Configure user type icons

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read config-user-type-icons.md

Configure user icons that can be used to launch the user profile of the logged in user in mobile apps.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

You can configure an icon within the work flow of configuring a screen in Mobile App Builder or you can configure an icon by selecting the Cards & icons category from the menu. This procedure uses the Cards & icons category.

Procedure

Navigate to All > System Mobile > Mobile App Builder.

The Mobile App Builder opens in a new browser tab and displays the application scope selection screen.
Search for the application scope you are working in and then select the name of the application scope.

The Mobile App Builder categories home screen displays.
Select the Cards & icons category, and then select New.
In the Create a card or icon dialog box, select Icon, and then select Continue.
In the Icon form, enter a Name for the icon.

Make sure you choose a name that makes it easy to identify the icon.
From the Type drop-down list, select User.
In the Set appearance section, enter the following information in the Style and Value fields to configure the user icon.

Style Value

Enter Name Enter Value
Select Save.

Style	Value
Enter `Name`	Enter `Value`

What to do next

To use the user type icon, you must configure a header function in the launcher screen that enables users to navigate to an employee profile. For more information, see Configure a launcher screen header. To configure a mobile app to use a user icon, see Configure using a user icon in a mobile app.

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---
title: Configure user type icons
description: Configure user icons that can be used to launch the user profile of the logged in user in mobile apps.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/mobile/config-user-type-icons.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Mobile icons, Mobile styles, Mobile app components, Building mobile apps, Mobile Platform]
---

# Configure user type icons

Configure user icons that can be used to launch the user profile of the logged in user in mobile apps.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

You can configure an icon within the work flow of configuring a screen in Mobile App Builder or you can configure an icon by selecting the **Cards &amp; icons** category from the menu. This procedure uses the **Cards &amp; icons** category.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **System Mobile** &gt; **Mobile App Builder**.

The Mobile App Builder opens in a new browser tab and displays the application scope selection screen.

2. Search for the application scope you are working in and then select the name of the application scope.

The Mobile App Builder categories home screen displays.

3. Select the **Cards &amp; icons** category, and then select **New**.

4. In the Create a card or icon dialog box, select **Icon**, and then select **Continue**.

5. In the Icon form, enter a **Name** for the icon.

Make sure you choose a name that makes it easy to identify the icon.

6. From the Type drop-down list, select **User**.

7. In the Set appearance section, enter the following information in the **Style** and **Value** fields to configure the user icon.

|Style|Value|
|-----|-----|
|Enter `Name`|Enter `Value`|

8. Select **Save**.

## What to do next

To use the user type icon, you must configure a header function in the launcher screen that enables users to navigate to an employee profile. For more information, see [Configure a launcher screen header](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/create-alp-header.md). To configure a mobile app to use a user icon, see [Configure using a user icon in a mobile app](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/config-user-icon-in-mobile-app.md).