Raspberry Pi OS • How to Replace LXPanel Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Icons with Custom SVGs on Raspberry Pi OS?

Hi everyone,

I'm customizing the interface of my Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W project, which is styled as a retro “smart calculator”. As part of the UI, I want to replace the default Wi-Fi and Bluetooth icons on the LXPanel (Raspberry Pi OS with LXDE) with my own custom-made pixel-style SVG icons.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

Located the relevant icons in:
Replaced the following symbolic icons with custom .svg files:

network-wireless-signal-*.svg

bluetooth-*.svg

Ensured that icon names and sizes match exactly.

Ran:

bashAlso tried replacing .png variants in /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/24x24/status/

Confirmed that my files are present, readable, and in the correct place.

Problem: Despite replacing the icons and refreshing the panel, the old default icons are still showing. No change is visible on the panel.

What is the correct way to override or replace the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth icons used by the panel plugin indicators in Raspberry Pi OS (LXDE)?
Is there a cache I’m missing, or are these icons hardcoded from elsewhere?

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Statistics: Posted by Lutik — Sun Jul 27, 2025 5:46 pm

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