I agree. If you have one or two very obvious icons it can work. (Although always...

kevincox on Sept 23, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Mono Icons – A simple, consistent open-so...

I agree. If you have one or two very obvious icons it can work. (Although always include a tooltip as well.) However I often see a toolbar full of similar looking icons and it is so hard to find what I am looking for. (I'm looking at you GMail)

abiogenesis on Sept 24, 2020 [–]

Fortunately it is possible to switch to text-only buttons in Gmail.