Font awesome what is it?

[NYCGuy76]

I’ve been out of the loop for many years now and when I came back around two months ago I’d come across posts about font awesome throughout forum communities. What is that exactly? I know it has something to do with graphics but that’s about it.

 

[Jeremy8]

A set of icons, which allow you to easily make buttons, symbols, markers, etc. without having to use image files. XF uses it for all of the symbols you see.

 

[Penguin]

It's most useful for HTML code really. Rather than having to specify an image src whenever you wish to use an icon, you just put in the HTML code for it such as

<i class="fas fa-address-card"></i>

 

[Tracy Perry]

As an example, all the icons that you see beside the menu options and even the forum nodes are using custom icons similar to FontAwesome. I have a custom library of icons that I use in place of FontAwesome because many I wanted were not in their default package at the time.

 

[zappaDPJ]

As an example, all the icons that you see beside the menu options and even the forum nodes are using custom icons similar to FontAwesome. I have a custom library of icons that I use in place of FontAwesome because many I wanted were not in their default package at the time.


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Still sitting on that veranda plucking away I see You should have a few tunes in the bag by now. How's it going?

 

[Tracy Perry]

Still sitting on that veranda plucking away I see You should have a few tunes in the bag by now. How's it going?

Not bad... still play around with the guitars, but not as much as I was before. Been spending more time using the new RV than practicing.

 

[NYCGuy76]

Not bad... still play around with the guitars, but not as much as I was before. Been spending more time using the new RV than practicing.

My uncle from california has been driving throughout the US in his RV for the past year. He has a youtube account and everything posting his visits. I envy him. That is something I want to do once I get rid of my kids LOL.

 

[NYCGuy76]

As an example, all the icons that you see beside the menu options and even the forum nodes are using custom icons similar to FontAwesome. I have a custom library of icons that I use in place of FontAwesome because many I wanted were not in their default package at the time.


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Nice niche! If it was a cigar forum I'd join.

 

[Tracy Perry]

Nice niche! If it was a cigar forum I'd join.

Haven't gotten much traction, but honestly haven't worked at it either. I set it up just to play with IPS and because it's a hobby of mine.

 

[Claverhouse]

I've always disliked Font Awesome, ever since it started in 2012.

About the same time Flat Style infected the Web.

 

[Oblivion Knight]

It's a useful tool, undoubtedly.. but when overused it looks pretty terrible IMO.

There's a fine line.