Canvas Gradebook Icons What Do They Mean?

Video: What Do These Mean in My Gradebook

• I → Incomplete submission
  The student started but did not fully submit the assignment.

   

• Exclamation Point (!) inside a circle → Late submission
  The student submitted after the due date. 

• Exclamation Point (!) without circle → Needs grading / Manual grade required
  For assignments that cannot be auto-graded (like essays).

• Paper icon → Submitted assignment
  Indicates the student has uploaded or entered a submission.

• Chain link icon → External tool submission
  The student submitted through an LTI tool (e.g., Turnitin, Panopto, or publisher content).

• Speech bubble icon → Submission comment
  The student or instructor has left a comment on the submission.

• Eye icon with a slash → Hidden grade
  The grade is currently hidden from students.

• Green check mark → Complete
  The assignment or activity is marked complete.

• Dash (—) → No submission
  The student has not submitted and nothing is graded.

• Lock icon → Locked assignment
  The assignment is closed and no further submissions are allowed.

• Dot (●) → Not graded yet
  Canvas has registered a submission but no grade has been entered.