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Font Awesome

A popular icon library and toolkit with a large free set.

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  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Font Awesome?

Font Awesome is one of the most widely used icon libraries on the web, offering thousands of icons as SVGs, a web font or React components. The free set covers more than 2,000 icons under open licences, while Pro adds many more styles, icon packs and a kit editor for a yearly fee.

Pros: what Font Awesome does well

  • Huge, consistent icon set
  • Easy to add to any website
  • Free set is open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Many styles are Pro only
  • Loading a full kit can add page weight

Who Font Awesome is for

Developers and designers who want reliable, familiar icons for sites and apps.

Who can skip it

Anyone who prefers a lighter, single-style icon set.

Font Awesome alternatives

Not sold on Font Awesome? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

Iconify

Focus: open source. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

WebsiteFreeWeb

Hugeicons

Focus: icon library, figma and react icons. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. Rated 4.8 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

WebsiteFree planWeb

Bootstrap Icons

Focus: icon font and open source. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

WebsiteFreeWeb

Feather Icons

Focus: ui design and open source. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

WebsiteFreeWeb

Ionicons

Focus: open source and ui design. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb

Keyline Icons

Focus: react, shadcn and design. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb

Free alternatives to Font Awesome

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

css.gg

Focus: css and ui. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

WebsiteFreeWeb

Morphicons

Focus: animation and library. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

WebsiteFreeWeb

Icon Museum

Focus: free and curated. Shares icons and design resources with Font Awesome. A no-code tool, not a website. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

No-Code ToolFreeWeb

AnimateIcons

Focus: animation, react and lucide. Shares icons and svg with Font Awesome. A framework, not a website. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

FrameworkFreeWeb

Method Draw

Focus: vector editor and graphics. Shares svg and icons with Font Awesome. A web app, not a website. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb

Lucide

Focus: svg icons, ui design and icon library. Shares icons with Font Awesome. Free (Font Awesome: Freemium). Rated 4.8 (Font Awesome: 4.6).

WebsiteFreeWeb
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