[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65089: Administration: Replace Dashicons icon font with @wordpress/icons SVG components in wp-admin

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#65089: Administration: Replace Dashicons icon font with @wordpress/icons SVG
components in wp-admin
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 Reporter:  lucasmdo                 |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-       |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  design needs-design-feedback       |  javascript, css, administration,
                                     |  performance
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Comment (by joedolson):

 This could have some benefits for accessibility, although issues like
 screen reader announcements are largely irrelevant, now that generated
 content allows for alt attributes in CSS (which is already implemented in
 the WordPress CSS.)

 Support for `aria-label` is also relatively irrelevant, as that's just an
 implementation detail which can also be done with font-icons, just in a
 different way.

 However, the performance implementations and the need to continue to
 extend the icon set are definitely important considerations that should
 drive this forward.

 For accessibility, the font replacement issue is probably the largest
 benefit.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65089#comment:2>
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