Change Gmail’s Button Icons Back to Text. Hassle-Free PC By Rick Broida, Apr 13, 2012 7:39 am PDT.

To toggle the buttons back to text, head to Gmail's settings and, under the General tab, scroll down to "Button Labels". click on the radio button next to "Text", save your changes, and head back ...

To revert from icon buttons back to the familiar text buttons, log in to your Gmail account and navigate to Mail settings (gear icon in top-right corner > Mail settings).