The marks that report a state rather than offering an action, which is a distinction users cannot always make and interfaces do not always honour. Three members carry genuine ambiguities the records state rather than smooth over: the mute icon may show the current state or the action it will perform, a crescent moon means dark mode on one platform and do-not-disturb on another, and the padlock means the connection is encrypted and has never meant the site is trustworthy.
A rotating arc or ring of segments indicating work in progress.
A bar filling from one end to show how much of a task remains.
A shut padlock indicating an encrypted or protected connection.
An unshackled padlock indicating an unprotected state.
A bell outline standing for alerts and their settings.
A circle crossed by a horizontal bar, silencing interruptions.
A speaker with a cross or slash, silencing audio output.
A crescent moon toggling a light-on-dark colour scheme.
A row of bars of increasing height, showing received signal strength.
A rectangle with a small nub at one end, filled in proportion to the charge remaining.
Nested arcs radiating from a dot, indicating a wireless network signal.