# Perspective Custom Icons **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [June 16, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-icons/115999 "2026-06-16T08:01:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-icons/115999/2 "2026-06-16T16:28:07Z")
The location and structure of Perspective asset files changed a bit in the overhaul of the configuration management system we did in 8.3 (so that everything shares the same patterns and can be managed the same way). The new path is described here - make sure if you're referencing the documentation you're using the correct version of the docs: > **[Add a Custom Icon Repository​ - Images and Icons in Perspective | Ignition User...](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/ignition-modules/perspective/working-with-perspective-components/images-and-icons-in-perspective#add-a-custom-icon-repository)** > > Perspective supports the import and display of PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, and SVG images. Images can be loaded into Perspective using the Image Management tool, dragged and dropped directly into a view, or derived from an external web address. All images... > [@Custom Icon Library in 8.3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-icon-library-in-8-3/109259/2): > > Okay, here's the current steps. Navigate to your install directory, and in the /data/config/resources/core/ folder, create a new folder com.inductiveautomation.perspective/ (if it doesn't already exist). Within that folder create an icons/ folder. Within that folder create a \/ folder. Within that folder, create: The spritesheet of your SVG, at whatever arbitrary filename you want, e.g. icons.svg. A config.json file that contains a single entry, svgFileName, that co… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-icons/115999)._