---
title: "Deprecation: #69535 - Deprecate \\TYPO3\\CMS\\Fluid\\ViewHelpers\\Be\\Buttons\\IconViewHelper"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-69535"
source: "Changelog/7.5/Deprecation-69535-DeprecateTYPO3CMSFluidViewHelpersBeButtonsIconViewHelper.rst"
typo3-version: "7.5"
typo3-major: 7
type: "deprecation"
issue: 69535
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/69535"
tags: ["PHP-API", "Fluid", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #69535 - Deprecate \\TYPO3\\CMS\\Fluid\\ViewHelpers\\Be\\Buttons\\IconViewHelper {#deprecation-69535}

See [forge#69535](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/69535)

## Description {#description}

`TYPO3CMSFluidViewHelpersBeButtonsIconViewHelper` has been marked as deprecated.

## Impact {#impact}

The view helper should not be used any longer and will be removed with TYPO3 CMS 8.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Extensions which use the view helper.

## Migration {#migration}

Use the core icon viewhelper `TYPO3CMSCoreViewHelpersIconViewHelper` instead.

Example: Instead of `<f:be.buttons.icon icon="apps-pagetree-collapse" />` use `<core:icon identifier="apps-pagetree-collapse" />`