Font Awesome
583 icons. Click an icon to copy its character and see how to use it.
About the font
Font Awesome is a free font by FortAwesome, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 153 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 100% of the em and the capital height is 100%.
Font Awesome is an icon font with 612 glyphs, which are pictures rather than letters. It comes in 2 styles, with weights 400 and 900, and is not a variable font. Designed by FortAwesome, it is free to use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1). The source notes describe it as an icon library and toolkit.
License at a glance
A plain summary, not legal advice. What counts is the license text that comes with the download.
OFL-1.1
- Commercial projects
- Allowed
- Embedding on a website
- Allowed
- Modifying the font
- Allowed, with conditions
- Sharing the font
- Allowed, with conditions
- Credit and notices
- Keep the notices when you share the font
- Selling the font on its own
- Not allowed
Under the SIL Open Font License a modified font must stay under the same license and may not use the original name if the author reserved it. The font may be bundled with software but not sold by itself.
How to install
Install the .ttf or .otf files, not both versions of the same font; unzip the archive first.
Windows
- Unzip the archive.
- Right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install.
- Restart your program.
macOS
- Unzip the archive.
- Double-click the .ttf or .otf file.
- Click Install Font in the window that opens.
Linux
- Unzip the archive.
- Copy the files to ~/.local/share/fonts.
- Run fc-cache -f -v and restart your program.
Facts and sources
- Where the font comes from
- github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome
- Language data
- Google Fonts Languages
- Page last updated
FAQ
Is the Font Awesome font free to use?
Yes. Font Awesome is distributed under the OFL-1.1 license, which allows free use, including in commercial projects. The license text is in the download.
How do I use the icons of Font Awesome on a website?
Download the web kit from the Web tab and add its CSS to your page. Then put an icon's character in an element set in the Font Awesome font: on the Icons tab, click an icon to copy its character and see its code. Icon sets that bring their own class names show them in their documentation.
How do I install Font Awesome?
Download the family archive and unzip it. On Windows, right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install; on macOS, double-click the file and click Install Font. Restart your program afterwards. Step-by-step guides are in the Guides section.
Who created Font Awesome?
Font Awesome was created by FortAwesome.
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