Moodle's activity and resource icons have been redesigned to offer a intuitive and accessible activity reference for learners, based on their educational impact.

The colours of the icons are themed based on the purpose of the activity or resource:


  • Administration (Blue)                   
 Administration Icon
  • Assessment (Red)
Assessment Icons
  • Collaboration (Green)
Collaboration Icons
  • Communication (Turquoise)
Communication Icons
  • Content (Navy)
Content Icons
The Moodle icons are available to view from the activity chooser list:
  • To navigate to this screen, turn on the Edit mode button on the top right of the screen and click on Add activity or resource in the section of the Moodle page you wish to add your activity or resource.
    add activity or resource button
  • A list of Resource Icons are available to view on the Resources tab.
  • Additional tabs are available for Recommended activities and resources and users are able to add activity and / or resources to the Starred tab by clicking on the Star icon on the bottom left of the particular activity or resource.
Activity Chooser screen
Once the activity or resource is added to the course page, the icon will be available to view on the course page for student's to experience. For example:

Course page with activity icon highlighted


For further information, see the below related articles: