Icons Tutorial
How To Add 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.)
Font Awesome Icons
To use the Font Awesome icons, add the following line inside the <head>
section of your HTML page:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.6.3/css/font-awesome.min.css">
Note: No downloading or installation is required!
Example
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.6.3/css/font-awesome.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<i class="fa fa-cloud"></i>
<i class="fa fa-heart"></i>
<i class="fa fa-car"></i>
<i class="fa fa-file"></i>
<i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Icons
To use the Bootstrap glyphicons, add the following line inside the <head>
section of your HTML page:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/css/bootstrap.min.css">
Note: No downloading or installation is required!
Example
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<i class="glyphicon glyphicon-cloud"></i>
<i class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></i>
<i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i>
<i class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></i>
<i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i>
</body>
</html>
Google Icons
To use the Google icons, add the following line inside the <head>
section of your HTML page:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons">
Note: No downloading or installation is required!
Example
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons">
</head>
<body>
<i class="material-icons">cloud</i>
<i class="material-icons">favorite</i>
<i class="material-icons">attachment</i>
<i class="material-icons">computer</i>
<i class="material-icons">traffic</i>
</body>
</html>
For a complete list of all Font Awesome icons, visit the Font Awesome icon reference.
For a complete list of all Bootstrap Glyphicons, visit the Bootstrap Glyphicon reference.
For a complete list of all Google icons, visit the Google icon reference.