# 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:

<figure><img src="https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-559a3a026cbbcb3a006c10b66f941743812888bc%2Fstatus_icon_example.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example status icon - user is recording</p></figcaption></figure>

The icons that may appear are described in the following table:

|                                                                                                            Icon                                                                                                            | Name             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|     ![](https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-05de46658cfff50828332673cfd96721c9b127e2%2Fstatus_icon_loading.png?alt=media)     | Loading          | <p>Indicates that a user's device has started to load content or Shared Screen media - such as a video, screen, or web browser.<br><br>If the icon disappears, this typically indicates that the media loaded successfully. Alternatively, this icon may be replaced by a <em>loading progress</em> or <em>loading failed</em> icon, as described below.</p> |
| ![](https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-07895297490240acec51a856b20df4bf9ac93469%2Fstatus_icon_loading_percent.png?alt=media) | Loading progress | Indicates the loading progress for an item of content.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   ![](https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-45627a726a2186a22e5270fa4fb832ff65b248e1%2Fstatus_icon_load_failed.png?alt=media)   | 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.                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    ![](https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-432bea2e6f3ad43361944fa4ccede62ff11c08a2%2Fstatus_icon_recording.png?alt=media)    | Recording        | Indicates that the user is recording others in the Session. The icon doesn't appear if a user is recording only themselves.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|    ![](https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2a3ceb289350e93cea53fda4cb9a1069d33483f3%2Fstatus_icon_seat_lock.png?alt=media)    | 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](https://docs.engagevr.io/engage/host-controls/seating "mention").                                                                                                                                               |