# Display only icons in a table

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/display-only-icons-in-a-table/12259>\
**Category:** Knacksters' Idea Lab\
**Created:** [March 18, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/display-only-icons-in-a-table/12259 "2022-03-18T03:26:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@Dan](https://forums.knack.com/u/Dan)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/display-only-icons-in-a-table/12259/1 "2022-03-18T03:26:58Z")

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How can I display only icons, not any text? I used to use display rules to hide value, and then show icons. It seems this changed recently, and now it will hide the text AND the icon, no matter where you add the hide value rule. Am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![CarlHolmes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/carlholmes/32/2814_2.png) [@CarlHolmes](https://forums.knack.com/u/CarlHolmes)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/display-only-icons-in-a-table/12259/2 "2022-03-18T06:21:58Z")

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Hey @Dan - I’m not sure that anything changed recently in this regard. Hiding the value has always hidden the icon too.  
This is a workaround that may help depending on how many fields you need to implement.

Display Icon without Value - Knack Database

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/knack/original/2X/1/122e673483a1aa018224bd86a5ea67042b5a45cf.jpeg "Display Icon without Value - Knack Database") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nSc1RdMYXA)

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**Author:** ![RayWindlow47079](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/raywindlow47079/32/4715_2.png) [@RayWindlow47079](https://forums.knack.com/u/RayWindlow47079)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/display-only-icons-in-a-table/12259/3 "2022-06-14T06:32:29Z")

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ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT IN TABLE DISPLAYS ?  
if it’s link text on a button works okay:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/knack/original/2X/e/e59cd250d5646357c562bba71031ddd22edc5854.png)  
Icon selected and LINK TEXT is blank

If its icon in a field such as yes or no then :  
if you choose Colour text white its disappears off the screen. (workaround only for a white background unfortunately wont work for the alternate colour table display).

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/knack/original/2X/3/3418ffb63c83265ba0b00887eb86581ccdd13ae1.png)

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**Author:** ![AmyRobb02531](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/amyrobb02531/32/2507_2.png) [@AmyRobb02531](https://forums.knack.com/u/AmyRobb02531)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/display-only-icons-in-a-table/12259/4 "2023-03-14T17:39:17Z")

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Thanks for this Carl!!! The second work around just saved me a LOT of head scratching time. Really appreciate the time you took to put this video together!