Import Icons

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

Before You Get Started

Make sure you already:

• Set up access to the Javascript API in your project.

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.

Pro

<!-- 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>

Free

<!-- 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 v5, 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 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:

Pro+ Icons are only available in Kit Packages!

Along with a Pro+ Plan, you'll need to install a downloaded Kit package to use any of our Pro+ Icons — they are not available in any other packages.

Classic

Style	Package Name	Availability	Classes	Preview
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	Preview
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	Preview
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	Preview
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

Pro has more set up steps

Pro packages requires some extra configuration to allow NPM to install.

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	v4 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:

Kit Package

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'

Pro SVG Icon Package

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'

Free SVG Icon Package

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:

Kit Package

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

library.add(...all)

Pro SVG Icon Package

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)

Free SVG Icon Package

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)