Comment on Octopart Part Browser, built with JavascriptMVCparentComments−andres16yWhat do you mean by filter icon?−smokinn16yFor filter icons usually a funnel is used:http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=fil...Magnifying glasses typically represent search.−boucher16yI think the magnifying glass is perfectly acceptable here. I think the "filter" icon is much less recognizable to the majority of users. (case in point, the author of the app hasn't heard of it).−Semiapies16yA funnel gives me precisely the opposite connotations as filtering.
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What do you mean by filter icon?
For filter icons usually a funnel is used:
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=fil...
Magnifying glasses typically represent search.
I think the magnifying glass is perfectly acceptable here. I think the "filter" icon is much less recognizable to the majority of users. (case in point, the author of the app hasn't heard of it).
A funnel gives me precisely the opposite connotations as filtering.