Font Awesome Icons Won't Work

Make sure you're using the latest and greatest by updating your CDN code reference, updating your Font Awesome package via npm, or downloading a fresh copy of Font Awesome. You can check with version an icon was added to on its detail page (e.g. question-circle was added in Verion 1 but last updated in 5.0.0).

1. How do I get font awesome to work?
2. How do I use font awesome icons in text?
3. Why icon is not working HTML?
4. Why do my font awesome icons show up as blank squares?
5. Why do some font awesome icons not work?
6. How do I resize font awesome icons?
7. How do I make text icons?
8. How do I make font awesome icons inline?
9. How do I move font awesome icons?
10. Why are my icons not working?
11. How do I use HTML icons?
12. How do I display SVG in HTML?

How do I get font awesome to work?

Font Awesome works just as well without Bootstrap.

1. Copy the font-awesome directory into your project.
2. Follow the above directions and skip the Bootstrap parts.
3. Open your project's font-awesome. less or font-awesome. min. ...
4. Check out the examples to start using Font Awesome!

How do I use font awesome icons in text?

Font Awesome icons

1. Open the Font Awesome cheatsheet.
2. Use the tabs at the top of the page to choose between Solid or Regular Font Awesome icons. You'll need to update the font style in Figma to match:
3. Right-click on the icon you want to use and select Copy from the menu to add it to your clipboard:

Why icon is not working HTML?

The class attribute should be equal to fa fa-fire instead of fas fa-fire . Replace the link from https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css to the new one which is https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.0.7/css/all.css . This should help.

Why do my font awesome icons show up as blank squares?

You need to ensure that the font-weight and font-family CSS selectors and values are properly declared. You need to know which if the three families you are using in the FontAwesome suite; Regular, Solid or Brands to choose the appropriate font weight.

Why do some font awesome icons not work?

Are you using Font Awesome Free or Pro? - Some icons are only available in Font Awesome Pro. Double-check that the icon you want is in the version of Font Awesome you're referencing and using. Also, make sure you are using and referencing the right style prefix and supporting files to use Pro icons.

How do I resize font awesome icons?

To increase the size of icons relative to its container, use icon-large , icon-2x , icon-3x , or icon-4x . Increase the icon size by using the icon-large (33% increase), icon-2x , icon-3x , or icon-4x classes. If your icons are getting chopped off on top and bottom, make sure you have sufficient line-height.

How do I make text icons?

Creating an icon font

1. Step 1: Drag & drop selected SVG's and create a new set.
2. Step 2: Select all the icons you wish to include in the font.
3. Step 3: Generate the font.
4. Step 4: Rename all the icons and define a unicode character for each (optional)
5. Step 5: Download the generated files.

How do I make font awesome icons inline?

You can place Font Awesome icons just about anywhere using the CSS Prefix fa and the icon's name. Font Awesome is designed to be used with inline elements (we like the <i> tag for brevity, but using a <span> is more semantically correct).

How do I move font awesome icons?

To move icons up, down, left, or right, use up-# , down-# , left-# , and right-# with any arbitrary value, including decimals.

Why are my icons not working?

Here's how to do that: Right-click on the empty area on your desktop. Choose View and you should see the Show Desktop icons option. Try checking and unchecking Show Desktop icons option a few times but remember to leave this option checked.

How do I use HTML icons?

To insert an icon, add the name of the icon class to any inline HTML element. The <i> and <span> elements are widely used to add icons. All the icons in the icon libraries below, are scalable vector icons that can be customized with CSS (size, color, shadow, etc.)

How do I display SVG in HTML?

To embed an SVG via an <img> element, you just need to reference it in the src attribute as you'd expect. You will need a height or a width attribute (or both if your SVG has no inherent aspect ratio). If you have not already done so, please read Images in HTML.