: Best icon to represent "I need help to remember this" I am building a flashcard web application and I want to give to the users the possibility to ask some help (mnemonics) to remember of
I am building a flashcard web application and I want to give to the users the possibility to ask some help (mnemonics) to remember of something.
I'd like have a little icon that would represent in the best way possible "I need help to remember this".
The icon size will be very small, like the star in the screenshot :
Also like the star, there will be only the shape won't be filled (to avoid reading distraction), so that's why I would need a very simple, representative shape.
I thought to a lifesaver, but at such a small size we don't really understand what it is. I also thought to a question mark but I think that it's too general.
Have you got any idea ?
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Diter Rams says "Less, but better." and I think that it's actually the best way to solve my problem : I think that a user will need some help only if he have some difficulties to remember of something, and In fact, I can detect automatically if he have got some big difficulties, in that case, I will display some help automatically, only if he really needs it, which might not be often the case given the way flashcards are working.
About the star, I'm also reconsidering it's integration to my web app, I will see if It's a really useful feature.
So you want to offer the user a hint to find the answer for the current card. Why not just say "hint"? Put some subtle text down there rather than the icon and no one will ever have to guess.
A pin might fit well with your current design.
As in 'put a pin in it for later', also popularised by Pinit. There should not be any legal problems as the concept comes from a physical act that's probably existed since the creation of pins.
Something like this:
Image from here.
The flag idea was from Scott I just included it as it was the best image I could Google quickly.
If I understand you properly, you need some "matching/solving" icon.
In my opinion the left lower icon can be clearly understood by users as "Press me and I will give you a hint -
I think the star or question mark both work. If someone is looking for help, the question mark is a dead giveaway as to where it's located. If it's merely a "remember this for later" the star works well there.
Some possible additional ideas:
Flag or Tag icon (i.e. flag this for later review)
Box / Checkmark
a stylized "r"
(somewhat trite) finger and ribbon
A speaker (if the mnemonic is audio in nature)
An (i) icon
A (+) icon
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