# Format Badge Display Options

> Replace text labels on ebook covers with a clean book icon. A new setting lets you choose between text and icon display for format badges.

Source: https://publica.la/en/blog/format-badge-display-options

Posted on April 1, 2026 by [Agustín Acevedo](https://publica.la/en/blog/authors/agustin-acevedo) 1 min read

## **A cleaner, more universal way to display ebook formats on your storefront covers.**

Until now, ebook covers in your storefront showed a text label indicating the format — like “EPUB” or “Digital”. While informative, these labels can feel noisy, especially on multilingual storefronts where translations vary.

Now you can **switch to a universal book icon** that replaces those text labels with a single, clean visual indicator.

## How it works

- **New setting:** Go to Dashboard → Settings → Storefront → “Format badge display” and check “Show format as icon on cover”
- **Live preview:** See exactly how your covers will look before saving — the preview updates in real time as you toggle the option
- **Smart behavior by format:** Audiobooks always show a headphone icon and physical products always show text, regardless of your setting. The toggle only affects ebooks (EPUB and PDF)

## What changes per format?

- **EPUB:** Shows “EPUB” text or a book icon, depending on your setting
- **PDF (Digital):** Shows a book icon when icon mode is active — hidden entirely in text mode for a cleaner look
- **Audiobooks:** Always display a headphone icon (no change)
- **Physical:** Always display text (no change)

💡 **Result:** A more polished storefront that works seamlessly across languages, with less visual clutter on your covers.

Free tools

## Put this into practice

Free, instant, no signup — the same tools our team uses with publishers every week.

[EPUB Checker Validate your EPUB files for structure, metadata, content integrity, and best practices. Get a quality score and detailed issue report. Check your EPUB](https://publica.la/en/tools/epub-checker) [Book Metadata Extractor Upload a PDF or EPUB and get its core metadata normalized to the ONIX 3 standard: title, contributors, publisher, ISBN, BISAC and Thema codes, and keywords. Extract metadata](https://publica.la/en/tools/metadata-extractor) [Book Quality Checker A complete pre-publish audit: epubcheck conformance, accessibility, and the Qualebook production checklist in one report. Run quality check](https://publica.la/en/tools/quality-checker)

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