Embodiments of this application relate to the field of terminal technologies. In the method, a resource management framework obtains an icon material image and a border material image. The icon material image includes a content element of a target icon, the border material icon includes a border element of the target icon. Then, the home screen APP adjusts sizes of the icon material image and the border material image to a target size. Then, the home screen APP obtains an icon display file based on a border material image of the target size and an icon material image of the target size. Then, the home screen APP displays a target image on a display screen based on the icon display file. When an icon is displayed by using the method, clarity of an icon displayed on an electronic device can be improved.