A tray icon—formally part of the or Notification Area —is a small graphical image representing a program or utility running in the background of an operating system. Typically located in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar in Windows (or the top-right menu bar in macOS), these icons serve as a bridge between the user and processes that do not require a full window to operate. Functional Core
: Clock, Volume control, Wi-Fi/Network status, and Battery level (on laptops). what is a tray icon
Usually the top-right corner, though it depends on the desktop environment. How to Interact with Them A tray icon—formally part of the or Notification