels, and until then both energy labels will be in use.
  • Based on the official legal rights, ensure to use the compatible size of the EEL according to the pricebox letter's x-height. The medium EEL matches the medium pricebox and the small EEL matches the small pricebox.
  • The colors and the fonts cannot be modified!
  • EEL SVG files are available for download here.

Energy Efficiency Labels size#

BreakpointPricebox sizeEEL sizePreview
LG-XSmediummediumEEL x-height medium
LG-XSsmallsmallEEL x-height small

Energy Efficiency Labels overview#

Energy Efficiency ClassYearPreview
EEL-A2021EEL A
EEL-B2021EEL B
EEL-C2021EEL C
EEL-D2021EEL D
EEL-E2021EEL E
EEL-F2021EEL F
EEL-G2021EELG
EEL-Abefore 2021EEL A
EEL-A+before 2021EEL A+
EEL-A++before 2021EEL A++
EEL-A+++before 2021EEL A+++
EEL-Bbefore 2021EEL B
EEL-Cbefore 2021EEL C
EEL-Dbefore 2021EEL D

References#

[UID-677 | Energy Efficiency Labels] According to Legal Requirements for Mindshift


More icons#

  • The LIDL universe contains plenty of other icons that are not available in our design system and frontend framework.
  • The naming of SVG files also differs from the LIDL standard because of the general usage of icons in our product.
  • For more icons and further details log on to brand.lidl.

Change log#

Highlights#

  • Sketch, Doc: "Icon" | Added energy efficiency labels 2021 and energy efficiency labels before 2021

Changed#

  • Sketch: "Icon" | All icons are updated with the latest versions from the brand portal

Added#

  • Doc: "Icon" | Added icon hand-coins

Highlights#

  • Sketch, Doc: "Icon" | Store locator pins are available

Changed#

  • Doc: "Icon" | Clean up the documentation for the right structure and sentence case

Added#

  • Sketch, Doc: "Icon" | Added solid "Smiley" icons
  • Doc: "Icon" | Added information about 8x8px icons

Changed#

  • Sketch, Doc: "Icon" | Changed transport and logistic box icon

Added#

  • "Icon" | Expression (3): conversation-ballons-chat, lightbulb-off, piggy-bank
  • "Icon" | Food-Beverage (3): beer-glass, bottle, piece-of-cake
  • "Icon" | Interaction (1): invoice
  • "Icon" | Nature (1): ecology-2
  • "Icon" | Payment (2): voucher-euro, voucher-gift
  • "Icon" | Technology (3): e-charging-station, keyboard, power
  • "Icon" | Transport-logistic (5): box-multiple. box-return-30-days, box-return-90-days, express-delivery, packstation
  • "Icon" | Status icon: Heart regular, solid to icon list
  • "Icon" | Description purpose heartbeat, external-link

Changed#

  • "Icon" | Changed naming of symbol, asset and description of "interaction"
    • "calender-clock" to "calendar-clock"
  • "Icon" | Changed symbol, asset and description of "interaction" (house)
  • "Icon" | Changed symbols: with layer-style settings

Added#

  • "Icon" | Added description: "interaction" (calender-clock)

Changed#

  • "Icon" | Changed symbols: "interaction" (store, store-magnifier)

Added#

  • "Icon" | Added symbols: "interaction" (paper-plane, share)

4.3.0 Core & 4.3.0 Web - 2020-02-27#

Added#

  • "Icon" | Added symbols: "animal" (dog, rabbit), "expression" (comment, gift-open, hook-square, lightbulb-on, stop-sign), "food & beverage" (apple), "interaction" (360-degree, arrow-left-circle, arrow-right-circle, bulletlist, external-link, magnifier-minus, magnifier-plus, map, shopping-cart-2, square, user-eighteen-plus), "nature" (cloud, heartbeat), "payment" (credit-card, voucher-percentage, wallet-coins), "status" (bell-solid, bookmark-solid, heart-solid, star-solid, thumbs-up-solid, thumbs-down-regular, thumbs-down-solid) "technology" (wifi), "transport & logistic" (bicycle, box-coins-return, box-return)

Changed#

  • "Icon" | Changed symbols: "expression" (gift-close)
  • "Icon" | Changed naming: from "gift" to "gift-close", from "shopping-cart" to "shopping-cart-1", from "bell" to "bell-regular", from "bookmark" to "bookmark-regular", from heart" to "heart-regular", from "star" to "star-regular", from "thumbs-up" to "thumbs-up-regular"

4.1.0 Core & 4.1.0 Web - 2019-11-07#

Added#

  • "Icon" | Added description: link to "brand.lidl" and "info for further icons"

3.4.0 Core & 3.4.0 Kit - 2019-08-15#

Changed#

  • "Icon" | Changed symbols: artboard size of either "height" or "width" to "60px"

3.2.0 Core & 3.2.0 Kit - 2019-06-06#

Added#

  • "Icon" | Added symbols: "animal" (cattle, chicken, crab, deer, fish, goose, pig, shrimp, turkey), "expression" (award, certificate, dice-percentage, exclamation-ballon, gift, handshake, hook-shield, newspaper, questionmark-ballon, thumbs-up-ballon), "food & beverage" (bakery-products, barrel, bottles, bread, bun, cheese-1, cheese-2, chefs-hat, chocolate-bar, cupcake, cutlery-plate, different-bottles, food-1, food-2, glass-bottle-percentage, grapes, grill, mug-hot, olive-cheese, pretzel, salad-bowl, salami, shell, steak, vegetables, wine-glas-1, wine-glas-2, wine-glasses), "interaction" (arrows-expand, book-open, fingerprint, shopping-bag, store-magnifier, sync, thumbs-up, volume-up), "nature" (earth, earth-map-marker, ecology, leaf, snowflake, sun, thermometer), "payment" (contactless-payment, money-return, money), "technology" (computer-mouse, display, display-play, smartphone), "transport & logistic" (box-open, box, car, plane, truck)

Changed#

  • "Icon" | Changed symbols: "interaction" (house, upload)

Removed#

  • "Icon" | Removed symbols: "expression" (text-ballon), "interaction" (image)

3.1.0 Core & 3.1.0 Kit - 2019-05-24#

Added#

  • "Icon" | Added symbols: "interaction" (calendar)