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Use a checkmark for Good. I agree with the error & critical error signs.
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I don't know if there is a standard but here's what I have used in the past :
check mark = OK
exclamation = Error
big X = Critical Error
I used these because there are icons in a variety of styles and sizes available for all of them, such as for the message boxes in windows.
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Thanks. Those are also available in various HTML character sets which are easier to use than image icons. I'm using the check mark elsewhere, so I might need to find an alternative for one case.
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TNCaver wrote: If not, what symbols would you suggest?
Um, how about words? In the past icons used to make sense, but now they are often times just a symbol that no one can initially decipher (hence your question).
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The dashboard already lists the typically long app names of which there are currently about 15; I think more words would clutter it up and take more mental effort to see the status words.
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Don't forget to include the words for screen readers, even if they're not visible to regular browsers. Maybe using the aria-label[^] attribute. 
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I'd look at MesageBox icons, they're universal and most people get the meaning.
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And you can allow the user to select the colors/background/etc. For extra points.
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All right, let's not get carried away here.  This is only for eight people in the application development and support groups, they can just deal with my choices. lol
I do offer a dark theme (default) and a lite theme.
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A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
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OK - Tick mark
Warning - Triangle
Error - cross (X) or "stop" sign - cross is possibly clearer.
As others have mentioned, making sure a screen reader can also work is important
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I have been wanting to build this for some of our vendor applications that I can find a pulse for.
+ up / good
0 issues / marginal / out of tolerance
- down
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That's phase two for this project: availability heartbeats for all the third-party services my employer uses.
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A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
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I'd do checkmark = green, ! = yellow, and triangle hazard = red.
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My choices are:
- Critical Error - A red letter X
- Warning - A yellow triangle with an exclamation point (!)
- A green checkmark for "all OK"
- A "men working" icon for busy, but no report
- A blue question mark for no status whatsoever
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Happy Birthday!
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Congratulazioni Carlo !
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Carlo, I don't know who you are, but I hope you enjoy your birthday.
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Happy Birthday Carlo, who the hell are you!
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