Font Awesome - Usage

Version

Font Awesome is a collection of over 400 icons.

Inline Icons

fa-camera-retro

Place Font Awesome icons just about anywhere with the <i> tag.

<i class="fa fa-camera-retro"></i> fa-camera-retro
Icon classes are echoed via CSS :before.

Larger Icons

fa-camera-retro

fa-camera-retro

fa-camera-retro

fa-camera-retro

fa-camera-retro

To increase icon sizes relative to their container, use the fa-lg (33% increase), fa-2x, fa-3x, fa-4x, or fa-5x classes. 

<p><i class="fa fa-camera-retro fa-lg"></i> fa-camera-retro</p>
<p><i class="fa fa-camera-retro fa-2x"></i> fa-camera-retro</p>
<p><i class="fa fa-camera-retro fa-3x"></i> fa-camera-retro</p>
<p><i class="fa fa-camera-retro fa-4x"></i> fa-camera-retro</p>
<p><i class="fa fa-camera-retro fa-5x"></i> fa-camera-retro</p>
If your icons are getting chopped off on top and bottom, make sure you have sufficient line-height.

Fixed Width Icons

Use fa-fw to set icons at a fixed width. Great to use when variable icon widths throw off alignment. Especially useful in things like nav lists. 

<ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
  <li class="active"><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-home fa-fw"></i> Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-book fa-fw"></i> Library</a></li>
  <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-pencil fa-fw"></i> Applications</a></li>
  <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-cogs fa-fw"></i> Settings</a></li>
</ul>

List Icons

  • List icons (like these)
  • can be used
  • to easily replace
  • default bullets in lists

Use fa-ul and fa-li to easily replace default bullets in unordered lists.

<ul class="fa-ul">
  <li><i class="fa-li fa fa-check-square"></i>List icons (like these)</li>
  <li><i class="fa-li fa fa-check-square"></i>can be used</li>
  <li><i class="fa-li fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>to replace</li>
  <li><i class="fa-li fa fa-square"></i>default bullets in lists</li>
</ul>

Bordered & Pulled Icons

Use a few styles together and you'll have easy pull quotes or a great introductory article icon.

Use fa-border and pull-right or pull-left for easy pull quotes or article graphics. 

<i class="fa fa-quote-left fa-2x pull-left fa-border"></i>
Use a few styles together and you'll have easy pull quotes or a great introductory article icon.

Spinning Icons

Use the fa-spin class to get any icon to rotate. Works well with fa-spinner, fa-refresh, and fa-cog. 

<i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>
<i class="fa fa-refresh fa-spin"></i>
<i class="fa fa-cog fa-spin"></i>

CSS3 animations aren't supported in IE8 - IE9.

Rotated & Flipped

  normal
  fa-rotate-90
  fa-rotate-180
  fa-rotate-270
  fa-flip-horizontal
  fa-flip-vertical

To arbitrarily rotate and flip icons, use the fa-rotate-* and fa-flip-* classes. 

<i class="fa fa-shield"></i>&nbsp; normal<br>
<i class="fa fa-shield fa-rotate-90"></i>&nbsp; fa-rotate-90<br>
<i class="fa fa-shield fa-rotate-180"></i>&nbsp; fa-rotate-180<br>
<i class="fa fa-shield fa-rotate-270"></i>&nbsp; fa-rotate-270<br>
<i class="fa fa-shield fa-flip-horizontal"></i>&nbsp; fa-flip-horizontal<br>
<i class="fa fa-shield fa-flip-vertical"></i>&nbsp; icon-flip-vertical

Stacked Icons

fa-twitter on fa-square-o
fa-flag on fa-circle
fa-terminal on fa-square
fa-ban on fa-camera

To stack multiple icons, use the fa-stack class on the parent, the fa-stack-1x for the regularly sized icon, and fa-stack-2x for the larger icon. fa-inverse can be used as an alternative icon color. You can even throw larger icon classes on the parent to get further control of sizing. 

<span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
  <i class="fa fa-square-o fa-stack-2x"></i>
  <i class="fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x"></i>
</span>
fa-twitter on fa-square-o<br>
<span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
  <i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
  <i class="fa fa-flag fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
</span>
fa-flag on fa-circle<br>
<span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
  <i class="fa fa-square fa-stack-2x"></i>
  <i class="fa fa-terminal fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
</span>
fa-terminal on fa-square<br>
<span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
  <i class="fa fa-camera fa-stack-1x"></i>
  <i class="fa fa-ban fa-stack-2x text-danger"></i>
</span>
fa-ban on fa-camera

Bootstrap 3 Examples

Delete Settings

Font Awesome
Version

User

Font Awesome works great with the full range of Bootstrap components. 

<a class="btn btn-danger" href="#">
  <i class="fa fa-trash-o fa-lg"></i> Delete</a>
<a class="btn btn-default btn-sm" href="#">
  <i class="fa fa-cog"></i> Settings</a>

<a class="btn btn-lg btn-success" href="#">
  <i class="fa fa-flag fa-2x pull-left"></i> Font Awesome<br>Version </a>

<div class="btn-group">
  <a class="btn btn-default" href="#"><i class="fa fa-align-left"></i></a>
  <a class="btn btn-default" href="#"><i class="fa fa-align-center"></i></a>
  <a class="btn btn-default" href="#"><i class="fa fa-align-right"></i></a>
  <a class="btn btn-default" href="#"><i class="fa fa-align-justify"></i></a>
</div>

<div class="input-group margin-bottom-sm">
  <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o fa-fw"></i></span>
  <input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Email address">
</div>
<div class="input-group">
  <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-key fa-fw"></i></span>
  <input class="form-control" type="password" placeholder="Password">
</div>

<div class="btn-group open">
  <a class="btn btn-primary" href="#"><i class="fa fa-user fa-fw"></i> User</a>
  <a class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
    <span class="fa fa-caret-down"></span></a>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
    <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-pencil fa-fw"></i> Edit</a></li>
    <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-trash-o fa-fw"></i> Delete</a></li>
    <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-ban fa-fw"></i> Ban</a></li>
    <li class="divider"></li>
    <li><a href="#"><i class="i"></i> Make admin</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>