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@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ When this is true, tapping/clicking and entity will display the more-info dialog
 When this is true, a more compact layout is used where the time is displayed on the same line as the item content.
 Note: Due to layout constraints this also removes the dismiss button from notifications and so notifications will always be clickable in compact mode even if **more_info_on_tap** is disabled.
 
+### show_icons (optional, defaults to true)
+Setting this to false removes the icons from the left of the feed, can be used together with compact_mode to get a very compact feed.
+
 ### exact_durations (optional, defaults to false)
 By default, durations of less than a minute are displayed as "<1 minute ago" or "in <1 minute". Setting this option to true disables this, and displays the exact duration.
 **Note:** Doing this will make the time difference display refresh every second until the duration is 1 minute