Updated: 31 October 2026

Glassy 3D icon set

This prompt creates six 3D icons, such as a bell, chat bubble, lock, chart, heart and camera, in a frosted translucent glass material with soft coloured glow.

image-glassmorphism-3d-icons — midjourney — 44 words

A set of six glossy 3D glassmorphism icons: [ICONS, e.g. bell, chat bubble, lock, chart, heart, camera], frosted translucent material with soft [COLOUR] inner glow, subtle reflections, rounded shapes, arranged in a 3x2 grid on a soft gradient background, clean UI-kit style, no text.

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Use the same prompt with different icon names to grow the set.

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What you will get

A grid of six glossy, frosted-glass 3D icons with soft coloured inner glow, rounded shapes and subtle reflections on a gradient background, in a clean UI-kit style.

Why it works

Glassmorphism is a frosted glass look, so the prompt asks for translucent material, a soft inner glow and subtle reflections. Rounded shapes and a 3x2 grid make the six icons a usable set. A soft gradient background lets the glass effect show, and reusing the wording, as the tip says, grows the set.

Common mistake

Icons are hard to recognise.

Fix: Use common objects and keep each shape simple. A bell should read as a bell at a glance.

Also watch for

The glass looks like plastic. Ask for frosted, translucent glass with a light edge highlight and a soft blur of the background behind it.
The six icons look unmatched. Keep the same wording for material and lighting and change only the icon name, as the tip suggests.

Try a variation: make a dark mode set

Ask for the same icons on a deep navy background, with brighter neon-edged glow and smoked glass.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

each icon separate with even spacing, a plain background, readable on both dark and light screens