Why is the file icon usually folded from the right corner?

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I'm doing a bit of iconography which got me thinking about the standard icon for a document / file, shown below: enter image description here



Why do the majority of these icons have the folder corner on the right hand side? Why is it seldom seen on the left and would it be detrimental to put it on the left? Is there a logical design reason for this? Or is it just a case of the first one sets the trend?



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What does an folded corner (earmarked page) represent to a user?






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I'm doing a bit of iconography which got me thinking about the standard icon for a document / file, shown below: enter image description here



Why do the majority of these icons have the folder corner on the right hand side? Why is it seldom seen on the left and would it be detrimental to put it on the left? Is there a logical design reason for this? Or is it just a case of the first one sets the trend?



My question expands on the question here:
What does an folded corner (earmarked page) represent to a user?






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I'm doing a bit of iconography which got me thinking about the standard icon for a document / file, shown below: enter image description here



Why do the majority of these icons have the folder corner on the right hand side? Why is it seldom seen on the left and would it be detrimental to put it on the left? Is there a logical design reason for this? Or is it just a case of the first one sets the trend?



My question expands on the question here:
What does an folded corner (earmarked page) represent to a user?






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I'm doing a bit of iconography which got me thinking about the standard icon for a document / file, shown below: enter image description here



Why do the majority of these icons have the folder corner on the right hand side? Why is it seldom seen on the left and would it be detrimental to put it on the left? Is there a logical design reason for this? Or is it just a case of the first one sets the trend?



My question expands on the question here:
What does an folded corner (earmarked page) represent to a user?






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The original, by Norm Cox, had the dog ear in the bottom left. This was made for Xerox Star system, and it was a bit of an odd choice since typically, in a book, the dog ear is in the top right corner. (source)



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It was only a latter concept that changed the position of the dog ear to its current position:



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    @RobbyReindeer I meant to answer your question but for some reason got confused and ended up answering your linked question (which already had an accepted answer). That is the reason for the duplication of information. It's still valid for both though.
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This is an assumption but many people use to curl a page in a book to set it as a bookmark.
As the left area is stitched you are left with the top right corner and bottom right corner and it is more natural to curl the top right corner.



As for other types of papers that are not books this might also be the case as the files might be added in a folder or stapled together usually on the left area.






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    The original, by Norm Cox, had the dog ear in the bottom left. This was made for Xerox Star system, and it was a bit of an odd choice since typically, in a book, the dog ear is in the top right corner. (source)



    enter image description here



    It was only a latter concept that changed the position of the dog ear to its current position:



    enter image description here






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      @RobbyReindeer I meant to answer your question but for some reason got confused and ended up answering your linked question (which already had an accepted answer). That is the reason for the duplication of information. It's still valid for both though.
      – armatita
      2 hours ago










    • I've done a similar thing before. It's an easy mistake to make when links don't open new tabs here.
      – RobbyReindeer
      47 mins ago














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    The original, by Norm Cox, had the dog ear in the bottom left. This was made for Xerox Star system, and it was a bit of an odd choice since typically, in a book, the dog ear is in the top right corner. (source)



    enter image description here



    It was only a latter concept that changed the position of the dog ear to its current position:



    enter image description here






    share|improve this answer
















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      @RobbyReindeer I meant to answer your question but for some reason got confused and ended up answering your linked question (which already had an accepted answer). That is the reason for the duplication of information. It's still valid for both though.
      – armatita
      2 hours ago










    • I've done a similar thing before. It's an easy mistake to make when links don't open new tabs here.
      – RobbyReindeer
      47 mins ago












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    The original, by Norm Cox, had the dog ear in the bottom left. This was made for Xerox Star system, and it was a bit of an odd choice since typically, in a book, the dog ear is in the top right corner. (source)



    enter image description here



    It was only a latter concept that changed the position of the dog ear to its current position:



    enter image description here






    share|improve this answer












    The original, by Norm Cox, had the dog ear in the bottom left. This was made for Xerox Star system, and it was a bit of an odd choice since typically, in a book, the dog ear is in the top right corner. (source)



    enter image description here



    It was only a latter concept that changed the position of the dog ear to its current position:



    enter image description here







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      @RobbyReindeer I meant to answer your question but for some reason got confused and ended up answering your linked question (which already had an accepted answer). That is the reason for the duplication of information. It's still valid for both though.
      – armatita
      2 hours ago










    • I've done a similar thing before. It's an easy mistake to make when links don't open new tabs here.
      – RobbyReindeer
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      @RobbyReindeer I meant to answer your question but for some reason got confused and ended up answering your linked question (which already had an accepted answer). That is the reason for the duplication of information. It's still valid for both though.
      – armatita
      2 hours ago










    • I've done a similar thing before. It's an easy mistake to make when links don't open new tabs here.
      – RobbyReindeer
      47 mins ago







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    @RobbyReindeer I meant to answer your question but for some reason got confused and ended up answering your linked question (which already had an accepted answer). That is the reason for the duplication of information. It's still valid for both though.
    – armatita
    2 hours ago




    @RobbyReindeer I meant to answer your question but for some reason got confused and ended up answering your linked question (which already had an accepted answer). That is the reason for the duplication of information. It's still valid for both though.
    – armatita
    2 hours ago












    I've done a similar thing before. It's an easy mistake to make when links don't open new tabs here.
    – RobbyReindeer
    47 mins ago




    I've done a similar thing before. It's an easy mistake to make when links don't open new tabs here.
    – RobbyReindeer
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    This is an assumption but many people use to curl a page in a book to set it as a bookmark.
    As the left area is stitched you are left with the top right corner and bottom right corner and it is more natural to curl the top right corner.



    As for other types of papers that are not books this might also be the case as the files might be added in a folder or stapled together usually on the left area.






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      This is an assumption but many people use to curl a page in a book to set it as a bookmark.
      As the left area is stitched you are left with the top right corner and bottom right corner and it is more natural to curl the top right corner.



      As for other types of papers that are not books this might also be the case as the files might be added in a folder or stapled together usually on the left area.






      share|improve this answer






















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        This is an assumption but many people use to curl a page in a book to set it as a bookmark.
        As the left area is stitched you are left with the top right corner and bottom right corner and it is more natural to curl the top right corner.



        As for other types of papers that are not books this might also be the case as the files might be added in a folder or stapled together usually on the left area.






        share|improve this answer












        This is an assumption but many people use to curl a page in a book to set it as a bookmark.
        As the left area is stitched you are left with the top right corner and bottom right corner and it is more natural to curl the top right corner.



        As for other types of papers that are not books this might also be the case as the files might be added in a folder or stapled together usually on the left area.







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