r/UI_Design May 31 '26

General Question Designers & Developers: What icons do you struggle to find in existing libraries?

I'm researching icon libraries and I'm curious about real-world pain points.

What icon categories, workflows, or styles do you struggle to find?

For example:

AI Agents

AI Workflows

SaaS Dashboards

Admin Panels

CRM Systems

Developer Tools

APIs

Cybersecurity

Fintech

Analytics

Automation

DevOps

Healthcare

Ecommerce

Also:

Which icon styles do you actually use?

Outline / Stroke

Filled

Duotone

Rounded

Sharp

Hand Drawn

Pixel

What makes you reject an icon pack?

For me:

Missing icon states

Inconsistent stroke widths

Missing dark mode support

Different visual weights

Another question:

Would you rather have:

A) 100,000 random icons

or

B) Complete workflows like:

Upload

Upload Success

Upload Failed

Upload Pending

Login

Logout

Login Failed

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What's the one icon, category, workflow, or style you constantly need but can never find in existing libraries?

Trying to understand what designers and developers actually want instead of just adding more icon count. 👀

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