# Can I create data element with custom icon or image?

**URL:** <https://community.dhis2.org/t/can-i-create-data-element-with-custom-icon-or-image/53250>\
**Category:** Support - Assistance technique\
**Created:** [31 May 2023 05:54 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/can-i-create-data-element-with-custom-icon-or-image/53250 "2023-05-31T05:54:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gassim](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/gassim/32/35347_2.png) [@Gassim](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Gassim)\
**Post date:** [31 May 2023 18:44 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/can-i-create-data-element-with-custom-icon-or-image/53250/2 "2023-05-31T18:44:12Z")

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Thank you @jetisco4u for your question!

It seems that it has been answered here in a similar topic post:

> [@turtle Custom Icons for Tracking Turtles Implementation](https://community.dhis2.org/t/custom-icons-for-tracking-turtles-implementation/49758):
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> Hello, I would like to know if there is anyway to define your own/custom icons, apart from the predefined icons that DHIS2 is built in. Is this possible? Maybe to put them in some folder? What about file type and pixels of them? I have also seen that many of the icons come from “[Healthicons.org](http://Healthicons.org)”, but it seems to me that not exactlly all of them are imported in DHIS2. Is there reason for this? Thanks a lot for your time. Regards.

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