Warframe Icons and Symbols Meaning

Warframe is a massive game, and it has hundreds of icons to communicate information during gameplay. From mission objectives to damage types, these symbols help you understand what’s happening on screen. This guide breaks down Warframe icons that you’ll see in the Orbiter, on the map, in your inventory, and even during combat. Here’s what each symbol means in the game. Check them out!

Orbiter Menu Icons Meaning

Warframe Icon	Image	Description
Microscope with checkmark icon		Foundry Item Completed – An item you were crafting in the Foundry has finished building and is ready to claim.
Shopping trolley with grey tag icon		Market Sale – Indicates there’s currently a sale or discount happening in the in-game Market.
Shopping trolley with black tag icon		Platinum Discount – Alerts you when you have an active discount coupon for purchasing Platinum with real money.
Black envelope icon		Unread Message – New messages waiting in your inbox.
Two people with plus icon		Friend Request – Someone has sent you a friend request.
Tractor with checkmark icon		Drone Ready – Your Extractor drone has finished collecting resources and is ready to be picked up.
Tractor with X icon		Drone Destroyed -Your deployed Extractor drone was destroyed while gathering resources on a planet.
Chain with three arrows icon		Double Affinity Booster – Shows you have an active booster that doubles all Affinity (experience points) for a limited time.
Three files with three arrows icon		Double Credit Booster – Indicates an active booster that doubles all Credits earned from missions.
Cylindrical item with three arrows icon		Double Resource Booster – You have a booster active that doubles all resources collected from missions and loot drops.

Map Icons Meaning

Map icons guide you through missions by marking objectives, enemies, allies, and collectibles.

Icon	Image	Description
Yellow diamond with black dot icon		Objective– Shows the main mission task you must reach or interact with. Follow this marker to advance the mission.
Red square with black markings icon		Attack/Destroy Objective – Marks a target that needs to be damaged or destroyed to complete part of the mission.
Blue square with black target icon		Hostage – Shows the location of a hostage you need to rescue in Rescue missions.
White arrow facing down icon		Elevator Down – Marks an elevator or platform that moves you to a lower floor of the map.
White arrow facing up icon		Elevator Up – Marks an elevator or platform that moves you to a higher floor of the map.
White cube with dot icon		Waypoint – A custom marker placed by you or teammates to highlight a point of interest or guide others.
White diagonal buildin icon		Life Support – Shows Life Support capsules in Survival missions.
White power button icon		Terminal/Panic Button – Indicates a console that can be hacked or interacted with, including alarm panels and mission terminals.
Blue lotus flower icon		Ally – Shows the position of another Tenno player on your team.
Blue dot icon		Allied NPC – Indicates a friendly NPC who may assist you or needs protection.
Blue fox icon		Kubrow/Kavat – Shows where your companion pet is on the map, helpful if they lag behind or get stuck.
Red diamond with exclamation mark icon		Downed Ally – Shows a teammate who has been knocked down and is waiting for a revive.
Red diamond icon		Enemy – Indicates a standard enemy unit on the map.
Red outlined triangle icon		Unalert Enemy – Shows an enemy that hasn’t detected you yet and is patrolling normally.
Red outlined triangle icon with a red triangle inside		Suspicious Enemy – Marks an enemy that’s investigating something but hasn’t confirmed your presence yet. Stay hidden or they’ll sound the alarm.
Read triangle icon		Alerted Enemy – Indicates an enemy that has spotted you and is actively hostile.
White crate icon		Loot – Shows the location of pickable items like resources, credits, or ammo packs on the ground.
Black circle icon with white sun inside		Mod – Indicates a Mod card has dropped on the ground from an enemy or container.
Green shield icon with black chevron mark		Extraction – Shows the mission exit point where you need to go to complete and leave the mission successfully.
Four blue rhombus shaped icons with black circle inside		Cephalon Fragment – Shows a Cephalon Fragment scannable object that reveals lore entries about the Warframe universe.
Purple fan icon		Somachord Tones – Shows a Somachord Tone collectible that unlocks new music tracks for the Orbiter.
Black hexagon icon with white teardrop inside		Sentient Core – Shows a Sentient Core drop from defeated Sentient enemies.

Inventory Icons

These icons and symbols in your inventory make it easy to filter through your collection and find exactly what you need

Icon	Image	Description
Infinity icon		All – Filter option that displays all items across every category in your inventory.
Mountain top-like icon		Warframe – Represents your Warframe suits. These provide unique abilities, stats, and passive bonuses.
Shotgun icon		Weapon – Covers primary, secondary, and melee weapons, which are your main combat tools.
Robot icon with crosshair in the middle		Robotic – Represents robotic companions like Sentinels and MOAs.
Four cubes icon		Appearance – Shows cosmetic items used to customize the look of your Warframe, weapons, or companions.
Robot icon		Arcane – Shows Arcane enhancements that grant passive effects when equipped on Warframes or weapons.
Five circles icon		Focus – Represents the Focus school system for your Operator.
Black circle machine with a black dot inside		Gear – Shows consumable tools like health restores, scanners, traps, and fishing gear used during missions.
Black circle machine with a black dot and stripes inside		Keys – Indicates special quest keys or access keys required to unlock certain missions, quests, or restricted areas.
Double hexagon icon with three small circles on the outside		Resource – Represents crafting materials collected from missions. These are used to build weapons, Warframes, gear, and more.
Cirlce icon with two wings on the sides		Prime Part – Shows components from Prime equipment. These come from Void Relics and are used to craft upgraded versions of items.
Hoverboard icon		Vehicle – Represents K-Drive hoverboards or other transportation equipment for open-world areas.
Massive gun icon		Archwing Weapon – Marks weapons specifically for Archwing space combat missions.
Dark circular icon with rectangular base		Amp – These are the Operator Amps, weapons used by your Operator character for fighting Eidolons and Sentients.
Circular icon with corner brackets		Relic – Shows Void Relics in your inventory, which contain Prime parts and are opened in Void Fissure missions.
A circular icon divided		Miscellaneous – Covers various special items that don’t fit other categories.
Two blue diamonds icon stack on top of each other		Mastery Rank X Requirement – Shows that an item requires reaching a specific Mastery Rank level before you can use or craft it.
Ornate gold piece icon		Forma-ed X Times – Indicates how many times an item has been polarized with Forma.
Yellow curved oval icon		Orokin Reactor Installed – Shows that an Orokin Reactor has been installed on a Warframe or companion.
Blue curved oval icon		Orokin Catalyst Installed – Shows that an Orokin Catalyst has been installed on a weapon.
Gold crest icon		Ducats – The special currency earned from selling Prime parts to Baro Ki’Teer.
Three memory cards icon		Credits – The standard currency in Warframe used for crafting, trading, and buying items from the Market.
Silver coin icon with blue lights in the middle		Platinum – Premium currency purchased with real money or earned through trading.

Warframe Damage Icons Meaning

Damage icons show what type of damage you’re dealing or receiving:

Icon	Image	Description
Hammer icon		Impact – Physical damage type that deals bonus damage to shields.
Piercing needle icon		Puncture – Physical damage type that deals bonus damage to armor.
Cutting blade icon		Slash – Physical damage type that deals bonus damage to flesh and causes bleeding.
Flame icon		Heat – Elemental damage type that deals bonus damage to flesh and clones, causing burning damage over time.
Snowflake icon		Cold – Elemental damage type that deals bonus damage to shields and alloy armor.
Lightning bolt icon		Electricity – Elemental damage type that deals bonus damage to robotics and can chain to nearby enemies.
Poison droplet skull icon		Toxin – Elemental damage type that goes through shields and deals damage directly to health over time.
Explosion icon		Blast – Combined damage type (Heat + Cold) that deals bonus damage to Fossilized enemies and knocks them back.
Radioactive icon		Radiation – Combined damage type (Heat + Electricity) that deals bonus damage to Alloy Armor and confuses enemies to attack each other.
Gas mask icon		Gas – Combined damage type (Heat + Toxin) that deals bonus damage to Infested and creates toxic clouds.
Magnet icon		Magnetic – Combined damage type (Cold + Electricity) that deals bonus damage to shields and drains enemy shields.
Virus icon		Viral – Combined damage type (Cold + Toxin) that deals bonus damage to flesh and reduces max health.
Acid droplet icon		Corrosive – Combined damage type (Electricity + Toxin) that deals bonus damage to Ferrite Armor and permanently strips armor.
Void energy icon		Void – Special damage type used by Tenno abilities and Void weapons, effective against Sentient resistances.
Red circle icon with three stripes on both sides		Tau – Rare damage type used by Sentient enemies, particularly effective against Warframes.
Gold two swords crossing icon with a cover on top		True – Unmodified damage that ignores all resistances and armor, dealing exactly what’s shown.

Warframe Gameplay Icons

Gameplay icons display mission types, timers, player status, and special modes. These symbols keep you informed about your current objective, health status, energy levels, and any active mission modifiers affecting your run:

Icon	Image	Description
Three diamonds with an arrow facing up icon		Sortie – Daily Sortie missions, which are high-level rotating missions with special modifiers and rewards.
Three people icon		Session Indicator – Shows your current multiplayer session status.
Four screwdrivers with a dot in the middle icon		Quest – Marks active story quests to start or continue.
Blue octagon icon with waves on the outside		Raid – Special 8-player cooperative endgame missions.
Blue fox icon with waves on the outside		Nightmare Mission – These are missions with Nightmare Mode active, with increased difficulty and special restrictions. These have better rewards.
Diamond outlined icon with a mask in the middle		Stealth Combo – Counter that tracks your consecutive stealth kills without being detected.
Circle diagram icon		Timer – Shows the mission time remaining, important for time-limited objectives.
Infinity icon		Infinite – Shows the unlimited time or resources.
Blue four-leaf clover icon		Energy – Displays your Warframe’s current energy amount, used to cast abilities.
Red slime icon		Health – Shows your Warframe’s current health points.
Blue shield icon		Shield – Displays your Warframe’s current shield points, which regenerate automatically after not taking damage for a few seconds.

Focus School Icons

Focus School icons represent the five Operator skill trees and their ultimate abilities.

Icon	Image	Description
Infinity loop icon		Madurai – Offensive-focused school that enhances damage output and aggressive playstyles.
Starburst rays icon		Madurai’s Ultimate – Ability that summons a powerful damage-boosting aura.
Tree branches icon		Naramon – Melee-focused school that can enhance combo duration and critical chance.
Sharp object pinching through icon		Naramon Ultimate – An ultimate ability that enhances melee prowess and combo efficiency
Three pyramid icon		Unairu – Tank-focused school that can enhance armor and defensive capabilities.
Curved hammer icon		Unairu Ultimate – Ultimate ability that provides armor stripping and defensive boosts.
Crescetnt arcs icon		Vazarin – Support-focused school that enhances healing and ally protection abilities.
Triple spirals icon		Vazarin Ultimate – Vazarin’s ultimate ability that provides healing and protective effects for allies.
Two diamonds connected by three lines icon		Zenurik – Energy-focused school that can enhance energy regeneration and capacity.
Crowned eye icon		Zenurik Ultimate – The ability that grants energy regeneration and efficiency boosts.

Now that you know the important icons and symbols in Warframe, you can move through the game more easily. We will update this article if there is a new update.