Friend icons are images depicting characters or symbols which identify players in the online modes of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Some of them are available from the start, while others are unlocked automatically along characters or by fulfilling other conditions.

In Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit

 
A selection of some Friend Icons
 
Friend list showing a number of available Friend Icons: Mario, Peach, King Dedede and the Ice Climber series symbol.

Friend icons are used to identify players in the Friend roster of the With Friends Wi-Fi mode. The default Friend Icon, which also appears next to the names of unregistered players, is the symbol of a figure in a circle.

The available icons are:

In Super Smash Bros. 4Edit

 
The Friend icon menu in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
 
The Friend icon menu in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Friend icons are once again part of a player's profile, which can be checked after a battle in any online mode. Icons related to downloadable characters are not available unless the character is purchased; they can however be seen in other players' profiles.

The available icons are:

In Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

 
The Friend icon menu in Ultimate.

Players once again may choose an icon as part of their Smash Tag, which is displayed to others in online play.

The available icons include:

  • all playable characters (except for the Mii Fighters) in at least two different costumes, including all costume characters (including the Koopalings, all opposite-gender variants for characters that have both male and female versions, Alph, each Hero, Alex, Zombie and Enderman), and almost all alternate costumes which change a character's outfit (including all alternate costumes for Villager and Inkling). Downloadable characters are not available unless they have been purchased by the player. Of note is that Pyra and Mythra had icons using their spirit artwork prior to their playable debut in the game.
  • all series symbols for series which have a playable character
  • all Assist Trophies

In addition to the above, select other icons from the represented series are available using the same art as is used for their spirits:

Series Icons available
  Mario
  Donkey Kong
  The Legend of Zelda
  Metroid
  Yoshi
  Kirby
  Star Fox
  Pokémon
  EarthBound
  F-Zero
  • Dr. Stewart
  • Jody Summer
  • Jack Levin
  • Black Shadow
  Fire Emblem
  • Caeda
  • Tiki (Naga's Voice)
  • Sirius
  • Hector (Fire Emblem)
  • Queen Elincia
  • Anna
  • Azura
  • Ryoma
  • Takumi
  • Xander
  • Camilla
  Game & Watch
  Kid Icarus
 Wario
  Metal Gear
  • Liquid Snake
  • Big Boss
  • The Boss
  • Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid V)
  • Raiden
  • Kazuhira Miller
  • Metal Gear REX
  • Sahelanthropus
  • Cardboard Box
  Sonic
  Pikmin
  Animal Crossing
  Mega Man
  Wii Fit
 Punch-Out!!
  Pac-Man
  • Fairy Queen
  Xenoblade Chronicles
  Street Fighter
  • Chun-Li
  • Zangief
  • Dhalsim
  • Sagat
  • M. Bison
  • Akuma
  • Sakura (Street Fighter)
  Bayonetta
  Splatoon
  • Inkling Squid
  • Judd
  • Li'l Judd
  • Off the Hook
  • Sheldon
  • Cap'n Cuttlefish
  • Great Zapfish
  Castlevania
  • Trevor C. Belmont
  • Maria Renard (Symphony of the Night)
  • Carmilla
  • Medusa Head
  • Mummy
  • The Creature & Flea Man
  • Death
  • Werewolf
  • Dracula
  • Soma Cruz
  • Dracula (2nd Form)
  • Kid Dracula
  Mii
  Super Smash Bros.
  Other