# How to decrease space between icons on panel?

**URL:** <https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-decrease-space-between-icons-on-panel/1992>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [June 11, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-decrease-space-between-icons-on-panel/1992 "2023-06-11T10:40:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Semeru](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Semeru](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Semeru)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-decrease-space-between-icons-on-panel/1992/1 "2023-06-11T10:40:52Z")

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I drugged & dropped icons from menu to panel and space between them is to wide. How can I decrease it? I don’t want to use icon only task manager. I just want to have them as shortcuts.

![Screenshot_20230611_123018](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/babab82b04cc42b48c1cad7d88745056cc9709e0.png)

I believe it is possible by moving some configuration files from  
`/usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/`  
and editing them but I don’t know how to.

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**Author:** ![tracyanne](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/tracyanne/32/705_2.png) [@tracyanne](https://discuss.kde.org/u/tracyanne)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-decrease-space-between-icons-on-panel/1992/2 "2023-06-11T21:24:50Z")

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If you are using Icons Only Task Manager the setting is in the Icons Only Task Manager Settings.

You have 3 Choices Small, Normal and Large.

any other Task Manager I have no idea.

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**Author:** ![Locutus](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/locutus/32/327_2.png) [@Locutus](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Locutus)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-decrease-space-between-icons-on-panel/1992/3 "2023-06-12T09:27:42Z")

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If that’s the default task application then you’re out of luck.

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**Author:** ![ngraham](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/ngraham/32/64_2.png) [@ngraham](https://discuss.kde.org/u/ngraham)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-decrease-space-between-icons-on-panel/1992/4 "2023-06-14T15:00:31Z")

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Currently there is no way to reduce the spacing between panel widgets, so your use of Icon launcher widgets is triggering that. quirk.

To work around this, you can pin apps to your Task manager (without having to use an Icons-Only Task manager). Pinned launchers on a Task Manager have much tighter spacing.

See also [390817 – Persistent user confusion regarding pinned apps vs panel launchers](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=390817).