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The iconic SVG, font, and CSS toolkit

41 mentions on Hacker News by 38 people: 11 stories, 30 comments · first 2012-03-07 · latest 2026-04-12

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  1. …was private[0]. I've not kept up with the drama, so I have no idea if that is still the case. [0] https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/12199#iss...
    comment by RobotToaster · 2026-04-12 · in We have a 99% email reputation, but Gmail disagrees
  2. ▲ 1
    GitHub Issue: Add Substack Logo to Font-Awesome
    story by Olshansky · 2023-10-16 · 0 comments
  3. ▲ 3
    FontAwesome 6 removes search terms from its metadata
    story by guiambros · 2022-03-18 · 0 comments
  4. …A good example of what I mean is here (fresh on my mind because I was looking at it yesterday): https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/master/js-p... Somewhere this file defines an exported function called `icon`, but it took me…
    comment by ratorx · 2021-12-26 · in JavaScript for Impatient Programmers
  5. ▲ 2
    Adobe has requested Font Awesome to remove their Adobe icons
    story by judge2020 · 2020-10-02 · 0 comments
  6. ▲ 1
    FontAwesome Becomes a Monster
    story by sogen · 2020-04-16 · 0 comments
  7. ▲ 2
    Font Awesome 5 Free is now published in its GitHub repository
    story by dikiaap · 2018-02-06 · 0 comments
  8. …they've updated the main docs to 5.x yet their master branch is still on 4.x without a 5.x release. https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome
    comment by Hedja · 2018-02-01 · in (New) Font Awesome Website
  9. …and there are 3rd party lists you can use that are more aggressive and font-awesome is in some. https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/wiki/Troubleshoo...
    comment by gonzo · 2017-02-10 · in pfSense: Open source network firewall distribution
  10. ▲ 1
    Icon Request: fa-sort-date-asc (and desc)
    story by based2 · 2016-12-03 · 0 comments
  11. …now I know why they've held back so many useful icons from the free version. This one's a classic: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/1958
    comment by Walf · 2016-10-25 · in Font Awesome 5
  12. …JavaScript embed, and it was closed. I tagged in to another issue to make the same point, https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/9245#issu... Still no answer. Am I the only one that cares that the current state of FontAwesome…
    comment by spdustin · 2016-10-24 · in Font Awesome 5
  13. …explains though, it would need to be used in text for the Unicode committee to accept it. [1] https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/4147 [2] http://codepen.io/denwo/pen/azjXzL
    comment by Symbiote · 2016-10-04 · in How I added 6 characters to Unicode (and you can too)
  14. …to use their script, when they removed the actual easiest way, which referenced using a public CDN. https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/9245
    comment by spdustin · 2016-07-22 · in Fort Awesome – Like Font Awesome But Better
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    Rendering issue: icon-spin fa-spin shake/wobble (chrome Firefox)
    story by based2 · 2016-04-01 · 0 comments
  16. …then get a pretty good idea of the most desired features by sorting the issues by most commented. https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/master/CONT... https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?q=is%3Ais... Would also be…
    comment by Sir_Cmpwn · 2016-03-10 · in Add Reactions to Pull Requests, Issues, and Comments
  17. ▲ 2
    GitHub now collates '+1' comments into a sidebar item
    story by danielsamuels · 2016-03-10 · 0 comments
  18. It is a known issue on FontAwesome and scheduled for the next release. https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/7357
    comment by bbrks · 2015-09-14 · in Ask HN: New G+ Logo?
  19. ▲ 1
    Adblock and uBlock remove FontAwesome icons
    story by dgellow · 2015-07-22 · 0 comments
  20. …on SourceCode Pro font. Can I have a request? Is there any possible to include font awesome ( https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome ) because of this under terminal? ( https://github.com/arialdomartini/oh-my-git ). Currently my setup…
    comment by jenhsun · 2015-05-31 · in Office Code Pro Updated with Italics
  21. ▲ 3
    Font-Awesome Icon Request: icon-ball-sack
    story by zacharias · 2014-11-25 · 0 comments
  22. Still waiting for icon-blog though... https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/455
    comment by jpswade · 2014-07-21 · in Font-awesome: 71 New Icons in 4.1
  23. That's a bit old news. 4.1 has been out since May. https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/releases
    comment by patman81 · 2014-07-21 · in Font-awesome: 71 New Icons in 4.1
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    Ask HN: What are your staple tools for creating a good UI/UX?
    story by dennybritz · 2014-07-01 · 6 comments
  25. I was hoping to find sport icons added on this release. https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/767
    comment by Abundnce10 · 2014-05-17 · in Font Awesome 4.1 released
  26. Seriously? They still haven't got a blog icon? [0] https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/455
    comment by jpswade · 2014-05-17 · in Font Awesome 4.1 released
  27. It has been: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/2402
    comment by nat · 2014-05-17 · in Font Awesome 4.1 released
  28. Still no infinity symbol? Much sadness :'( https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/1647
    comment by kipple · 2014-05-14 · in Font Awesome 4.1.0 Released – 71 New Icons
  29. …made it out to be. i wonder if ionicons will switch in the future? here is the font awesome issue: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/568
    comment by pplante · 2013-10-29 · in Ionicons – Free and beautiful icons, MIT licensed
  30. https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/2193 Url should be /fonts, not /font. In variables.less, change @fa-font-path to: "//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.0/fonts"
    comment by studiofellow · 2013-10-24 · in Font Awesome 4 released
  31. Can't do pull requests on the graphics? https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/pull/1823 Can't download the SVGs? https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/master/font...
    comment by ceejayoz · 2013-10-24 · in Font Awesome 4 released
  32. No, they were changed for performance reasons which is a needed and important improvement: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/568
    comment by nwienert · 2013-10-23 · in Font Awesome 4 released
  33. More speed? Looks to be from the following change: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/568 Any others?
    comment by thezilch · 2013-10-23 · in Font Awesome 4 released
  34. There are ten new icons, but still no database icon :( http://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/139
    comment by applecore · 2013-10-23 · in Font Awesome 4 released
  35. Here: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?page=1&st... https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/pulls Result: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/graphs/commit-ac...
    comment by susi22 · 2013-10-11 · in Iconic: Advanced icons for the modern web
  36. Still missing the HackerNews icon :) https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/1197
    comment by swanson · 2013-06-12 · in Font Awesome 3.2 Released – 58 new icons, SCSS support, many new brand icons
  37. …that with the new version, you may be able to just modify the icons.yaml file, and re-build. See https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/master/src/...
    comment by e1ven · 2013-06-12 · in Font Awesome 3.2 Released – 58 new icons, SCSS support, many new brand icons
  38. …icon packs (e.g. font-awesome) no longer have to hack around[1] the bootstrap style? [1]: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/master/buil...
    comment by chancancode · 2013-05-20 · in Bootstrap 3 is mobile-first
  39. …the icons instead of Glyphicons. I don't think the developers are interested in fixing it, though: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/81
    comment by taylorfausak · 2012-04-10 · in Show HN: Git (& Jekyll) backed websites anyone can edit. Beta
  40. …as undo/redo. I'm using FontAwesome, and they will hopefully add a proper undo at some point ( https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/16 ). The actual undo/redo implementation comes from the browser, so it is a bit hard to do…
    comment by bergie · 2012-03-27 · in Show HN: WYSIWYG-editing Markdown with Hallo Editor
  41. …So I don't forget, want to add a couple of issues to request the icons on the GitHub project? https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues
    comment by fortawesome · 2012-03-07 · in Font Awesome, the pictographic font designed for use with Twitter Bootstrap