Font-awesome: Icon request: icon-barrier

Created on 19 Apr 2016 · 11Comments · Source: FortAwesome/Font-Awesome

Alternatively: icon-construction, icon-road-barrier, icon-construction-barrier

A construction barrier could have a few use cases.
Most frequently, it would probably be used to indicate "under construction" - as an icon, this might mean a link to a prototype part of an application or a link that an automated system has detected is broken for many users.

In other scenarios, a "road barrier" could carry the meaning "Warning", "Detour", "Rough Travel Ahead", "Access Denied" or any other of many cautionary meanings.

Examples:

Warning: [fa-barrier] "Click here for the advanced steps (requires Unix terminal experience)."
Detour: [fa-barrier] "Temporarily Unavailable. Please use [Y] instead."
Rough Travel Ahead: [fa-barrier] "This section is not for the faint of heart."
Access Denied: [fa-barrier] "Your account has been denied access to this action. Please contact your administrator to determine why."

Here are some B&W images, but I don't think they have the right feel:

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1239167-clipart-of-a-black-and-white-road-block-construction-barrier-royalty-free-vector-illustration
outlined-construction-barrier_gg71534247

The following color images capture what I think of when I think of "Construction Barrier":
depositphotos_5428100-under-construction-barrier
construction_barrier

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rockerest

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@rockerest sorry, you are right. Reopening here

tagliala on 23 Apr 2016

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Duplicate of #5653, please +1 that request

Please also search before opening new requests

Closing here

tagliala on 19 Apr 2016

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This is not remotely close to the same thing.

I also searched many themes - and found that one.

rockerest on 22 Apr 2016

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@rockerest sorry, you are right. Reopening here

tagliala on 23 Apr 2016

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I should apologize as well. Thanks for doing the work you do for this project.

I also misspoke: these _are_ close to the same thing, but share a very small overlap of use cases.
Frankly, I think this is the superior choice as it can be used in the same situations but adds many more where fa-roadworks/fa-under-construction could not be.

Sorry for my short bluntness before. I deeply appreciate you re-opening!

rockerest on 23 Apr 2016

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This icon is useful . Really like it

ghost on 26 Apr 2016

Any news about the barrier icon?

djereg on 3 Mar 2017

Great suggestion. I would love to see this added sometime soon.

invot on 12 Apr 2017

Also, possible duplicate: #8384

invot on 12 Apr 2017

No no! The two icons are not same. This barrier icon is for vehicles, but the referenced is for humans.

djereg on 12 Apr 2017

This barrier icon is for vehicles, but the referenced is for humans.

For whatever it's worth, in addition to the difference of motion (vehicle versus human), #8384 really makes me think of "ticketing" or "queuing" or "single-file throttling". The point of a turnstile like the one suggested in that issue is almost never to warn people of danger or unavailability (as fa-barrier would), it's almost always to let people through, but count them.

rockerest on 16 Apr 2017

Is there any update on this icon?

I am working on an app that requires doctors to "Add a Barrier" if a treatment cannot be performed. Need this icon!!!