diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/call_out/call_out_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/call_out/call_out_example.js
index 711ee93ae71..feda7223691 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/call_out/call_out_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/call_out/call_out_example.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const warningSnippet = [
 import Danger from './danger';
 const dangerSource = require('!!raw-loader!./danger');
 const dangerSnippet = [
-  `<EuiCallOut title="Sorry, there was an error" color="danger" iconType="alert">
+  `<EuiCallOut title="Sorry, there was an error" color="danger" iconType="error">
   <p><!-- Content --></p>
 </EuiCallOut>
 `,
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/call_out/warning.tsx b/src-docs/src/views/call_out/warning.tsx
index c02be2e889b..22e2363ed69 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/call_out/warning.tsx
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/call_out/warning.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { EuiCallOut, EuiLink, EuiButton } from '../../../../src';
 
 export default () => (
-  <EuiCallOut title="Proceed with caution!" color="warning" iconType="alert">
+  <EuiCallOut title="Proceed with caution!" color="warning" iconType="warning">
     <p>
       Here be dragons. Don&rsquo;t wanna mess with no dragons. And{' '}
       <EuiLink href="#">here&rsquo;s a link</EuiLink>.
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/control_bar/control_bar.js b/src-docs/src/views/control_bar/control_bar.js
index b415911c470..71fc34d4550 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/control_bar/control_bar.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/control_bar/control_bar.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default () => {
     {
       controlType: 'icon',
       id: 'status_icon',
-      iconType: 'alert',
+      iconType: 'warning',
       color: 'warning',
       'aria-label': 'Repo Status',
     },
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/control_bar/control_bar_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/control_bar/control_bar_example.js
index 42e414542de..6bb05fe360c 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/control_bar/control_bar_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/control_bar/control_bar_example.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const controlBarSnippet = `<EuiControlBar
     {
       controlType: 'icon',
       id: 'status_icon',
-      iconType: 'alert',
+      iconType: 'warning',
       color: 'warning',
       'aria-label': 'Repo Status',
     },
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/cells_popovers/datagrid_cell_popover_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/cells_popovers/datagrid_cell_popover_example.js
index 2b28bac56a2..b25ee99741d 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/cells_popovers/datagrid_cell_popover_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/cells_popovers/datagrid_cell_popover_example.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const DataGridCellPopoverExample = {
               custom popover content but default cell actions.
               <EuiCallOut
                 color="warning"
-                iconType="alert"
+                iconType="warning"
                 title="Using custom cell actions"
               >
                 If deliberately leaving out the default{' '}
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export const DataGridCellPopoverExample = {
           </p>
           <EuiCallOut
             color="warning"
-            iconType="alert"
+            iconType="warning"
             title="Cells with actions are always expandable"
           >
             If <EuiCode>columns.cellActions</EuiCode> is defined,{' '}
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/elastic_charts/accessibility_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/elastic_charts/accessibility_example.js
index 5d1ce1601b9..3cdfe7be46b 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/elastic_charts/accessibility_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/elastic_charts/accessibility_example.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const ElasticChartsAccessibilityExample = {
               </>
             }
             color="warning"
-            iconType="alert"
+            iconType="warning"
           />
           <EuiSpacer />
           <p>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/elastic_charts/pie_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/elastic_charts/pie_example.js
index 36f68973257..8b2bc087d92 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/elastic_charts/pie_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/elastic_charts/pie_example.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const introCards = [
   },
   {
     title: "Don't use",
-    iconType: 'crossInACircleFilled',
+    iconType: 'error',
     iconColor: 'danger',
     description: (
       <>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const introCards = [
   },
   {
     title: 'Be careful',
-    iconType: 'alert',
+    iconType: 'warning',
     iconColor: 'warning',
     description: (
       <>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/_types_of_use_cases.tsx b/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/_types_of_use_cases.tsx
index 9dd886290e0..a2d553ab994 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/_types_of_use_cases.tsx
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/_types_of_use_cases.tsx
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export const typesOfUseCases: {
       ),
     },
     example: {
-      iconType: 'alert',
+      iconType: 'error',
       title: <h2>Unable to load your dashboards</h2>,
       body: (
         <p>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_error.tsx b/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_error.tsx
index c4867bf4671..ef89b5da9ba 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_error.tsx
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_error.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { EuiEmptyPrompt } from '../../../../src/components';
 
 export default () => (
   <EuiEmptyPrompt
-    iconType="alert"
+    iconType="error"
     color="danger"
     title={<h2>Unable to load your dashboards</h2>}
     body={
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_example.js
index 2ebf1d01a2b..450d8a2a927 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_example.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import Error from './empty_prompt_error';
 const errorSource = require('!!raw-loader!./empty_prompt_error');
 const errorSnippet = `<EuiEmptyPrompt
   color="danger"
-  iconType="alert"
+  iconType="error"
   title={<h2>There was an error</h2>}
 />`;
 
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_states.tsx b/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_states.tsx
index 48142eb6686..67d903b7165 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_states.tsx
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/empty_prompt/empty_prompt_states.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default () => {
     case 'error':
       emptyPromptProps = {
         color: 'danger',
-        iconType: 'alert',
+        iconType: 'error',
         title: <h2>Unable to load your dashboards</h2>,
         body: (
           <p>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/guidelines/accessibility.js b/src-docs/src/views/guidelines/accessibility.js
index 945e38eade4..fbe82407b97 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/guidelines/accessibility.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/guidelines/accessibility.js
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ export default {
               <EuiCode>tabIndex=-1</EuiCode>.
             </p>
             <EuiCallOut
-              iconType="alert"
+              iconType="error"
               title={
                 <span>
                   Using <EuiCode>tabIndex</EuiCode> values greater than 0 is
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/guidelines/writing_examples.js b/src-docs/src/views/guidelines/writing_examples.js
index 728d87c8fbc..6b05fea46ae 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/guidelines/writing_examples.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/guidelines/writing_examples.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const WritingExamples = () => {
         >
           <EuiCallOut
             title="Index privileges missing"
-            iconType="alert"
+            iconType="error"
             color="danger"
           >
             <p>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js b/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
index 9464c46f36b..5d10b73c052 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
 export const iconTypes = [
   'accessibility',
   'aggregate',
-  'alert',
   'analyzeEvent',
   'annotation',
   'apmTrace',
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export const iconTypes = [
   'copyClipboard',
   'cross',
   'crosshairs',
-  'crossInACircleFilled',
   'currency',
   'cut',
   'database',
@@ -277,6 +275,7 @@ export const iconTypes = [
   'visTimelion',
   'visVega',
   'visVisualBuilder',
+  'warning',
   'wordWrap',
   'wordWrapDisabled',
   'wrench',
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ export const iconTypes = [
 export default () => (
   <>
     <EuiCodeBlock language="html" isCopyable paddingSize="m">
-      {'<EuiIcon type="alert" />'}
+      {'<EuiIcon type="warning" />'}
     </EuiCodeBlock>
     <EuiSpacer />
     <EuiFlexGrid direction="column" columns={3}>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/page_components/page_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/page_components/page_example.js
index 08a282e04ed..93aed0e9cc6 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/page_components/page_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/page_components/page_example.js
@@ -173,11 +173,7 @@ export const PageExample = {
 
               <EuiTableRow>
                 <EuiTableRowCell>
-                  <EuiIcon
-                    type="crossInACircleFilled"
-                    color="danger"
-                    title="no"
-                  />
+                  <EuiIcon type="error" color="danger" title="no" />
                 </EuiTableRowCell>
                 <EuiTableRowCell>
                   <EuiIcon
@@ -204,18 +200,10 @@ export const PageExample = {
 
               <EuiTableRow>
                 <EuiTableRowCell>
-                  <EuiIcon
-                    type="crossInACircleFilled"
-                    color="danger"
-                    title="no"
-                  />
+                  <EuiIcon type="error" color="danger" title="no" />
                 </EuiTableRowCell>
                 <EuiTableRowCell>
-                  <EuiIcon
-                    type="crossInACircleFilled"
-                    color="danger"
-                    title="no"
-                  />
+                  <EuiIcon type="error" color="danger" title="no" />
                 </EuiTableRowCell>
 
                 <EuiTableRowCell mobileOptions={{ width: '100%' }}>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/page_template/examples.tsx b/src-docs/src/views/page_template/examples.tsx
index 8a8acce7e31..05b87c27fa0 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/page_template/examples.tsx
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/page_template/examples.tsx
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export const PageTemplateInfo = {
   intro: (
     <>
       <EuiCallOut
-        iconType="alert"
+        iconType="warning"
         color="warning"
         title={
           <>
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export const PageTemplateExample = () => (
           </EuiText>
           <EuiSpacer />
           <EuiCallOut
-            iconType="alert"
+            iconType="warning"
             color="warning"
             title="Sidebars must be direct children declared in the same component."
           >
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export const PageTemplateExample = () => (
           <EuiSpacer />
 
           <EuiCallOut
-            iconType="alert"
+            iconType="warning"
             color="warning"
             title={
               <>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/resize_observer/resize_observer_hook.js b/src-docs/src/views/resize_observer/resize_observer_hook.js
index 12f9ae8c187..270b0fac636 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/resize_observer/resize_observer_hook.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/resize_observer/resize_observer_hook.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ export const ResizeObserverHookExample = () => {
           </p>
         ) : (
           <p>
-            <EuiIcon type="crossInACircleFilled" color="danger" /> Browser does
-            not support ResizeObserver API. Using MutationObserver.
+            <EuiIcon type="error" color="danger" /> Browser does not support
+            ResizeObserver API. Using MutationObserver.
           </p>
         )}
         <p>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/selectable/selectable_templates/sitewide_search.tsx b/src-docs/src/views/selectable/selectable_templates/sitewide_search.tsx
index c7205a5470f..2b791a9c709 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/selectable/selectable_templates/sitewide_search.tsx
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/selectable/selectable_templates/sitewide_search.tsx
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ const searchData: EuiSelectableTemplateSitewideOption[] = [
     label: 'Totally custom',
     searchableLabel: 'Totally custom with pink metadata',
     icon: {
-      type: 'alert',
+      type: 'warning',
       color: 'accent',
     },
     meta: [
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/stat/stat_combos.js b/src-docs/src/views/stat/stat_combos.js
index b53a0a616b3..5e06d810df2 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/stat/stat_combos.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/stat/stat_combos.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default () => {
                   description={
                     <EuiTextColor color="accent">
                       <span>
-                        <EuiIcon type="alert" color="danger" /> 12,20%
+                        <EuiIcon type="error" color="danger" /> 12,20%
                       </span>
                     </EuiTextColor>
                   }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export default () => {
                 >
                   <EuiTextColor color="accent">
                     <span>
-                      <EuiIcon type="alert" color="danger" /> 66,55%
+                      <EuiIcon type="error" color="danger" /> 66,55%
                     </span>
                   </EuiTextColor>
                 </EuiStat>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/toast/guidelines.js b/src-docs/src/views/toast/guidelines.js
index 5d01c2f75f0..a1747f79b17 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/toast/guidelines.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/toast/guidelines.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default () => {
             title="The maximum bucket size of 200 was exceeded"
             color="danger"
             size="s"
-            iconType="alert"
+            iconType="error"
           />
           <EuiSpacer size="s" />
           <EuiCodeBlock>
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ and space to read it properly. Alternatively just link to a full page.
         <GuideRuleExample
           type="do"
           text="The check icon reinforces that the action succeeded.
-                The alert icon helps users understand the message is an error."
+                The error icon helps users understand the message is an error."
         >
           <div>
             <EuiToast
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ and space to read it properly. Alternatively just link to a full page.
             <EuiToast
               style={{ maxWidth: 300 }}
               title="A dashboard named 'MyDashboard' already exists"
-              iconType="alert"
+              iconType="error"
               color="danger"
             />
           </div>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/toast/toast_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/toast/toast_example.js
index efe794e548c..a9794f4f25f 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/toast/toast_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/toast/toast_example.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const dangerToastSnippet = [
   `<EuiToast
   title="Danger toast"
   color="danger"
-  iconType="alert"
+  iconType="error"
   onClose={closeToast}>
   <!-- Raw HTML content -->
   </EuiToast>`,
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/toast/warning.js b/src-docs/src/views/toast/warning.js
index 03a2cc7adff..a3286410a5c 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/toast/warning.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/toast/warning.js
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ export default () => (
   <EuiToast
     title="Sometimes a title is enough!"
     color="warning"
-    iconType="alert"
+    iconType="warning"
   />
 );
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/tool_tip/icon_tip.js b/src-docs/src/views/tool_tip/icon_tip.js
index fbb54f8077e..80d4db6b30f 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/tool_tip/icon_tip.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/tool_tip/icon_tip.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default () => {
       <EuiIconTip
         aria-label="Warning"
         size="xl"
-        type="alert"
+        type="warning"
         color="warning"
         content="I do not think it means what you think it means"
       />
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/tool_tip/tool_tip.js b/src-docs/src/views/tool_tip/tool_tip.js
index 87d8655027e..373cf14971a 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/tool_tip/tool_tip.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/tool_tip/tool_tip.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default () => (
       <p>
         This tooltip appears on the bottom of this icon:{' '}
         <EuiToolTip position="bottom" content="Here is some tooltip text">
-          <EuiIcon tabIndex="0" type="alert" title="Icon with tooltip" />
+          <EuiIcon tabIndex="0" type="warning" title="Icon with tooltip" />
         </EuiToolTip>
       </p>
     </EuiText>
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/window_event/window_event_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/window_event/window_event_example.js
index bb60c385ff1..71a040c5a7f 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/window_event/window_event_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/window_event/window_event_example.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const WindowEventExample = {
           <EuiCallOut
             title="Be careful with global listeners"
             color="warning"
-            iconType="alert"
+            iconType="warning"
           >
             <p>
               Since window event listeners are global, they can conflict with
diff --git a/src/components/control_bar/__snapshots__/control_bar.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/control_bar/__snapshots__/control_bar.test.tsx.snap
index f4808ad6251..9fc05d0f7eb 100644
--- a/src/components/control_bar/__snapshots__/control_bar.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/control_bar/__snapshots__/control_bar.test.tsx.snap
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Array [
       <span
         class="euiControlBar__icon"
         color="danger"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="error"
       >
         Sample Icon
       </span>
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Array [
       <span
         class="euiControlBar__icon"
         color="danger"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="error"
       >
         Sample Icon
       </span>
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Array [
       <span
         class="euiControlBar__icon"
         color="danger"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="error"
       >
         Sample Icon
       </span>
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Array [
       <span
         class="euiControlBar__icon"
         color="danger"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="error"
       >
         Sample Icon
       </span>
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ exports[`EuiControlBar props position is rendered 1`] = `
     <span
       class="euiControlBar__icon"
       color="danger"
-      data-euiicon-type="alert"
+      data-euiicon-type="error"
     >
       Sample Icon
     </span>
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ Array [
       <span
         class="euiControlBar__icon"
         color="danger"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="error"
       >
         Sample Icon
       </span>
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ Array [
       <span
         class="euiControlBar__icon"
         color="danger"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="error"
       >
         Sample Icon
       </span>
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ Array [
       <span
         class="euiControlBar__icon"
         color="danger"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="error"
       >
         Sample Icon
       </span>
diff --git a/src/components/control_bar/control_bar.a11y.tsx b/src/components/control_bar/control_bar.a11y.tsx
index e955cf2de23..600519337fe 100644
--- a/src/components/control_bar/control_bar.a11y.tsx
+++ b/src/components/control_bar/control_bar.a11y.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const ControlBar = () => {
     {
       controlType: 'icon',
       id: 'status_icon',
-      iconType: 'alert',
+      iconType: 'warning',
       color: 'warning',
       'aria-label': 'Repo Status',
     },
diff --git a/src/components/control_bar/control_bar.test.tsx b/src/components/control_bar/control_bar.test.tsx
index b5935481ec7..c5ad73f79a1 100644
--- a/src/components/control_bar/control_bar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/control_bar/control_bar.test.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const controls: Control[] = [
   {
     controlType: 'icon',
     id: 'sample_icon',
-    iconType: 'alert',
+    iconType: 'error',
     color: 'danger',
     'aria-label': 'Sample Icon',
   },
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/body/header/column_actions.test.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/body/header/column_actions.test.tsx
index ce8e7e9797a..824060b885b 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/body/header/column_actions.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/body/header/column_actions.test.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('getColumnActions', () => {
       column: {
         ...testArgs.column,
         actions: {
-          additional: [{ label: 'Hi world!', iconType: 'alert' }],
+          additional: [{ label: 'Hi world!', iconType: 'warning' }],
         },
       },
     });
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('getColumnActions', () => {
     const customAction = items[3];
     expect(customAction).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       Object {
-        "iconType": "alert",
+        "iconType": "warning",
         "label": "Hi world!",
         "onClick": [Function],
       }
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
index 1ee9c75b647..8a9483aefcf 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ describe('EuiDataGrid', () => {
                     ? 1
                     : 0;
                 },
-                icon: 'alert',
+                icon: 'warning',
                 color: 'primary',
                 sortTextAsc: 'a-z',
                 sortTextDesc: 'z-a',
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ describe('EuiDataGrid', () => {
                   return (
                     <Component
                       onClick={() => alertFn(rowIndex, columnId)}
-                      iconType="alert"
+                      iconType="warning"
                       aria-label="test1 aria label"
                       data-test-subj={
                         isExpanded ? 'alertActionPopover' : 'alertAction'
diff --git a/src/components/date_picker/__snapshots__/date_picker_range.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/date_picker/__snapshots__/date_picker_range.test.tsx.snap
index 876f574fd6e..09d5ec1120b 100644
--- a/src/components/date_picker/__snapshots__/date_picker_range.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/date_picker/__snapshots__/date_picker_range.test.tsx.snap
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ exports[`EuiDatePickerRange isInvalid is rendered 1`] = `
   >
     <span
       color="danger"
-      data-euiicon-type="alert"
+      data-euiicon-type="warning"
     />
   </span>
   <span
diff --git a/src/components/date_picker/date_picker_range.tsx b/src/components/date_picker/date_picker_range.tsx
index 410dc335bb4..40cf8e5856d 100644
--- a/src/components/date_picker/date_picker_range.tsx
+++ b/src/components/date_picker/date_picker_range.tsx
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export const EuiDatePickerRange: FunctionComponent<EuiDatePickerRangeProps> = ({
     <span className="euiDatePickerRange__delimeter">
       <EuiIcon
         color={isInvalid ? 'danger' : 'subdued'}
-        type={isInvalid ? 'alert' : 'sortRight'}
+        type={isInvalid ? 'warning' : 'sortRight'}
       />
     </span>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/expression/__snapshots__/expression.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/expression/__snapshots__/expression.test.tsx.snap
index d437b391d59..4a8ea32f7df 100644
--- a/src/components/expression/__snapshots__/expression.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/expression/__snapshots__/expression.test.tsx.snap
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ exports[`EuiExpression props descriptionWidth changes the description&apos;s wid
   <span
     class="euiExpression__icon emotion-euiExpression__icon-columns"
     color="danger"
-    data-euiicon-type="alert"
+    data-euiicon-type="warning"
   />
 </span>
 `;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ exports[`EuiExpression props isInvalid renders error state 1`] = `
   <span
     class="euiExpression__icon emotion-euiExpression__icon"
     color="danger"
-    data-euiicon-type="alert"
+    data-euiicon-type="warning"
   />
 </span>
 `;
diff --git a/src/components/expression/expression.tsx b/src/components/expression/expression.tsx
index 2c7d9c1a0cf..61db07c733b 100644
--- a/src/components/expression/expression.tsx
+++ b/src/components/expression/expression.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export type EuiExpressionProps = CommonProps & {
    */
   display?: 'inline' | 'columns';
   /**
-   * Forces color to display as `danger` and shows an `alert` icon
+   * Forces color to display as `danger` and shows an `error` icon
    */
   isInvalid?: boolean;
   /**
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export const EuiExpression: FunctionComponent<ExclusiveUnion<
   const invalidIcon = isInvalid ? (
     <EuiIcon
       className="euiExpression__icon"
-      type="alert"
+      type="warning"
       css={cssIconStyles}
       color={calculatedColor}
     />
diff --git a/src/components/form/field_number/__snapshots__/field_number.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/form/field_number/__snapshots__/field_number.test.tsx.snap
index 110a7972d07..cb7de7ebd8f 100644
--- a/src/components/form/field_number/__snapshots__/field_number.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/form/field_number/__snapshots__/field_number.test.tsx.snap
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exports[`EuiFieldNumber is rendered 1`] = `
 <eui-form-control-layout
   compressed="false"
   fullwidth="false"
-  icon="alert"
+  icon="warning"
   inputid="1"
   isloading="false"
 >
diff --git a/src/components/form/field_number/field_number.test.tsx b/src/components/form/field_number/field_number.test.tsx
index 16b0fcb583e..a734c4be1cd 100644
--- a/src/components/form/field_number/field_number.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/form/field_number/field_number.test.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('EuiFieldNumber', () => {
         max={8}
         step={1}
         value={1}
-        icon="alert"
+        icon="warning"
         onChange={() => {}}
         {...requiredProps}
       />
diff --git a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout.test.tsx.snap
index f6fb5680b21..1d737b1b648 100644
--- a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout.test.tsx.snap
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayout props compressed renders small-sized icon, clear b
         <span
           aria-hidden="true"
           class="euiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon__icon"
-          data-euiicon-type="alert"
+          data-euiicon-type="error"
         />
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayout props icon is rendered as a string 1`] = `
         <span
           aria-hidden="true"
           class="euiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon__icon"
-          data-euiicon-type="alert"
+          data-euiicon-type="error"
         />
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayout props icon is rendered as an object 1`] = `
         <span
           aria-hidden="true"
           class="euiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon__icon"
-          data-euiicon-type="alert"
+          data-euiicon-type="error"
         />
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayout props icon side left is rendered 1`] = `
         <span
           aria-hidden="true"
           class="euiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon__icon"
-          data-euiicon-type="alert"
+          data-euiicon-type="error"
         />
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayout props icon side right is rendered 1`] = `
         <span
           aria-hidden="true"
           class="euiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon__icon"
-          data-euiicon-type="alert"
+          data-euiicon-type="error"
         />
       </span>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout_custom_icon.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout_custom_icon.test.tsx.snap
index 6988b379391..e25e7d1a49a 100644
--- a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout_custom_icon.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout_custom_icon.test.tsx.snap
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon is rendered as button 1`] = `
     aria-hidden="true"
     class="euiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon__icon"
     color="danger"
-    data-euiicon-type="alert"
+    data-euiicon-type="error"
   />
 </button>
 `;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon is rendered as span 1`] = `
   <span
     aria-hidden="true"
     class="euiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon__icon"
-    data-euiicon-type="alert"
+    data-euiicon-type="error"
   />
 </span>
 `;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon size is rendered 1`] = `
   <span
     aria-hidden="true"
     class="euiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon__icon"
-    data-euiicon-type="alert"
+    data-euiicon-type="warning"
   />
 </span>
 `;
diff --git a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout_delimited.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout_delimited.test.tsx.snap
index 5d9de21e924..bac34682d28 100644
--- a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout_delimited.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/__snapshots__/form_control_layout_delimited.test.tsx.snap
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ exports[`EuiFormControlLayoutDelimited props delimiter is rendered as a node 1`]
       class="euiText euiFormControlLayoutDelimited__delimeter emotion-euiText-s-euiTextColor-subdued"
     >
       <span
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="error"
       />
     </div>
     <span
diff --git a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout.test.tsx b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout.test.tsx
index 5e94e108aa1..feadc6bd397 100644
--- a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout.test.tsx
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ describe('EuiFormControlLayout', () => {
     describe('icon', () => {
       describe('is rendered', () => {
         test('as a string', () => {
-          const component = render(<EuiFormControlLayout icon="alert" />);
+          const component = render(<EuiFormControlLayout icon="error" />);
 
           expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
         });
 
         test('as an object', () => {
           const icon = {
-            type: 'alert',
+            type: 'error',
             className: 'customClass',
             'data-test-subj': 'myIcon',
           };
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('EuiFormControlLayout', () => {
         ICON_SIDES.forEach((side) => {
           test(`${side} is rendered`, () => {
             const icon = {
-              type: 'alert',
+              type: 'error',
               side,
             };
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('EuiFormControlLayout', () => {
       describe('onClick', () => {
         test('is called when clicked', () => {
           const icon = {
-            type: 'alert',
+            type: 'error',
             onClick: jest.fn(),
             'data-test-subj': 'myIcon',
           };
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('EuiFormControlLayout', () => {
         const component = render(
           <EuiFormControlLayout
             compressed
-            icon={{ type: 'alert' }}
+            icon={{ type: 'error' }}
             clear={{ onClick: jest.fn() }}
             isLoading
           />
diff --git a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout_custom_icon.test.tsx b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout_custom_icon.test.tsx
index e3c76dbb47b..5d4968985de 100644
--- a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout_custom_icon.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout_custom_icon.test.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon', () => {
   test('is rendered as button', () => {
     const props: EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIconProps = {
       onClick: () => null,
-      type: 'alert',
+      type: 'error',
       iconRef: 'icon',
       color: 'danger',
     };
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon', () => {
 
   test('is rendered as span', () => {
     const props: EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIconProps = {
-      type: 'alert',
+      type: 'error',
       iconRef: 'icon',
     };
     const component = render(
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon', () => {
 
   test('size is rendered', () => {
     const component = render(
-      <EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon type="alert" size="s" />
+      <EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon type="warning" size="s" />
     );
 
     expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
diff --git a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout_delimited.test.tsx b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout_delimited.test.tsx
index 8ead79da644..37c2ee15b5a 100644
--- a/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout_delimited.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/form/form_control_layout/form_control_layout_delimited.test.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('EuiFormControlLayoutDelimited', () => {
         });
 
         test('as a node', () => {
-          const icon = <EuiIcon type="alert" />;
+          const icon = <EuiIcon type="error" />;
 
           const component = render(
             <EuiFormControlLayoutDelimited
diff --git a/src/components/header/__snapshots__/header_logo.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/header/__snapshots__/header_logo.test.tsx.snap
index feed990cb01..74e03effa1e 100644
--- a/src/components/header/__snapshots__/header_logo.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/header/__snapshots__/header_logo.test.tsx.snap
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ exports[`EuiHeaderLogo renders optional props 1`] = `
 >
   <span
     class="euiHeaderLogo__icon"
-    data-euiicon-type="alert"
+    data-euiicon-type="error"
   >
     Moby Dick
   </span>
diff --git a/src/components/header/header_logo.test.tsx b/src/components/header/header_logo.test.tsx
index 52210c91b64..8ab446237c4 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header_logo.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/header/header_logo.test.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('EuiHeaderLogo', () => {
   test('renders optional props', () => {
     const component = render(
       <EuiHeaderLogo
-        iconType="alert"
+        iconType="error"
         iconTitle="Moby Dick"
         style={{ color: 'red' }}
       />
diff --git a/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
index 4937a1845e0..d6fd6df13be 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
@@ -610,27 +610,6 @@ exports[`EuiIcon props type aggregate is rendered 1`] = `
 </svg>
 `;
 
-exports[`EuiIcon props type alert is rendered 1`] = `
-<svg
-  aria-hidden="true"
-  class="euiIcon emotion-euiIcon-m-isLoaded"
-  data-icon-type="alert"
-  data-is-loaded="true"
-  height="16"
-  role="img"
-  viewBox="0 0 16 16"
-  width="16"
-  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
->
-  <path
-    d="M8.55 9.502l.35-3.507a.905.905 0 10-1.8 0l.35 3.507a.552.552 0 001.1 0zM9 12a1 1 0 11-2 0 1 1 0 012 0z"
-  />
-  <path
-    d="M8.864 1.496a1 1 0 00-1.728 0l-7 12A1 1 0 001 15h14a1 1 0 00.864-1.504l-7-12zM1 14L8 2l7 12H1z"
-  />
-</svg>
-`;
-
 exports[`EuiIcon props type analyzeEvent is rendered 1`] = `
 <svg
   aria-hidden="true"
@@ -1835,24 +1814,6 @@ exports[`EuiIcon props type crossClusterReplicationApp is rendered 1`] = `
 </svg>
 `;
 
-exports[`EuiIcon props type crossInACircleFilled is rendered 1`] = `
-<svg
-  aria-hidden="true"
-  class="euiIcon emotion-euiIcon-m-isLoaded"
-  data-icon-type="crossInACircleFilled"
-  data-is-loaded="true"
-  height="16"
-  role="img"
-  viewBox="0 0 16 16"
-  width="16"
-  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
->
-  <path
-    d="M8.746 8l3.1-3.1a.527.527 0 10-.746-.746L8 7.254l-3.1-3.1a.527.527 0 10-.746.746l3.1 3.1-3.1 3.1a.527.527 0 10.746.746l3.1-3.1 3.1 3.1a.527.527 0 10.746-.746L8.746 8zM8 16A8 8 0 118 0a8 8 0 010 16z"
-  />
-</svg>
-`;
-
 exports[`EuiIcon props type crosshairs is rendered 1`] = `
 <svg
   aria-hidden="true"
@@ -10948,6 +10909,27 @@ exports[`EuiIcon props type visualizeApp is rendered 1`] = `
 </svg>
 `;
 
+exports[`EuiIcon props type warning is rendered 1`] = `
+<svg
+  aria-hidden="true"
+  class="euiIcon emotion-euiIcon-m-isLoaded"
+  data-icon-type="warning"
+  data-is-loaded="true"
+  height="16"
+  role="img"
+  viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+  width="16"
+  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+>
+  <path
+    d="M8.55 9.502l.35-3.507a.905.905 0 10-1.8 0l.35 3.507a.552.552 0 001.1 0zM9 12a1 1 0 11-2 0 1 1 0 012 0z"
+  />
+  <path
+    d="M8.864 1.496a1 1 0 00-1.728 0l-7 12A1 1 0 001 15h14a1 1 0 00.864-1.504l-7-12zM1 14L8 2l7 12H1z"
+  />
+</svg>
+`;
+
 exports[`EuiIcon props type watchesApp is rendered 1`] = `
 <svg
   aria-hidden="true"
diff --git a/src/components/icon/assets/crossInACircleFilled.tsx b/src/components/icon/assets/warning.tsx
similarity index 73%
rename from src/components/icon/assets/crossInACircleFilled.tsx
rename to src/components/icon/assets/warning.tsx
index 1f41714f033..33cc7947619 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/assets/crossInACircleFilled.tsx
+++ b/src/components/icon/assets/warning.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface SVGRProps {
   titleId?: string;
 }
 
-const EuiIconCrossInACircleFilled = ({
+const EuiIconWarning = ({
   title,
   titleId,
   ...props
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ const EuiIconCrossInACircleFilled = ({
     {...props}
   >
     {title ? <title id={titleId}>{title}</title> : null}
-    <path d="M8.746 8l3.1-3.1a.527.527 0 10-.746-.746L8 7.254l-3.1-3.1a.527.527 0 10-.746.746l3.1 3.1-3.1 3.1a.527.527 0 10.746.746l3.1-3.1 3.1 3.1a.527.527 0 10.746-.746L8.746 8zM8 16A8 8 0 118 0a8 8 0 010 16z" />
+    <path d="M8.55 9.502l.35-3.507a.905.905 0 10-1.8 0l.35 3.507a.552.552 0 001.1 0zM9 12a1 1 0 11-2 0 1 1 0 012 0z" />
+    <path d="M8.864 1.496a1 1 0 00-1.728 0l-7 12A1 1 0 001 15h14a1 1 0 00.864-1.504l-7-12zM1 14L8 2l7 12H1z" />
   </svg>
 );
 
-export const icon = EuiIconCrossInACircleFilled;
+export const icon = EuiIconWarning;
diff --git a/src/components/icon/icon_glyphs.a11y.tsx b/src/components/icon/icon_glyphs.a11y.tsx
index a0e991f37e5..3dbda23fcc4 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/icon_glyphs.a11y.tsx
+++ b/src/components/icon/icon_glyphs.a11y.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ describe('EuiIcons', () => {
     const GlyphIcons = [
       'accessibility',
       'aggregate',
-      'alert',
       'analyzeEvent',
       'annotation',
       'apmTrace',
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ describe('EuiIcons', () => {
       'copyClipboard',
       'cross',
       'crosshairs',
-      'crossInACircleFilled',
       'currency',
       'cut',
       'database',
@@ -279,6 +277,7 @@ describe('EuiIcons', () => {
       'visTimelion',
       'visVega',
       'visVisualBuilder',
+      'warning',
       'wordWrap',
       'wordWrapDisabled',
       'wrench',
diff --git a/src/components/icon/icon_map.ts b/src/components/icon/icon_map.ts
index 0ef50e930f5..4ee834748e0 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/icon_map.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon/icon_map.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export const typeToPathMap = {
   advancedSettingsApp: 'app_advanced_settings',
   agentApp: 'app_fleet',
   aggregate: 'aggregate',
-  alert: 'alert',
   analyzeEvent: 'analyzeEvent',
   annotation: 'annotation',
   apmApp: 'app_apm',
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ export const typeToPathMap = {
   createSingleMetricJob: 'ml_create_single_metric_job',
   cross: 'cross',
   crossClusterReplicationApp: 'app_cross_cluster_replication',
-  crossInACircleFilled: 'crossInACircleFilled',
   crosshairs: 'crosshairs',
   currency: 'currency',
   cut: 'cut',
@@ -415,6 +413,7 @@ export const typeToPathMap = {
   visVega: 'vis_vega',
   visVisualBuilder: 'vis_visual_builder',
   visualizeApp: 'app_visualize',
+  warning: 'warning',
   watchesApp: 'app_watches',
   wordWrap: 'wordWrap',
   wordWrapDisabled: 'wordWrapDisabled',
diff --git a/src/components/icon/svgs/crossInACircleFilled.svg b/src/components/icon/svgs/crossInACircleFilled.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index d8dac79c53a..00000000000
--- a/src/components/icon/svgs/crossInACircleFilled.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
-  <path d="M8.74571762,8 L11.8455568,4.90016079 C12.0514811,4.69423656 12.0514811,4.36036741 11.8455568,4.15444318 C11.6396326,3.94851894 11.3057634,3.94851894 11.0998392,4.15444318 L8,7.25428238 L4.90016079,4.15444318 C4.69423656,3.94851894 4.36036741,3.94851894 4.15444318,4.15444318 C3.94851894,4.36036741 3.94851894,4.69423656 4.15444318,4.90016079 L7.25428238,8 L4.15444318,11.0998392 C3.94851894,11.3057634 3.94851894,11.6396326 4.15444318,11.8455568 C4.36036741,12.0514811 4.69423656,12.0514811 4.90016079,11.8455568 L8,8.74571762 L11.0998392,11.8455568 C11.3057634,12.0514811 11.6396326,12.0514811 11.8455568,11.8455568 C12.0514811,11.6396326 12.0514811,11.3057634 11.8455568,11.0998392 L8.74571762,8 Z M8,16 C3.581722,16 0,12.418278 0,8 C0,3.581722 3.581722,0 8,0 C12.418278,0 16,3.581722 16,8 C16,12.418278 12.418278,16 8,16 Z"/>
-</svg>
diff --git a/src/components/icon/svgs/alert.svg b/src/components/icon/svgs/warning.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/components/icon/svgs/alert.svg
rename to src/components/icon/svgs/warning.svg
diff --git a/src/components/markdown_editor/markdown_editor_footer.tsx b/src/components/markdown_editor/markdown_editor_footer.tsx
index e5b5b9f8b9f..69928cee9d0 100644
--- a/src/components/markdown_editor/markdown_editor_footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/markdown_editor/markdown_editor_footer.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const EuiMarkdownEditorFooter = forwardRef<
       <EuiPopover
         button={
           <EuiButtonEmpty
-            iconType="crossInACircleFilled"
+            iconType="error"
             size="s"
             color="danger"
             aria-label={ariaLabels.showSyntaxErrors}
diff --git a/src/components/page_template/empty_prompt/__snapshots__/page_empty_prompt.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/page_template/empty_prompt/__snapshots__/page_empty_prompt.test.tsx.snap
index 5f509c561bc..e97b76c0db9 100644
--- a/src/components/page_template/empty_prompt/__snapshots__/page_empty_prompt.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/page_template/empty_prompt/__snapshots__/page_empty_prompt.test.tsx.snap
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ exports[`_EuiPageEmptyPrompt EuiEmptyPromptProps is rendered 1`] = `
         >
           <span
             color="subdued"
-            data-euiicon-type="alert"
+            data-euiicon-type="warning"
           />
         </div>
         <div
diff --git a/src/components/page_template/empty_prompt/page_empty_prompt.test.tsx b/src/components/page_template/empty_prompt/page_empty_prompt.test.tsx
index 6fa6fc4f303..9e90a67ee3e 100644
--- a/src/components/page_template/empty_prompt/page_empty_prompt.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/page_template/empty_prompt/page_empty_prompt.test.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('_EuiPageEmptyPrompt', () => {
     const component = render(
       <EuiPageEmptyPrompt
         footer="Footer"
-        iconType="alert"
+        iconType="warning"
         layout="horizontal"
       />
     );
diff --git a/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/__snapshots__/selectable_template_sitewide_option.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/__snapshots__/selectable_template_sitewide_option.test.tsx.snap
index fe667598164..9491e9ee279 100644
--- a/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/__snapshots__/selectable_template_sitewide_option.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/__snapshots__/selectable_template_sitewide_option.test.tsx.snap
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Array [
     "className": "euiSelectableTemplateSitewide__listItem",
     "icon": Object {
       "color": "accent",
-      "type": "alert",
+      "type": "warning",
     },
     "key": "Other metas",
     "label": "Other metas",
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Array [
     "prepend": <EuiIcon
       color="accent"
       size="l"
-      type="alert"
+      type="warning"
     />,
     "searchableLabel": "Totally custom with pink metadata",
     "title": "Other metas • Article, Case, Text, I have a custom type",
diff --git a/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/selectable_template_sitewide.test.tsx b/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/selectable_template_sitewide.test.tsx
index a38f88300c9..b38f7eaf337 100644
--- a/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/selectable_template_sitewide.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/selectable_template_sitewide.test.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const options: EuiSelectableTemplateSitewideOption[] = [
     label: 'Other metas',
     searchableLabel: 'Totally custom with pink metadata',
     icon: {
-      type: 'alert',
+      type: 'warning',
       color: 'accent',
     },
     meta: [
diff --git a/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/selectable_template_sitewide_option.test.tsx b/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/selectable_template_sitewide_option.test.tsx
index d04c5b88bdf..9dad88c71c7 100644
--- a/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/selectable_template_sitewide_option.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/selectable/selectable_templates/selectable_template_sitewide_option.test.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const options: EuiSelectableTemplateSitewideOption[] = [
     label: 'Other metas',
     searchableLabel: 'Totally custom with pink metadata',
     icon: {
-      type: 'alert',
+      type: 'warning',
       color: 'accent',
     },
     meta: [
diff --git a/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step.test.tsx.snap
index 0782a6833ca..a66bca669d7 100644
--- a/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step.test.tsx.snap
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ exports[`EuiStep props status warning is rendered 1`] = `
     >
       <span
         class="euiStepNumber__icon emotion-euiStepNumber__icon-warning"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="warning"
       >
         Step 1 has warnings
       </span>
diff --git a/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step_horizontal.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step_horizontal.test.tsx.snap
index f32ee8e340e..172248c6101 100644
--- a/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step_horizontal.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step_horizontal.test.tsx.snap
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ exports[`EuiStepHorizontal props status warning is rendered 1`] = `
   >
     <span
       class="euiStepNumber__icon emotion-euiStepNumber__icon-warning"
-      data-euiicon-type="alert"
+      data-euiicon-type="warning"
     >
       Step 1 has warnings
     </span>
diff --git a/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step_number.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step_number.test.tsx.snap
index ea59f9b38ee..aba308da31e 100644
--- a/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step_number.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/steps/__snapshots__/step_number.test.tsx.snap
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ exports[`EuiStepNumber props status warning is rendered 1`] = `
 >
   <span
     class="euiStepNumber__icon emotion-euiStepNumber__icon-warning"
-    data-euiicon-type="alert"
+    data-euiicon-type="warning"
   >
     Step 1 has warnings
   </span>
diff --git a/src/components/steps/step_number.tsx b/src/components/steps/step_number.tsx
index 31d102446da..fe450ca6c6e 100644
--- a/src/components/steps/step_number.tsx
+++ b/src/components/steps/step_number.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export const EuiStepNumber: FunctionComponent<EuiStepNumberProps> = ({
       ];
       const iconTypeMap = {
         danger: 'cross',
-        warning: 'alert',
+        warning: 'warning',
         complete: 'check',
       };
 
diff --git a/src/components/toast/__snapshots__/global_toast_list.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/toast/__snapshots__/global_toast_list.test.tsx.snap
index 82f4413a021..38b55453b7a 100644
--- a/src/components/toast/__snapshots__/global_toast_list.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/toast/__snapshots__/global_toast_list.test.tsx.snap
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ exports[`EuiGlobalToastList props side can be changed to left 1`] = `
       <span
         aria-hidden="true"
         class="emotion-euiToastHeader__icon"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="warning"
       />
       <span
         class="emotion-euiToastHeader__title"
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ exports[`EuiGlobalToastList props toasts is rendered 1`] = `
       <span
         aria-hidden="true"
         class="emotion-euiToastHeader__icon"
-        data-euiicon-type="alert"
+        data-euiicon-type="warning"
       />
       <span
         class="emotion-euiToastHeader__title"
diff --git a/src/components/toast/global_toast_list.test.tsx b/src/components/toast/global_toast_list.test.tsx
index 7fb96473cc2..4761bc2cdeb 100644
--- a/src/components/toast/global_toast_list.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/toast/global_toast_list.test.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('EuiGlobalToastList', () => {
             title: 'B',
             text: 'b',
             color: 'danger',
-            iconType: 'alert',
+            iconType: 'warning',
             'data-test-subj': 'b',
             id: 'b',
           },
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('EuiGlobalToastList', () => {
             title: 'B',
             text: 'b',
             color: 'danger',
-            iconType: 'alert',
+            iconType: 'warning',
             'data-test-subj': 'b',
             id: 'b',
           },
diff --git a/src/components/tool_tip/__snapshots__/icon_tip.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/tool_tip/__snapshots__/icon_tip.test.tsx.snap
index 52b722cf8df..21d4d243bc7 100644
--- a/src/components/tool_tip/__snapshots__/icon_tip.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/tool_tip/__snapshots__/icon_tip.test.tsx.snap
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ exports[`EuiIconTip props type is rendered as the icon 1`] = `
   class="euiToolTipAnchor emotion-euiToolTipAnchor-inlineBlock"
 >
   <span
-    data-euiicon-type="alert"
+    data-euiicon-type="warning"
     tabindex="0"
   >
     Info
diff --git a/src/components/tool_tip/icon_tip.test.tsx b/src/components/tool_tip/icon_tip.test.tsx
index 29d7865b082..6ee5ef07838 100644
--- a/src/components/tool_tip/icon_tip.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/tool_tip/icon_tip.test.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('EuiIconTip', () => {
     describe('type', () => {
       test('is rendered as the icon', () => {
         const component = render(
-          <EuiIconTip type="alert" id="id" content="content" />
+          <EuiIconTip type="warning" id="id" content="content" />
         );
 
         expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
diff --git a/upcoming_changelogs/6608.md b/upcoming_changelogs/6608.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41085c69732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming_changelogs/6608.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+**Breaking changes**
+
+- Renamed `EuiIcon`'s `alert` to `warning`
+- Removed `EuiIcon`'s `crossInACircleFilled` in favor of `error`