AppleScript dialog icons FAQ: How do I put icons on my AppleScript dialogs?
I started to get into this a little bit in my earlier “How to customize AppleScript dialogs” tutorial, but in this article I thought I’d just dig into the AppleScript dialog icons details.
AppleScript dialog icons: The “with icon” syntax
In short, you add icons to your AppleScript dialog using the AppleScript “with icon” syntax. Here are a few simple examples.
First, the AppleScript dialog note icon:
display dialog "Hello" with icon note
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As you can see, that syntax added the note icon to the left of the AppleScript dialog.
AppleScript dialog stop icon
Next, the AppleScript dialog stop icon:
display dialog "Hello" with icon stop
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Again, you use the AppleScript “with icon” syntax, just adding the word “stop” after “with icon.”
AppleScript dialog caution icon
Finally, the AppleScript dialog caution icon:
display dialog "Hello" with icon caution
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AppleScript dialog icons - Summary
I hope these AppleScript dialog icon tips have been helpful.

