: Is a cross for a "clear all" button acceptable? I am testing an application where there is a button with a cross on an "add new contact" form. I was expecting the cross to close the form
I am testing an application where there is a button with a cross on an "add new contact" form.
I was expecting the cross to close the form (cancel the new contact request), but instead it cleared all the fields in the form.
In fact, it seems that the most common results in google image for "clear button image" include a cross:
What is the best icon for a "clear all" button that has no text?
Is a cross acceptable?
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"Clear" is to "Erase" so an "X" would be an appropriate icon, but you do not "clear" a form. You "reset" the form and that has a different icon. It's more of a recycling symbol.
An alternative to "reset" is "refresh" but that implies reloading the original data for the form. "reset" and "refresh" have similar looking icons. Refresh tents to have two arrows while reset has only one arrow.
The term "to clear a form" is regional and used in some parts of the world while "to refresh a form" is used in other parts. So the icon and term depends partly on location.
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