# Flashing ? and ! instead of icon

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000>\
**Category:** Database\
**Created:** [May 23, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000 "2018-05-23T14:14:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![blake1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/blake1/32/14524_2.png) [@blake1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/blake1)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/1 "2018-05-23T14:14:23Z")

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Some of my icons are showing a flashing ? and ! instead of the icon. There are workflows associated with these, but clicking on these icons or any other icons on the page does nothing. One of the icons is in a reusable header element that works fine on other pages, so I’m not sure what it is about this page that gives me this error. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what is the fix?

![recording](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/e/2/e235c60510a7a08ab45dea3b0736766d83895b17.gif)

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**Author:** ![blake1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/blake1/32/14524_2.png) [@blake1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/blake1)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/2 "2018-05-24T12:13:55Z")

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Anyone? @emmanuel should I report this as a bug?

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**Author:** ![andrewgassen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/andrewgassen/32/44248_2.png) [@andrewgassen](https://forum.bubble.io/u/andrewgassen)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/3 "2018-05-24T12:17:35Z")

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Have you checked other computers or browsers to see if it happens there, too? Is it only specific icons? I see a few others on the page that are rendering properly in your image, so curious if there’s a specific one that’s problematic. If you want to post a link to the page so others can test on different browsers and OS, we may be able to dive in a bit more.

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**Author:** ![blake1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/blake1/32/14524_2.png) [@blake1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/blake1)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/4 "2018-05-24T12:22:18Z")

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Yes, I can change the icon, but they look slightly different than the icon picked, like it’s using a different set of icons for some reason? Here is the page to take a look:

> **[Bubble Editor - architrac](https://bubble.io/page?type=page&name=admin&id=architrac&tab=tabs-1)**
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> Build stuff without code and launch a startup without a tech-cofounder! Bubble is a visual programing language. Instead of typing code, use a visual editor to build applications.

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**Author:** ![andrewgassen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/andrewgassen/32/44248_2.png) [@andrewgassen](https://forum.bubble.io/u/andrewgassen)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/5 "2018-05-24T12:26:41Z")

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I can’t seem to find the same location that you were showing in your screenshot above. Where should I be looking?

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**Author:** ![blake1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/blake1/32/14524_2.png) [@blake1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/blake1)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/6 "2018-05-24T12:30:12Z")

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The group to show is “Group Site Updates” and the edit and trash icons are in “Group Update Icons”.

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**Author:** ![andrewgassen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/andrewgassen/32/44248_2.png) [@andrewgassen](https://forum.bubble.io/u/andrewgassen)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/7 "2018-05-24T12:34:17Z")

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I am getting the flashing error in the header, but not in the trash can. The trash can does look different, though, so I’d go ahead and file a bug report. Weird!

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**Author:** ![blake1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/blake1/32/14524_2.png) [@blake1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/blake1)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/8 "2018-05-24T12:36:59Z")

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Yeah, I changed the trash can icon to a different one. It shows up, but nothing happens when you click on it. I tried duplicating the page as well, and I still get the same flashing icons. Weird that they work fine on all of my other pages.

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**Author:** ![blake1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/blake1/32/14524_2.png) [@blake1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/blake1)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/9 "2018-05-24T12:46:19Z")

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It seems to be related to a plugin. If I preview in safe mode with no plugins, everything works and looks fine. I can’t figure out which plugin though.

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**Author:** ![bryanekraus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@bryanekraus](https://forum.bubble.io/u/bryanekraus)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/10 "2018-11-08T13:09:02Z")

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I’m experiencing the same issue.

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**Author:** ![neerja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/neerja/32/29814_2.png) [@neerja](https://forum.bubble.io/u/neerja)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/11 "2018-11-08T16:02:07Z")

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@bryanekraus See this post

> [@Icons showing as question marks and are now unclickable](http://forum.bubble.io/t/icons-showing-as-question-marks-and-are-now-unclickable/41758/4):
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> @bryanekraus The safe mode is a good test so you are on the right track. If safe mode works, this means you have a plugin or custom code on the page that is interfering with icons. Try to isolate by removing them one at a time.

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**Author:** ![paul4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@paul4](https://forum.bubble.io/u/paul4)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/12 "2018-11-08T16:12:57Z")

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I had this once, it was exactly as neerja said, I had a plugin that was causing confliction issues. Once I got rid of the plugin all was good again. It was weird as it only happened on certain occasions.

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**Author:** ![bryanekraus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@bryanekraus](https://forum.bubble.io/u/bryanekraus)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/flashing-and-instead-of-icon/30000/13 "2018-11-08T16:18:01Z")

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I was able to address this issue. I purchased a template that has script on Page HTML Header. I removed it and the issue has stopped.
