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Introducing: Build Awesome

2026-05-07T17:40:36Z

I really love surprise parties. I’m just so frickin’ excited!

We’ve been holding something in for a long time. And well, to be honest, our tummies hurt just a little. TLDR; Now you can help fund the Build Awesome Kickstarter!

To be honest, holding in this news was kinda like trying not to spoil a surprise party while the guest of honor keeps asking why there are balloons poking out of the closet. (We see you, Surprise Party Sue.)

The Kickstarter is live, and you’re invited into the test kitchen. Back the project, nab all the goodies, and help us ship a better long-term recipe for building on the web.

The Build Awesome Kickstarter is Live!

Build Awesome is our answer to a problem every web person knows deep down in their bones: while shipping websites is sometimes easy, the maintenance part is not.

Somewhere between launch day confetti and six months later, your build ends up requiring seventeen plugins and performing an ethically gray ritual, just to keep things running. Your site gets fragile. Bloated. Stale. The deploy pipeline starts looking like a kitchen that a group of kindergartners have been “cooking” in for the last week. Your utensil drawer has been replaced with a vague sense of dread, and your dry ingredients have been spilled all over the floor.

So we sprung into action to do what we do best: we marched into the test kitchen and started rebuilding the recipe!

The Problem: Modern Web Stacks Feel Like Cooking During an Earthquake

You’ve got everything you need: design system, components, content, a plan (and maybe a playlist to jam while you’re building).

But somehow shipping still runs up against the brick wall of multiple frameworks, a database + CMS layer, and a deployment pipeline held together with thoughts, prayers, and one dependency that updates every Tuesday just to remind you who’s boss.

Simple edits turn into unwelcome meetings with Milton (we like him just fine). Maintenance turns into archaeology. And somewhere in your CI config, a ‘possum is chewing through a cable while maintaining unblinking eye contact.

The Solution: Build Awesome

Build Awesome is static by default. That means fast sites that don’t crumble under their own stack, with:

Durable HTML output: boring (compliment) pages that keep working for years
No database required: fewer moving parts, fewer “why is prod on fire” moments
Anywhere hosting: deploy where you want, not where a platform insists
Clearer structure for maintenance + collaboration: easier edits after launch, even with team churn
Optional Pro workflow tools: safer updates, previews, and teamwork without lock-in

Aaand, no Awesomeverse project is complete without a fun video. Well, you guessed it, a bunch of the video cast and crew are back at it (including a ‘possum mascot!) so quit readin’ and start watchin’!

Check out the Kickstarter!

Holy GDPR Compliance, Batman!

2026-05-14T16:06:23Z

You’ve probably heard about GDPR or at least seen its effects (all those popups asking you to accept cookie settings, for example). We’ve got some GDPR compliance of our own and in this post we’ll be talking about the nature of privacy, export, and explicit consent.

TL;DR

You tried to login to Font Awesome and got a popup about accepting our terms of service and privacy policy. Those terms and policies have not changed in over a year, we simply need explicit consent from our users, specifically those living in Europe so we comply with GDPR.

Since we are a small company, we can’t easily maintain data centers in the EU. What little data we collect about you needs to be exported to the US. We aren’t supposed to do that unless you agree to the export.

A more in-depth discussion of privacy

What is privacy? This is a complex topic. WAAAAY back when I first got into security, privacy was mostly about ensuring information about a person was kept secret. Think about medical and financial records. For a long time, the goal was to make sure no one else could get that information so bad actors couldn’t steal your identity or get access to things reserved for you (like your bank account or health insurance).

Today, things are a little different. Because much of the Internet is free to use, someone had to foot the bill for jigawatts of power used to run the servers that shape our daily lives. The solution was advertising. Advertising is more effective and lucrative when the advertiser knows a lot about their target audience. To that end, companies that rely heavily on advertising have started collecting TONS of data about individual users.

Unfortunately, in their rush towards profitability, a lot of companies didn’t really consider how all this newly available information might harm users. So, after years of abuse, the EU finally decided to stand up for the rights of the people (what else should a government do, right?). They made privacy about the right of the person to control how specific information about them is collected, used, and maintained.

Font Awesome and privacy

From the beginning, our goal has been to follow the Golden Rule; treat others as you yourself would want to be treated. That is why, from Font Awesome’s beginning, we’ve done things a little differently. Unlike 10^100 or rivers in Brazil (you know who you are) our free product is genuinely free and open source. Just use it! We want you to! It’s awesome!

In order to keep making awesome stuff, we have a Pro version of our product. That is our main source of revenue. We don’t track how you use our product and create profiles about you that we sell to advertising agencies, we just make a product we think is worth the price you pay for it.

That data gets used primarily to make sure things are running smoothly and so that we can communicate with you about any problems, updates, or sweet deals. Full disclosure, we do have some small ads on our free site, but those ads aren’t targeted, i.e., they don’t know anything about you specifically (which is why we make VERY little money from them directly).

To get a Font Awesome account, all you need to give us is an email address so we can keep in touch if necessary. You can choose to tell us a little bit more about yourself, but all we do with that is personalize your emails (and try to figure out how long people have heard about us and their favorite icons). Our commitment to you is always to keep your data safe and never use it beyond the bounds of Font Awesome.

Font Awesome is a small company. At the moment, we don’t have a solution that allows us to keep EU data entirely within the geographical bounds of the EU member states. To that end, we have to export user data. The good news is, because we collect almost nothing anyway, the cybersecurity risk to our users is very low in general. However, to be considerate citizens of the Internet/world and comply with the law we need you to explicitly agree to let us export that data.

To achieve the above, we comply with EU-U.S. DPF. If you’d like to learn more about that, you can read the following here, and here.

We plan to keep your data safe to the best of our ability. However, there is a chance that some US law enforcement agency can compel us to provide information about EU citizens. If the risk of having your email address and the other information you provided us (up to and including first name, last name, year you learned about Font Awesome, and favorite icon) potentially read by US authorities is too great for you, we understand. We hope to not require information export in the future; until that day arrives, we’ll do the best that we can otherwise. That is why we need you to explicitly consent to having your data exported to the US.

New Sponsorship Tiers for the Build Awesome Kickstarter

2026-05-08T18:51:00Z

A ’possum always pays their debts.

Folks following along to the Build Awesome Pro Kickstarter might already know: we’re creating a new kind of website builder (and full-stack Editable SDK) for your web projects, starting at just $29 for an entire year! In-browser editing and live previews included!

Back the Kickstarter (starting at $29)

But there’s one small piece that may have snuck under the radar: we’ve also added sponsorship tiers (priced yearly) to unlock unique and exclusive new benefits.

Benefit	Bronze Tier	Silver Tier	Gold Tier
[Font Awesome, Web Awesome, Build Awesome] Pro Bundles Included	×5	×10	×20
Your brand icon added to the Font Awesome icon library. This is the only way to commission a brand icon¹!	-	Silver	Gold
Your logo on the Build Awesome website (coming to build.awesome.me via 11ty.dev), ordered by tier level	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Your logo on the Awesomeverse Sponsor page, available on Build Awesome, Font Awesome and Web Awesome	-	-	Gold
Dedicated premium private Discord access with the Build Awesome team	-	Silver	Gold
Add your website to our exhibition/showcase	-	Silver	Gold
Premium Actual Human™ Support (fast-pass questions and bug fixes; now with even more Human)	-	-	Gold

Help us Build something Awesome.

Don’t see a tier that fits your needs? Contact us!

Font Awesome has previously offered brand icon commissions but this service is no longer available except through this sponsorship tier.

Game on for the Build Awesome Kickstarter

2026-04-23T22:47:00Z

A few weeks ago, we pressed pause on the Build Awesome Kickstarter because our emails weren't reaching inboxes. Kickstarter campaigns live on momentum, and ours wasn’t living up to its potential. In the mean time, we've been hard at work cleaning up our email infrastructure and watching deliverability climb back where it should be.

The campaign goes live April 28

If you pledged to the paused campaign, first of all thank you. Unfortunately your pledge will not carry over (Kickstarter doesn't allow pledge transfers), but we’ll have a special reward for those early Kickstarter backers when the new page goes live. Keep an eye out for a special message through Kickstarter with a little treat when the campaign goes live .

How you can help

Hit Notify Me on the pre-launch page. The first 48 hours are pivotal in a Kickstarter and notifications help build that momentum.
Share the pre-launch with someone else. Word of mouth is one channel Gmail can't filter!

See you April 28th

We hit our funding goal in a day on the first attempt, with a lot of our audience never hearing about it. We're excited to see what happens this time.

See you at the relaunch!

Get notified on launch

Get the Most Out of Font Awesome Kits: A Deeper Dive Into Your Icon Toolbox

2026-04-09T16:53:47Z

With great power comes great responsibility.

Ever get that sinking feeling that your Font Awesome Kit might be working… but not working for you?

Yeah, you’re using a Kit for icons (duh), but chances are you’re not tapping into its full potential — and that could mean missed opportunities, wasted pageviews, and even surprise overages. No bueno. It might be time for a level up.

Remember the rush of uncovering a hidden level in your favorite classic game, like finding a secret warp pipe in Super Mario Bros.? Well, Font Awesome Kits have features you might not be tapping into yet that’ll help keep your projects on track.

Whether you’re a n00b looking to speed-run your first project or a seasoned dev ready to unlock every achievement, mastering Kits will have you wielding icons with the nimbleness of a pro gamer pulling off a perfect combo.

Sure, things look fine on the surface — but under the hood, mismanaged Kits can quietly slow your site, leak resources, or lead to unnecessary costs.

OK, so maybe unlocking Kit features isn’t the same rush as that perfect combo, but a fine-tuned Kit will definitely make managing your account a cinch. So, what tweaks can you make and why does it matter?

Pageviews are often overlooked, but mismanaging them can lead to overages, which could slow down your site or even cost you extra.
Domains are another feature that tends to get lost in the shuffle, but they’re key to making sure your pageviews go where they’re needed most.
Downloading your Kit is all about flexibility — whether you’re working offline or just want to keep a local copy of your icons, this feature puts the power in your hands.

But we’ll break each of these down a bit more …

What’s in a Kit? More than you might think

A Kit is your go-to briefcase for all things icons. It’s where you keep all the tools — icons, settings, and configurations — you’ll need for your projects. But here’s the kicker: Most people aren’t using their Kits to their fullest. And that’s where we come in.

Here are some key features you might not be taking advantage of.

Pageviews: Know where you stand

Whether you’re a free or Pro user — every Font Awesome plan has a pageview limit. We’re not too touchy about it if you go over your allotted amount, but knowing your pageview is a good idea so you stay within your range. A pageview is counted whenever your Kit is loaded onto a web page. We count pageviews per month, and they renew on the first of each month. Every Font Awesome subscription comes with a number of Kit pageviews counted across all Kits.

Don’t ignore this too long though, you could end up with a Kit that’s doing double duty on sites you don’t even control — racking up usage faster than a Konami Code lives cheat.

If you’re curious where your project stands, you can check your Kit pageviews usage in your Account. Over your amount? Not a huge deal, but it may be time for a plan upgrade.

Domains: Putting the power in your hands

Here’s a pro tip: You can control pageview usage by setting up domains. Without domains, your Kit is vulnerable — anyone with your Kit code could use it on their own site, draining your pageviews and potentially causing problems.

Locking down domains is your first line of defense. It ensures that only the domains you trust can access your Kit, keeping out those who shouldn’t have access. If you don’t set it up, your Kit is wide open, and anyone — from mordor.com to balrog.biz — can use it, which would be wretched indeed.

By guarding your Kit with domains, you’ll manage your pageviews better and keep your resources safe from unwanted access like a true steward of Gondor.

Downloading your Kit: Taking full control

Want to take your Kit on the road? Maybe you’re working on a self-hosted project or need those icons in your desktop app. Relying on cloud-only access can sometimes leave you stranded — like showing up to a LAN party without your rig.

Good news: downloading your Kit is super easy. Just open your Kit, hit the ‘Download’ tab, and you’re all set. You’ll get SVG and OTF files, ready to use in your favorite font manager. It’s like packing your briefcase with all the essentials before heading out the door.

So, to summarize:

Your Kit might be underperforming or overexposed.
That can lead to unexpected costs, bandwidth drain, or even performance hits.
Master a few simple features — pageviews, domains, and downloads — and your Kit will be optimized, secure, and ready to flex across any project.

Your Kit has the power. Now it’s up to you to use it wisely. Log in, and lock it down!

Want to learn more? Watch the screencast!

The Icon (Re)Quest for Peace

2026-03-26T13:25:00Z

Until recently, the Font Awesome GitHub repo had over 4,000 open issues. By my count … that’s a lot. When working well, an issue tracker helps maintainers keep an eye on bugs and troubles the community is having with their product. To put it bluntly, our issue tracker was NOT working well. Especially when you consider that almost 75% of the open issues were icon requests. And over 50% of those were brand requests. As they say in the business … that’s a whole lotta ~~meatballs~~ requests.

How did we get here?

Well, Font Awesome has been around for over a decade. And for a long time, it was in the hands of only one person — in charge of both bug fixes and icon creation. But as Font Awesome has grown, so has the complexity of our offering (for better or worse … but that’s a conversation for another time). And yet … icon creation has remained (mostly) in the hands of one to two people. Keeping up with requests has not only been hard for us (we have other responsibilities) but it’s been hard for the community to see what’s what and help shepherd along requests they deem valuable.

A side effect of the icon requests piling up is that we’ve been unable to see the forest for the trees. Important, show-stopping bug reports sat, undisturbed, between requests for a biceps icon and Zodiac symbols. (Not to worry, both are being worked on and will be in our next release.)

So, how are we addressing this?

Inspired by recent discussions with Cory LaViska and Zach Leatherman, we’ve made the decision to lean heavily into, ahem, discussions. Or, more aptly into GitHub Discussions. Moving forward, we’ll only be using our issue tracker to track actionable items and bug reports. Everything else? A Discussion. This keeps things cleanly organized by category, and allows us to focus on what’s most important, right now.

Bug Report → Issue
Actionable Piece of Work → Issue
Ask a question → Discussion
Ideas/suggestions → Discussion
Waxing Philosophical → Discussion

And, perhaps most pertinent to this post:

Icon Request → Discussion

In the short term, this means we have made the difficult decision to batch close our currently open icon request issues, and are asking folks to re-open them if the icons are still needed. This gives us a bit of a clean slate moving into 2026. (And just for peace of mind, we did record the most popular requests prior to making this change, and are actively working on a number of them.)

You can keep track of what’s popping the stack in terms of popularity and see what we’re working on next, by visiting the Icon Leaderboard.

We’re Pressing Pause on our Kickstarter

2026-03-06T16:57:54Z

This is a hard one to write.

Earlier this week, we launched a campaign for Build Awesome. We hit our funding goal in a day, and it felt amazing! But then things got quiet. Not a disaster. Just… quieter than we’d hoped. And quieter than our past Kickstarter experiences had trained us to expect.

After digging in, we figured out why. Most of our announcements never landed. We won’t get into details, but let’s just say Gmail had other ideas. Our launch emails reached maybe 5-10% of the people they were supposed to.

Kickstarter campaigns live and die by momentum in the first 48 hours, and ours ran out of steam before most of our audience even knew it existed. Yes. We hit our initial goal, but if we can’t email folks for the rest of the month, we’re dead in the water. So we’ve made the tough decision to pause the campaign.

What this means for backers

If you already pledged, thank you. Genuinely. You won’t be charged. Kickstarter doesn’t collect anything on a canceled campaign. We’ve reached out privately to each of you with some specifics. (Check your Kickstarter messages!)

What we’re building

One thing we want to be clearer about in the relaunch: Build Awesome (née Eleventy) will always be free and open source. Always. Part of what this Kickstarter funds is the long-term health and sustainability of that open source project.

Build Awesome Pro is a website builder built on top of that open source foundation. That’s what you’re supporting when you back the Kickstarter. Two things, not one. The engine stays free and can grow. Pro adds tools for folks who need more, and also gives folks a way to support open source.

What happens next

We’re not going anywhere. Build Awesome and Build Awesome Pro are still coming. Zach and the team are still building. The mission hasn’t changed.

We’re going to spend a little bit of time cleaning up our email infrastructure, making sure things are healthy, and will relaunch when our systems are humming. If you want to help in the meantime: tell someone. Share the project. Here’s our new prelaunch page.

Build Awesome is a genuinely great product, and word of mouth is the one channel Gmail can’t touch.

We’ll see you at the relaunch.

Get Notified When We Relaunch

P.S. If you suspect you might’ve missed some emails from us, mind doing a quick favor? In your email client, search for from:hello@m.fontawesome.com in:spam and click the little “Report Not Spam” button. You’re awesome.

We have a 99% email reputation. Gmail disagrees.

2026-03-04T20:14:51Z

Oooooh boy. Let’s get this out of the way first. Email sucks.

Now to the how and the why. We’re builders. We love making tools to help designers and developers live a little bit easier. We’re pretty good at it. Marketing, though? We do our best, but the truth is, we don’t like to bother people.

Like a lot of small software companies, we use SendGrid to deliver our emails. We try our best to follow email best practices. We even have a 99% reputation score in SendGrid. Gold star. A+ student.

Gmail, however, did not get the memo.

Right before we hit send on our announcement emails for our new Build Awesome Kickstarter campaign, we took a deeper look at some of our recent email sends. Things had gone quiet. Not bouncing. Not throwing errors. Just… disappearing into Gmail’s spam folder like a ‘possum slipping into a vent.

In our recent crash course, here’s what we’ve learned about Gmail deliverability: it runs its own reputation system that has absolutely nothing to do with anyone else’s opinion of you. If you don’t do certain things “correctly” (meaning Gmail’s own definition), you get marked as spam.

Now, there are definitely folks who will choose to mark some of what we send as spam. And for them, rightly so. We get that. But this is not that. We’ve entered a black hole for Gmail deliverability. And since 90% (literally) of our email list goes to Gmail addresses… the results aren’t pretty. It looks like this has been happening to us for a while. We’re a small company of just over 20 people, and can’t watch everything all the time. We’d rather be making you new icons. So some of you may have missed things we were genuinely excited to share. That’s a big bummer.

(And yes… there are companies out there that can likely help us with that. Most tend to be out of our price range. So we’ve been doing a lot of this on our own.)

But here’s the part that really gets us. At our CORE, our instinct is to only email folks when we actually have something fun to share. A big release, something we’re excited about, news worth your time. That’d probably be every couple of months, if that. Respectful. Low noise. How we want to be treated. Like, genuinely, if we could, we would only very occasionally send a big email blast to our customers.

Turns out, the email gods hate that. To keep a sending IP “warm” and maintain deliverability, you’re expected to send constantly. Like… all the time. Which means the system actively punishes companies for respecting their customers’ inboxes. It’s a genuine catch-22: send too many emails and your reputation drops from complaints. Send too few and it drops from inactivity. Try to do the right thing and you get penalized either way. And. It. Is. Frustrating.

We’re working to fix our issues by culling old addresses, slowing our sends down, and making sure all of our i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed. It’s not a fast fix.

So if you haven’t heard from us recently… or if you’ve heard TOO MUCH from us recently, that’s why. We’re working on it. And we’ve got a lot of good stuff to catch you up on. In the meantime, please help spread the word about Build Awesome. It’s a genuinely cool product, and we hope you’ll like it. At the very least, watch the video.

See the Build Awesome Kickstarter

Same Ingredients, Stronger Handshake

2026-02-24T16:28:54Z

Here at Font Awesome, we’ve always focused on building solid ingredients. And by ingredients, we mean tools people trust and reach for without having to think about it.

Lately though, our attention has shifted just a smidgen. Maybe it’s less about adding more tools, and more about what happens when the right ones finally meet in the middle.

Shipping something is easy. But maintenance — now that’s the real test. With that in mind, we’ve been hard at work in the test kitchen whipping up something awesome.

Same ingredients. Stronger handshake.

Stay tuned!

Font Awesome 7.2. Is Here!

2026-02-18T16:47:59Z

It’s a new year, we’ve got new icons, AND new ways to make your project look awesome! Font Awesome 7.2 is officially live, and this release is jam packed with hot, fresh goodies.

You Asked, We Listened!

If you haven’t opened an icon request in a while, you may not have noticed we recently graduated all our requests from GitHub issues to discussions. This lets us free up the issue boards for actual bugs, and keep better tabs on what the Font Awesome community is actually interested in — like most the new icons featured below!

Go ahead and request something — all the cool kids are doing it.

80 New Pro Icons

Pro subscribers get a big drop in this release. We’ve got you covered with more arrows, transportation, currencies, file types, and more!

Also with current prices, this might be your best bet at getting a GPU.

35 Brand New Brands

Logos, emblems, symbols — you need ‘em, we got ‘em. 7.2 adds a bevy of your most-requested corporate marks that anyone can use.

Sweet Additions to Font Awesome Free

We love our Pro subscribers — but with every new release, Free plans get some glow-ups too. Because everyone deserves nice icons.

Sheer Lunacy

This isn’t just a phase! The tide has turned and a veritable tranquil sea of new moons (as well as all the other phases) are here to stay.

We’ve also baked in special aliases for each moon icon, depending on whether you’re using them in dark or light contexts.

Zodiac Attack

What’s this? Font Awesome finally has icons for all 12 astrological symbols? Signs point to yes.

Here Come the Suns

Listen. Our old sun icons looked more like a gear than a sun. We’re sorry about that. We updated all of our sun icons to shine a bit brighter.

An Opossum!

You read that right: an opossum. It’s fitting that we add this little buddy to the lineup because of our new(ish) Awesome ‘Possum mascot!

Every icon library should have an extremely specific mischievous marsupial. Opossums are nature’s adorable little weirdos. And now they can be yours too.

Introducing: Graphite

This release isn’t just a version bump — it’s also the debut of a brand-new Pro+ Pack!

Graphite is a hand-drawn icon pack by guest designer Vic Bell, perfect for projects that want a sketchy, academic, or analog feel. (Plus, we had a lovely conversation with Vic on Podcast Awesome which will go live soon!)

Check Out 7.2!

Self-Hosting and CDN: Which Font Awesome Option Is Right for You?

2026-01-21T01:31:41Z

So, you’ve decided to add visual icon flair to your website with Font Awesome. Good choice! You’re on your way to creating a stunning-looking site. But before you dive in, there are decisions to make: One of which is deciding between self-hosting Font Awesome or using the Font Awesome CDN (Content Delivery Network).

There are pluses and minuses to each approach depending on your needs, so we’ll do our best to break it down in a way that won’t make your head spin.

The Basics: Self-Hosting and CDN

To host or not to host, that is the question…

Self-Hosting Font Awesome:

Imagine having a library of Font Awesome icons on your own server. You’re in control of the files, how they’re loaded, and when they’re updated. It’s like having your very own Font Awesome clubhouse, secret handshake and all.

CDN (Content Delivery Network):

A Font Awesome Kit uses Cloudflare’s CDN technology. Think of a CDN as the convenient, ready-to-go, out-of-the-box option. You simply add a line of code to your site, and voilà – icons appear quickly and reliably, as if by magic.

That’s the basic gist, but we’ll need to break it down a little bit more.

Pixel-Perfect Decisions: Deciphering the Two Paths

If you like the hands-on approach, self-hosting Font Awesome icons offers different benefits depending on your preferences. You can choose between the Web Fonts + CSS option or the SVG + JS route if you opt for self-hosting. Either way, you’re in charge.

Self-Hosting Pros:

Control: You’re the boss. No need to ask permission to make changes.
Customization: Tweak those icons to your heart’s content.
3rd Party Independence: Your icons will be managed and controlled by you with the hosting provider you choose. And if you have strict compliance or GDPR needs, this may be your best choice.

Self-Hosting Cons:

Maintenance Mayhem: Manual updates are a drag and just one more work-time chore.
Hosting Costs: There may be additional expenses to host Font Awesome files. Nothing too spendy, but still…
Technical Complexity: Self-hosting requires a bit more technical know-how, so you might need to dust off that Web Development for Newbs book.

CDN Pros:

Easy Peasy: We can’t verify how peasy easy is, but our CDN sure simplifies things.
Automatic Updates: The latest icons and fixes appear like magic, no effort required.
Global Speed: Your icons will be online wicked fast through one of the Internet’s biggest CDN providers, making for lightning-quick load times.

CDN Cons:

Less Control: You’ll need to be okay with not micromanaging every aspect.
Potential Downtime: Even the most reliable CDNs sometimes go down, and then you’re at someone else’s mercy to get them running again.
Privacy Considerations: Do you need GDPR compliance? Do you have any other privacy or security restrictions? A third-party CDN may not work for you.

Making the Big Decision: Self-Hosting vs CDN for Font Awesome

Both self-hosting Font Awesome and using the Font Awesome CDN have their pluses. If you really need full control, offline capabilities, and custom setups, self-hosting is likely the way to go. But if you prefer a hassle-free setup, automatic updates, and fast performance, the CDN might be your best friend.

Ask yourself:

How much customization do you need?
What’s your comfort level with technical tasks?
Is speed a top priority for your global audience?
What does your budget look like?

(Surprising Bonus Nerd-Fact!)

Did you know that using the Font Awesome CDN can actually make your website faster for users around the world? Thanks to Cloudflare, our CDN uses a distributed global network, meaning your icons are delivered from the closest server to your users. That reduces latency and supercharges performance, especially for international traffic.

It’s basically the warp drive of web icon delivery.

Conclusion

Whether you choose self-hosting Font Awesome or the Font Awesome CDN, remember: you’re still using the most beloved icon toolkit on the web. You’re already on the path to a great-looking, high-performing site. Pick the option that suits your setup, your audience, and your goals — and your website will thank you.

You can always reference the Font Awesome Docs for more setup help, best practices, and troubleshooting tips!

Check Out Our Docs!