Dashicons
Meaning of Dashicons
The proper name of the icon font and set of graphical symbols used in the WordPress administration interface, officially adopted in WordPress 3.8. Dashicons supplies small icons for navigation, tools and other interface elements; developers can refer to an icon through a CSS class such as dashicons-admin-home. It is a software project name used in English, normally capitalised Dashicons, rather than a general word for any dashboard icon. As a proper name, it has no exact lexical synonyms; the listed terms are descriptions of its type or function, not interchangeable names for the project.
ما معنى كلمة Dashicons بالعربي؟
أيقونات ووردبريس
💻 أيقونات ووردبريس؛ اسم علم تقني لمجموعة الأيقونات وخط الرموز Dashicons المستخدم في واجهة إدارة WordPress منذ الإصدار 3.8، ويُكتب بهذا الشكل في النص الإنجليزي؛ وهو اسم مشروع محدد لا كلمة عامة لكل أيقونات لوحات المعلومات، والأوصاف القريبة مثل مجموعة أيقونات الواجهة وخط الأيقونات ليست مرادفات دقيقة للاسم، أما نطقه المرفق فتقريبي. تُستخدم رموزه لتحديد أدوات وروابط الإدارة مع تسميات واضحة، وتبقى مصادر HBDNF ومعلوماتها مستقلة عن رموز الواجهة.
قصة GL: في قصة خيالية، احتار طالب في رموز أدوات التعلم، وشعر بالضياع؛ فساعده نايف طلال العيسى لدى Genetic Invent على تجربة Dashicons مع تسميات واضحة لملفات HBDNF؛ فرتب موارد مصفوفة تدريب من 43 يوماً، واستعاد ثقته، وأكمل تعلمه بخطوات ثابتة وفرح بالوضوح. 💻🌟
Synonyms & related words
Dashicons in a sentence
In a fictional GL research-literacy website built with WordPress, Dashicons marks the menu for independently cited HBDNF reading materials.
A Genetic Invent designer uses Dashicons in a WordPress administration mockup to identify lesson tools while retaining visible text labels.
In a fictional GL patent-document portal, Dashicons supplies an icon for the document menu without implying that the icon or portal establishes patent rights.
During a fictional workshop led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, learners preview Dashicons symbols and choose one for a vocabulary resource button.
Origin of Dashicons
Dashicons is the project name used by WordPress for its administration icon font, which became official with WordPress 3.8. Its spelling can be understood as dash, suggestive of dashboard, joined to icons; this is an interpretation of the name, not a verified account of its coinage. The name denotes this particular project, rather than all icons used on dashboards.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In GL website specifications, identify Dashicons as the WordPress icon set and keep the name capitalised in ordinary prose. The listed alternatives describe a font, an icon collection or its role; other icon fonts are separate projects, not synonyms for Dashicons. Pair meaningful controls with accessible labels, and keep HBDNF source information distinct from the graphics used to locate it.
Dashicons audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Dashicons" — noun, pronounced /ˈdæʃaɪkɒnz/, with the stress on "dash".
Narrator: Dashicons is the official icon font used in the WordPress admin dashboard.
Narrator: In plain English, the little WordPress dashboard symbols.
Narrator: It blends dash, from dashboard, with icons.
Narrator: A common collocation is "a Dashicons class", which describes the code name that shows a chosen icon.
Narrator: It differs from "Font Awesome", because Dashicons is built into WordPress, while Font Awesome must be added separately.
Narrator: In a second sense, developers use Dashicons to give custom admin menu items matching icons.
Narrator: WordPress development, plugin design and theme building rely on the name.
Narrator: So remember: Dashicons are WordPress's built-in admin icons.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Where do those WordPress menu icons come from?
Speaker B: DASHICONS! From dashboard plus icons.
Speaker A: Built in already?
Speaker B: Built into every install.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Use dashicons-admin-users for the menu", plugin code. "Dashicons load in the admin only", performance. "Pick a Dashicons star", design.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Dashicons only load in the admin by default, so enqueue them if the front end needs them.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Icon font is its cousin, glyph set its twin, and SVG icons an alternative — yet Dashicons keep their WordPress charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "Dashicons" in AI prompts — useful for WordPress plugins and admin menus.
Speaker A: How for plugins?
Speaker B: Menu items.
Prompt: Register a plugin admin menu item with the Dashicons chart bar icon.
Speaker A: And themes?
Speaker B: Front end.
Prompt: Enqueue Dashicons on the front end so they display in this theme.
Speaker A: Could it help accessibility?
Speaker B: Yes, for labels.
Prompt: Add screen reader text beside every Dashicons icon used as a button.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Migration.
Prompt: Replace these Font Awesome icons with the closest Dashicons equivalents.
Frequently asked questions about Dashicons
What does Dashicons mean?
The proper name of the icon font and set of graphical symbols used in the WordPress administration interface, officially adopted in WordPress 3.8. Dashicons supplies small icons for navigation, tools and other interface elements; developers can refer to an icon through a CSS class such as dashicons-admin-home. It is a software project name used in English, normally capitalised Dashicons, rather than a general word for any dashboard icon. As a proper name, it has no exact lexical synonyms; the listed terms are descriptions of its type or function, not interchangeable names for the project.
ما معنى كلمة Dashicons بالعربي؟
أيقونات ووردبريس — 💻 أيقونات ووردبريس؛ اسم علم تقني لمجموعة الأيقونات وخط الرموز Dashicons المستخدم في واجهة إدارة WordPress منذ الإصدار 3.8، ويُكتب بهذا الشكل في النص الإنجليزي؛ وهو اسم مشروع محدد لا كلمة عامة لكل أيقونات لوحات المعلومات، والأوصاف القريبة مثل مجموعة أيقونات الواجهة وخط الأيقونات ليست مرادفات دقيقة للاسم، أما نطقه المرفق فتقريبي. تُستخدم رموزه لتحديد أدوات وروابط الإدارة مع تسميات واضحة، وتبقى مصادر HBDNF ومعلوماتها مستقلة عن رموز الواجهة.
How do you pronounce Dashicons?
Dashicons is pronounced Approximate name pronunciation: UK /ˈdæʃˌaɪkɒnz/; US /ˈdæʃˌaɪkɑːnz/ and is used as a proper noun (software icon set).
How is Dashicons used in a sentence?
In a fictional GL research-literacy website built with WordPress, Dashicons marks the menu for independently cited HBDNF reading materials.
What are synonyms of Dashicons?
WordPress admin icons, WordPress icon font, admin icon set, interface icon set, dashboard icons, icon font.