Import Icons

Ready to reference icons? Here’s a primer on Font Awesome icon naming and how to import from icon content packages.

Referencing Icons

Font Awesome contains packs, families, and styles of icons to match the tone and feel of any project you want to use it in.

Once you determine the style you want to use, we recommend referencing icons in your HTML with a dedicated element you’ll use only for icons. We find the <i> tag perfect for the job. That element will contain: 1) Font Awesome specific family and style classes (e.g. fa-sharp fa-solid), and 2) the icon’s name (prefixed with fa-) you want to display.

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<!-- solid style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-solid fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- regular style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-regular fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- light style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-light fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- thin style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-thin fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- duotone style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-duotone fa-solid fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- sharp solid style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- sharp regular style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- sharp light style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-sharp fa-light fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- sharp thin style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-sharp fa-thin fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- sharp duotone style of the computer classic icon -->
<i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-computer-classic"></i>

<!-- solid style of the question circle icon -->
<i class="fa-solid fa-question-circle"></i>

<!-- regular style of the question circle icon -->
<i class="fa-regular fa-question-circle"></i>

<!-- facebook brand icon-->
<i class="fa-brands fa-facebook"></i>

<!-- facebook "f" brand icon-->
<i class="fa-brands fa-facebook-f"></i>

Icon content “encoded” in JavaScript packages

The first version of Font Awesome used web fonts to encode icon data into a container the browser could use. In Version 5, we added support for SVG which lets us do some fun things with icon data.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) are made up of text information that can include paths. We use the path data to draw the icons.

Here’s an example from our code icon:

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512">
  <path d="M228.5 511.8l-25-7.1c-3.2-.9-5-4.2-4.1-7.4L340.1 4.4c.9-3.2 4.2-5 7.4-4.1l25 7.1c3.2.9 5 4.2 4.1 7.4L235.9 507.6c-.9 3.2-4.3 5.1-7.4 4.2zm-75.6-125.3l18.5-20.9c1.9-2.1 1.6-5.3-.5-7.1L49.9 256l121-102.5c2.1-1.8 2.4-5 .5-7.1l-18.5-20.9c-1.8-2.1-5-2.3-7.1-.4L1.7 252.3c-2.3 2-2.3 5.5 0 7.5L145.8 387c2.1 1.8 5.3 1.6 7.1-.5zm277.3.4l144.1-127.2c2.3-2 2.3-5.5 0-7.5L430.2 125.1c-2.1-1.8-5.2-1.6-7.1.4l-18.5 20.9c-1.9 2.1-1.6 5.3.5 7.1l121 102.5-121 102.5c-2.1 1.8-2.4 5-.5 7.1l18.5 20.9c1.8 2.1 5 2.3 7.1.4z" />
</svg>

Since it’s just text, we can easily store this information in JavaScript files. This can be easier to deal with in some projects versus web font files and CSS.

SVG Icon Package names

Icon content packages are segmented by license and style:

Classic

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes
Solid	`@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons` `@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons`	Free or Pro	`fa-solid`
Regular	`@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons` `@fortawesome/pro-regular-svg-icons`	Free or Pro	`fa-regular`
Light	`@fortawesome/pro-light-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-light`
Thin	`@fortawesome/pro-thin-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-thin`

Duotone

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes
Solid	`@fortawesome/pro-duotone-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-duotone fa-solid`
Regular	`@fortawesome/duotone-regular-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-duotone fa-regular`
Light	`@fortawesome/duotone-light-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-duotone fa-light`
Thin	`@fortawesome/duotone-thin-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-duotone fa-thin`

Sharp

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes
Solid	`@fortawesome/sharp-solid-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-sharp fa-solid`
Regular	`@fortawesome/sharp-regular-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-sharp fa-regular`
Light	`@fortawesome/sharp-light-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-sharp fa-light`
Thin	`@fortawesome/sharp-thin-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-sharp fa-thin`

Sharp Duotone

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes
Solid	`@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-solid-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid`
Regular	`@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-regular-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-sharp-duotone fa-regular`
Light	`@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-light-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-sharp-duotone fa-light`
Thin	`@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-thin-svg-icons`	Pro only	`fa-sharp-duotone fa-thin`

Brands

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes	Preview
Brands	`@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons`	Free	`fa-brands`

Chisel

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes	Preview
Regular	`@fortawesome/chisel-regular-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-chisel fa-regular`

Etch

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes	Preview
Solid	`@fortawesome/etch-solid-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-etch fa-solid`

Jelly

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes
Regular	`@fortawesome/jelly-regular-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-jelly fa-regular`
Fill Regular	`@fortawesome/jelly-fill-regular-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-jelly-fill fa-regular`
Duo Regular	`@fortawesome/jelly-duo-regular-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-jelly-duo fa-regular`

Notdog

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes	Preview
Solid	`@fortawesome/notdog-solid-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-notdog fa-solid`
Duo Solid	`@fortawesome/notdog-duo-solid-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-notdog-duo fa-solid`

Slab

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes	Preview
Regular	`@fortawesome/slab-regular-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-slab fa-regular`
Press Regular	`@fortawesome/slab-press-regular-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-slab-press fa-regular`

Thumbprint

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes	Preview
Light	`@fortawesome/thumbprint-light-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-thumbprint fa-light`

Whiteboard

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes	Preview
Semibold	`@fortawesome/whiteboard-semibold-svg-icons`	Pro+ only	`fa-whiteboard fa-semibold`

Icon names

JavaScript naming doesn’t use hyphens; it uses lower camel case. So here are some basic examples of how imports and requires work.

Icon name	Version 4 name	Lower camel case	Notes on usage
address-book	`fa-address-book`	`faAddressBook`	The “B” is captialized after the hyphen
facebook-f	`fa-facebook`	`faFacebookF`	It’s in the Brands style and this was renamed to facebook-f
circle	`fa-circle-o`	`faCircle`	Outline versions of icons are now in the Regular and Light styles
freebsd	`fa-freebsd`	`faFreebsd`	OCD-warning: we know it’s FreeBSD but consistency/guessability is the goal here

Importing these specific icons:

import { faSword } from '@awesome.me/kit-KIT_CODE/classic/solid'
import { faShieldCross } from '@awesome.me/kit-KIT_CODE/duotone/solid'
import { faDog } from '@awesome.me/kit-KIT_CODE/duotone/regular'
import { faFaceHeadBandage } from '@awesome.me/kit-KIT_CODE/sharp/solid'
import { faSparkles } from '@awesome.me/kit-KIT_CODE/sharp-duotone/solid'

// Import uploaded icons from your Kit
import { faMyIcon } from '@awesome.me/kit-KIT_CODE/icons/kit/custom'

import { faSword } from '@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons'
import { faShieldCross } from '@fortawesome/pro-duotone-svg-icons'
import { faDog } from '@fortawesome/duotone-regular-svg-icons'
import { faFaceHeadBandage } from '@fortawesome/sharp-solid-svg-icons'
import { faSparkles } from '@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-solid-svg-icons'

import { faAddressBook } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
import { faCircle } from '@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons'
import { faFacebookF } from '@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons'
import { faFreebsd } from '@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons'

Import all icons by using the prefix:

import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
import { all } from '@awesome.me/kit-KIT_CODE/icons'

library.add(...all)

import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
import { fas } from '@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons'
import { far } from '@fortawesome/pro-regular-svg-icons'
import { fal } from '@fortawesome/pro-light-svg-icons'
import { fat } from '@fortawesome/pro-thin-svg-icons'
import { fad } from '@fortawesome/pro-duotone-svg-icons'
import { fadr } from '@fortawesome/duotone-regular-svg-icons'
import { fadl } from '@fortawesome/duotone-light-svg-icons'
import { fadt } from '@fortawesome/duotone-thin-svg-icons'
import { fass } from '@fortawesome/sharp-solid-svg-icons'
import { fasr } from '@fortawesome/sharp-regular-svg-icons'
import { fasl } from '@fortawesome/sharp-light-svg-icons'
import { fast } from '@fortawesome/sharp-thin-svg-icons'
import { fasds } from '@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-solid-svg-icons'
import { fasdr } from '@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-regular-svg-icons'
import { fasdl } from '@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-light-svg-icons'
import { fasdt } from '@fortawesome/sharp-duotone-thin-svg-icons'

// Add all icons to the library so you can use them in your page
library.add(fas, far, fal, fat, fad, fadr, fadl, fadt, fass, fasr, fasl, fast, fasds, fasdr, fasdl, fasdt)

import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
import { fas } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
import { far } from '@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons'
import { fab } from '@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons'

// Add all icons to the library so you can use it in your page

library.add(fas, far, fab)