# Icon

![Icon layer](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/image33.png)

Icon layers are a type of point layer. They allow you to differentiate between points by assigning icons to points based on a field. For example, you might use icons to differentiate between types of venues and points of interest.

To see the icon menu, create a new icon layer and click how to draw an icon layer:

![How to Draw Icon Layer](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/image38.png)

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