# Favorites Widget The Favorites widget displays queries a user added to the favorites list or for which an alert is defined. Selecting the Add to favorites icon marks the current query as a favorite. To make that icon visible, turn on the Show Favorite button option in the Search Bar widget settings. > **Tip** > > The widget can be displayed as a list or as dropdown buttons. The widget also gives access to the favorites manager, where email alerts are edited. For more information, see the [Email Alerts](../../search/features/email-alerts.md#search-email-alerts) page.