Font Awesome Integration Guide
Font Awesome is a popular icon library. Add it to any website in minutes.
1. Add via CDN (quickest)
Paste this in your <head> before closing </head>:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.1/css/all.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" />
2. Use icons
Font Awesome 6 uses two styles: solid (fas) and regular (far). Example:
<i class="fas fa-heart"></i> <!-- solid heart --> <i class="far fa-heart"></i> <!-- regular heart --> <i class="fas fa-home"></i> <!-- home icon --> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> <!-- search icon -->
3. NPM install (for build tools)
npm install @fortawesome/fontawesome-free
Then import in your main JS/CSS:
import '@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/css/all.min.css';
4. Find icons
Browse all icons at fontawesome.com/icons. Search by name (e.g. user, settings, star).
5. Kit (Pro / custom)
Font Awesome offers a Kit for Pro subscribers: one script URL that loads your chosen icons. For most projects, the free CDN above is enough.
Try it with this example
See the CDN snippet and npm install command. Copy the link and add icons with the fa- class.
What is this tool?
Font Awesome provides thousands of icons as web fonts or SVG. The Font Awesome Guide shows how to add it to your project: the CDN snippet for quick setup, npm install for build tools, and usage examples. Copy the link tag, add it to your HTML head, and use icons with the fa or fas class. The guide covers solid and regular styles, and links to fontawesome.com for icon search. No signup required to read the guide; icon usage may require a Font Awesome license depending on plan.
CDN setup: one line in your head, and icons are available. npm setup: install the package and import in your build. The guide provides both. Usage: <i class="fas fa-home"></i> or the recommended SVG approach with the Font Awesome JavaScript. Icon names (fa-home, fa-user) are documented on fontawesome.com—the guide explains the setup; icon lookup happens on their site. Free tier includes a subset; Pro offers the full set.
Use it when adding icons to a site for the first time. When you need the exact CDN or npm command. When onboarding someone new to Font Awesome. The guide is a quick reference—not a replacement for the full docs. For icon search and naming, fontawesome.com remains the source. This tool gets you from zero to "icons work" quickly.
Font Awesome updates regularly. The guide reflects common patterns; for the latest CDN URLs and API, check fontawesome.com. Bookmark it for setup reference. Pairs with the Font Library for typography and CSS Cursors for cursor styling.
Handy for icon integration.