rust-lang / rust-lang/rust

rustdoc: indicate unstable items in search results (and sidebar?)

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Since Feb 11, 2026.

A-rustdoc-search C-enhancement C-feature-request T-rustdoc T-rustdoc-frontend
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Inspired by discussion on IRLO: Consider these search results.

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It is impossible to tell that half of these are stable and can be used by everyone, while the other half is unstable. I think it'd be good to have some sort of indication for that.

The same goes for the sidebar.

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