News and information from Font Awesome – the internet's favorite icon set – mixed with musings and nerdery from the team behind it.
“I don’t know about you people, but I don’t want to live in a world where someone else makes the world a better place better than we do.” — Gavin Belson Let’s be honest here. There are probably already enough companies producing widgets, technology, and toys. What the world is in short supply of is […]
Given the last couple years, it’s natural we’d create a dumpster fire icon. Read the story behind the icon.
Creating 13,000 icons (and counting) is no small task. And while working at the icon love shack is awesome, it is, well, work. But on a Wednesday night, when there’s nothing on TV and the conditions are perfect for making icons, we like to slip into something a little more comfortable and add a little […]
When you’re busy making 13,000 icons (and counting), creating the expected icon packs is often par for the course, but sometimes you’ve got to throw an icon curveball. (See what we did there?) This is Sports — the story behind the icons. Sports Icons During the Font Awesome 5 Kickstarter, one of our stretch goals […]
According to the Font Awesome doppler radar, there’s not a cloud in the sky, but hang on, folks, because it’s going to be a scorcher with 13,000 icons and counting! High pressure is causing the wind to pick up, which could mean some changes in the forecast that really stink. This is Poo-storm — the […]
Looks like somebody has a case of the Mondays! Have you ever perfectly mapped out a work week only to get sucked into a vortex of seemingly inconsequential details that murderize your productivity? Like, I dunno, troubleshooting icon issues? (Insert wilting trombone sound here.) We admit it — website icons fall into the “seemingly inconsequential” details […]
SVG or Webfont? It’s a classic rivalry. What’s the best choice for you? It depends! See which statements below best suit your needs. Score three or more for either Webfont or SVG and you’ll have your answer. –> DOWNLOAD THE CHECKLIST Learn More To get more in-depth information on this classic rivalry, check out our […]
We’re so close to launching version 6, and we figured it was high time to make an official announcement. So, save the date for February. Font Awesome 6 will go beyond pure icon-imagination! So, what’s new? More Icons Font Awesome 6 contains over 7,000 new icons, so you’re sure to find what you need for […]
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Years ago, I discovered the Swedish “Folktronica” band Detektivbyrån, on Pandora. Little did I know that my new musical interest (and the making of the Marble Music Machine) was inviting me to peek into a microcosm of human flourishing. I’m Mike. Welcome to my Nerd Show and Tell. Detektivbyrån: Electronica Meets Folks Music I love […]
Well, hey there, developer. Have you ever built an icon chooser so users can choose Font Awesome icons in your app? It requires knowing all about what icons are available, in which styles, for which versions, and so on. That’s metadata: information about the icons. How do you know which icons to offer them? What […]
Derek Zoolander: ‘What say we settle this on the runway…Han-Solo?’ There are lots of classic rivalries. Today we’ll chat about Font Awesome’s two main implementations — web fonts vs SVG. (And we provide a handy dandy scorecard at the end of the blog to help you tally up what’s best for you.) The Web Font […]
Any religion icons pack claiming enlightenment has to at least include all of the key faith traditions from around the world. Including those that adhere to the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. This is Spaghetti Monster — The story behind the icon. We recognize that some folks take religious claims about as seriously as […]
The best part of waking up is [pumpkin spice] in your cup. This last May, we released our first Beta, “Orange Mocha Frappuccino”, and now — you guessed it — it’s time yet again for another release: Take a sip and let us know what you think. To get the flavor notes juuuuust right on […]
In this post will show you how easy it is to get Font Awesome icons to work on your WordPress site.
