Push-to-talk — waybar indicator

How the bar reads in each state, so you can tell at a glance whether you're in PTT mode. Two elements move together: the mic glyph (live vs muted, the module you already have) and a PTT tag — an outline flag that's always present (dim grey when off, so the bar never jumps), glows gold when PTT is engaged, and is itself click-to-toggle for PTT mode.

Not in PTT mode — the tag sits dim (present, barely visible)

Mic live. Tag dim grey.
󰂯
󰗋 󰍬
85%
Mic muted (plain mic-toggle). Tag still dim.
󰂯
󰗋 󰍭
85%

The tag is always there — dim grey when off — so the bar never reflows when PTT flips. Click the tag to toggle PTT mode (same as Super+Shift+A). A plain mic-mute leaves the tag dim; only PTT lights it gold.

In PTT mode — the tag lights gold

Armed, not talking. Mic muted, tag glows gold.
󰂯
󰗋 󰍭
85%
Holding the key — transmitting. Mic live, tag brightens.
󰂯
󰗋 󰍬
85%

Only the letters and outline change colour — the box holds its place, so nothing shifts. While you hold to talk the mic flips live and the tag brightens, so you see you're transmitting, not just armed.

The four states side by side — the tag never moves

󰗋 󰍬
󰗋 󰍭
󰗋 󰍭
󰗋 󰍬

left → right: off + live · off + muted · PTT armed · PTT transmitting. The tag holds its position through all four — no jump.

Variants to consider

• Tag icon — the account-voice glyph 󰗋 (shown). Alternatives if it doesn't read right: radio-handheld 󰐺, broadcast 󱜠, or plain "PTT"/"TALK" text.

• Tag colour — gold (shown, matches the panel's PUSH·TALK lamp). A red tag would read more like "mic hot/muted"; gold reads "mode engaged".

• Tag placement — left of the mic glyph (shown) so the flag leads. Could sit right of it instead.

• Transmit cue — brighten + glow the tag while holding (shown), or leave the tag steady and let only the mic glyph carry the live/muted change.