Wowpedia:WoW Icons

The game uses a few thousand different icons for spells and items. Each of them is stored within the game files and is accessible on certain database websites such as Wowhead and WoWDB. Almost every icon present in the game has been uploaded, organized and categorized here on the Wowpedia. Icons are categorized mostly by their filename. However, in some cases the filename given by Blizzard developers is inconsistent with others, and in these cases they have been put in what would be the correct category.

As the same icon may be used in multiple places, it is important that icons uploaded on Wowpedia follow the naming convention kept in the game files; see the name normalization section for details.


 * See also
 * Category:Wowpedia icons
 * Wowpedia:Image guidelines

Finding an Icon
There are currently two ways to go about finding an icon on Wowpedia.

1. By Category 2. By Directory
 * Start in the Category:WoW Icons Category and navigate manually.
 * View the Filename Directory below to browse with every category visible.

Adding Icons to Articles
Alas, not every item, spell, or ability has been matched up with its appropriate icon! We encourage Wowpedians to help match the article to its appropriate icon(s). Using WoWhead and Thottbot are excellent ways to devise the appropriate icon (and even its filename). Users can also browse the item image requests category to see some articles that are cold naked with no icon, and there are even more articles that have not been flagged that need our help.

I want to upload an icon I can't find!
Almost every icon in World of Warcraft has been uploaded and categorized here on Wowpedia. However, should you discover one either in error or missing (please check and double-check that the icon you are attempting to upload does not already exist on Wowpedia), please follow these steps:

To upload an icon, first extract the interface icons from the game data by following the instructions at Viewing Blizzard's interface code. Once that is done, go to Special:Upload. Consult the name normalization section below to find an appropriate destination file name. Remember to verify its extension is .png, that its size is 64x64, and that it doesn't already exist. If you do upload an icon, please try to place it in the appropriate category, or if you prefer someone else to categorize it, simply put it in Category:WoW Icons.

If you do not wish to go through these troubles when creating a spell or item page, leave the icon parameter blank and another Wowpedian will eventually update it.

Name normalization
File names of icons hosted on Wowpedia are based on the the file names in the MPQ files; however, several transformations are applied:
 * Lower case the file name : Wiki file names are case sensitive, while MPQs are not; this avoids the need to look up "proper" capitalization of an icon file name.
 * Convert the ".blp" files to ".png" : WoW icons should be uploaded as PNG images.
 * Replace any underscores with spaces : Wiki file names do not differentiate between the two characters; this sets the stage for the next transformations aimed at removing confusing white space.
 * Replace any occurrences of multiple space characters with a single space character
 * Remove any space characters appearing immediately before the file extension

In some cases, file names in MPQs may be obviously wrong (typoed, for example); you should still upload the icon to the MPQ-derived filename. In cases where this does not collide with another icon name, you may create a redirect from the "intended" file name to the actual one.

Icons Filename Directory

 * WoW Icons Filename Directory

Other icons

 * Races

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 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Draenei-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races draenei-male.png &mdash; Draenei male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Draenei-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races draenei-female.png &mdash; Draenei female
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Dwarf-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races dwarf-male.png &mdash; Dwarf male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Dwarf-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races dwarf-female.png &mdash; Dwarf female
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Gnome-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races gnome-male.png &mdash; Gnome male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Gnome-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races gnome-female.png &mdash; Gnome female
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Human-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races human-male.png &mdash; Human male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Human-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races human-female.png &mdash; Human female
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races NightElf-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races nightelf-male.png &mdash; Night elf male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races NightElf-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races nightelf-female.png &mdash; Night elf female
 * [[File:Ui-charactercreate-races worgen-male.png]]Charactercreate-races worgen-male.pngCharactercreate-races worgen-male2.png &mdash; Worgen male
 * [[File:Ui-charactercreate-races worgen-female.png]]Charactercreate-races worgen-female.pngCharactercreate-races worgen-female2.png &mdash; Worgen female
 * Charactercreate-races lightforged-male.pngCharactercreate-races lightforged-female.png &mdash; Lightforged draenei male/female
 * Charactercreate-races voidelf-male.pngCharactercreate-races voidelf-female.png &mdash; Void elf male/female
 * Charactercreate-races darkirondwarf-male.pngCharactercreate-races darkirondwarf-female.png &mdash; Dark Iron dwarf male/female
 * CharacterCreate-Races kultiranhuman-male.pngCharactercreate-races kultiranhuman-female.png &mdash; Kul Tiran human male/female
 * CharacterCreate-Races mechagnome-male.pngCharactercreate-races mechagnome-female.png &mdash; Mechagnome male/female
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races BloodElf-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races bloodelf-male.png &mdash; Blood elf male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races BloodElf-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races bloodelf-female.png &mdash; Blood elf female
 * UI-CharacterCreate-Races Orc-Male.png]][[File:Charactercreate-races orc-male.png &mdash; Orc male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Orc-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races orc-female.png &mdash; Orc female
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Tauren-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races tauren-male.png &mdash; Tauren male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Tauren-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races tauren-female.png &mdash; Tauren female
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Troll-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races troll-male.png &mdash; Troll male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Troll-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races troll-female.png &mdash; Troll female
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Undead-Male.png]]Charactercreate-races undead-male.png &mdash; Undead male
 * [[File:UI-CharacterCreate-Races Undead-Female.png]]Charactercreate-races undead-female.png &mdash; Undead female
 * [[File:Ui-charactercreate-races goblin-male.png]]Charactercreate-races goblin-male.png &mdash; Goblin male
 * [[File:Ui-charactercreate-races goblin-female.png]]Charactercreate-races goblin-female.png &mdash; Goblin female
 * Charactercreate-races highmountain-male.pngCharactercreate-races highmountain-female.png &mdash; Highmountain tauren male/female
 * Charactercreate-races nightborne-male.pngCharactercreate-races nightborne-female.png &mdash; Nightborne male/female
 * Charactercreate-races maghar-male.pngCharactercreate-races maghar-female.png &mdash; Mag'har orc male/female
 * CharacterCreate-Races ZandalariTroll-male.pngCharactercreate-races ZandalariTroll-female.png &mdash; Zandalari troll male/female
 * CharacterCreate-Races vulpera-male.pngCharactercreate-races vulpera-female.png &mdash; Vulpera male/female
 * [[File:Ui-charactercreate-races bloodelf-male-alternate.png]][[File:Ui-charactercreate-races bloodelf-female-alternate.png]] &mdash; Blood elf male/female The Burning Crusade alpha
 * [[File:Ui-charactercreate-races worgen-male-alpha.png]] &mdash; Worgen during the Cataclysm alpha
 * [[File:Ui-charactercreate-races pandaren-male.png]]Charactercreate-races panda-male.png &mdash; Pandaren male
 * [[File:Ui-charactercreate-races pandaren-female.png]]Charactercreate-races panda-female.png &mdash; Pandaren female


 * Classes

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 * Ui-charactercreate-classes deathknight.pngCharactercreate-class deathknight.png &mdash; Death knight
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes demonhunter.pngCharactercreate-class demonhunter.png &mdash; Demon hunter
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes druid.pngCharactercreate-class druid.png &mdash; Druid
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes hunter.pngCharactercreate-class hunter.png &mdash; Hunter
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes mage.pngCharactercreate-class mage.png &mdash; Mage
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes monk.pngCharactercreate-class monk.png &mdash; Monk
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes paladin.pngCharactercreate-class paladin.png &mdash; Paladin
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes priest.pngCharactercreate-class priest.png &mdash; Priest
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes rogue.pngCharactercreate-class rogue.png &mdash; Rogue
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes shaman.pngCharactercreate-class shaman.png &mdash; Shaman
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes warlock.pngCharactercreate-class warlock.png &mdash; Warlock
 * Ui-charactercreate-classes warrior.pngCharactercreate-class warrior.png &mdash; Warrior


 * Factions

🇨🇴 Boss Combat Alliance Horde Both
 * [[File:Boss 64.png]] - 64x64 Boss
 * [[File:Combat 64.png]] - 64x64 Combat
 * [[File:Alliance 64.png]] - 64x64 Alliance
 * [[File:Horde 64.png]] - 64x64 Horde
 * [[File:Both 64.png]] - 64x64 Alliance/Horde

🇨🇴 Aldor Scryers Kirin Tor 🇨🇴
 * [[File:Aldor 64.png]] - 64x64 Aldor
 * [[File:Scryers 64.png]] - 64x64 Scryers
 * [[File:Shattered Sun 64.png]] - 64x64 Shattered Sun Offensive
 * [[File:Kirin Tor 64.png]] - 64x64 Kirin Tor