# User status icons
Under certain circumstances, status icons appear on a user's panel on the Users tab of the Host Controls page. An example is shown in the following image:
Example status icon - user is recording
The icons that may appear are described in the following table:
| Icon | Name | Description |
| :------------------------------: | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|  | Loading |
Indicates that a user's device has started to load content or Shared Screen media - such as a video, screen, or web browser.
If the icon disappears, this typically indicates that the media loaded successfully. Alternatively, this icon may be replaced by a loading progress or loading failed icon, as described below.
|
|  | Loading progress | Indicates the loading progress for an item of content. |
|  | Loading failed | Indicates that the user's device has failed to load a shared video. For example, the link may be incorrect or access to the video may be restricted to certain geographic regions. |
|  | Recording | Indicates that the user is recording others in the Session. The icon doesn't appear if a user is recording only themselves. |
|  | Seat lock | Indicates that the user is locked in a seat and will not be able to leave it until a host releases them. For more information, see [Seating](/engage/host-controls/seating.md). |
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