Iconography is essential to creating a cohesive and enjoyable app experience. Icons play a crucial role in communicating actions, information, feedback, and navigation. By providing a comprehensive icon library, our goal is to enhance the accessibility and overall ease of use of our customers’ apps.

The SAP Fiori for iOS Design System makes use of Apple’s SF Symbols.  SF Symbols is a set of over 1,500 symbols that are aligned and configurable in a wide range of weights and scales.

Learn more about SF Symbols in the Apple Human Interface Guidelines

Usage

Do’s

• Use icons to efficiently communicate important actions to users
• Use icons to indicate navigation actions to other screens
• Leverage icons in order to make effective use of screen real estate

Dont’s

• Do not use icons from other sources
• Do not place icons too close together
• Do not place icons with half pixel increments
• Do not use light-colored icons against light backgrounds

Design Language

The SAP Fiori for iOS icon library identifies a standard subset of SF Symbols that are aligned with our Fiori design language. This allows us to have a robust collection that offers the familiarity, accessibility, and cohesiveness SAP customers expect across different platforms while still being consistent with the iOS experience.

SAP Fiori for iOS Icons

SAP Fiori for iOS icons are organized as icon sets based on their function, size, and placement within an app. The following sets are currently in our icon library.

KPI Icons

KPI icons are 32px icons that represent a measurable value and function as a visual identifier when placed next to a numeric KPI value.

System Icons

System icons are 28px icons that cover a majority of tasks needed by our customers. System icons are used in the navigation bar, toolbar, and tab bar, as well as within individual components.

App Icons

App icons are 28px icons that represent app-specific tasks covering SAP customers’ unique use cases. Like system icons, app icons are used in the navigation bar, toolbar, and tab bar, as well as within individual components.

Doctype Icons

Doctype icons are 28px icons that represent a type of file when a preview or image is unavailable. Doctype icons are found within the attachment item.

Map Icons

Map icons are 20px icons (40px when selected) that represent a business object’s location on a map. These icons are placed within the map marker.

Indicators

Indicators are 16px icons that denote the priority, attribute, or status of a business object. Indicators are found within the object cell and header components.

Resources

To browse the full set of symbols, download the SF Symbols app (requires macOS 10.14.4 or later).