Built on matrix. Simple Icon Grid replaces a standard rating grid's radio buttons or text cells with a tappable row of icons (faces, stars, thumbs, or any icon set you supply), so respondents rate each concept against each criterion with a single tap.
What respondents see#
A concept or statement at the top, with a horizontal row of tappable icons below it representing scale points. Tapping an icon registers that rating for the current criterion; the builder can chunk criteria into screens instead of showing everything at once, and can auto-advance to the next screen once a tap registers.
When to use it#
- Emotion or agreement scales where icons communicate faster than text labels.
- Studies with lower-literacy or multilingual audiences, where an icon scale reduces translation burden.
- Any matrix you'd rather present as a tap-friendly icon row than a dense grid.
Configuring it in the builder#
Drag Simple Icon Grid from the Custom Interfaces group in the question palette. It's built on a matrix question, so rows (criteria) and columns (scale points) are authored the same way as a standard matrix. Below each column in the matrix editor you'll also find an icon-authoring block:
- Icon mode
single— upload one icon for that column; it's used as the tap glyph everywhere that column appears. - Icon mode
multi— upload and order a set of icons for that column, one per rank/scale point (e.g. an empty star through a full star) — reorder with Up/Down or remove any icon.
Open Settings for the plugin-specific layout controls, and the adjacent text tab for button labels:
Settings reference#
| Setting | What it controls | Default |
|---|---|---|
layoutMode | simple (flat row of icons) or anchor (anchored/labeled layout) | simple |
iconMode | single (one icon per column) or multi (an ordered set of scale-point icons per column) | single |
tapCount | Number of scale points / icon levels (only shown when Icon mode is single) | 7 |
displayChoicePerScreen | How many criteria (rows) show per screen before paging | 3 |
isAutoAdvance | Auto-advance to the next screen once every criterion in the current chunk is rated | true |
textfontSize / desktopAdjustment | Base font size (mobile) and the px bump added on desktop | 15 / 4 |
confirmBtnText (Text tab) | Label on the instructions confirm popup | "Let's Go" |
reviewText (Text tab) | Label on the "review instructions" button | "Instructions" |
| Per-column icon(s) | The tap icon (or ordered icon set) for that column, authored inline in the matrix editor | — |
Logic support#
Built on matrix, so it supports the same condition operators as a standard matrix question (per-row/per-column selected, rating comparisons, answered/not answered). See Logic, Flow & Conditions.
Related guides#
- Question Types — overview and when-to-use table
- Custom Interfaces — all 22 custom interface formats
- Logic, Flow & Conditions — operators and condition builder
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