Font Awesome

Overview

Font Awesome is an icon library and toolkit for developers and designers who need icons across web projects and design tools. Its broad collection and flexible integration options make it a strong fit for teams building with established frameworks; the free tier is useful for smaller projects, while downloads and public redistribution require close attention to plan and license terms.

The catalog spans SVG, CSS, SCSS, Sass, JavaScript, web fonts, and SVG sprites. The Font Awesome 7 page lists 65,928 Pro icons alongside 2,163 Free icons, so the large overall collection should not be confused with what a free account includes. Web Kits offer an embed-code route, while packages and self-hosted Web Fonts or SVGs give developers other ways to integrate the library.

Styling options include sizing, rotation, animation, stacking, duotone, counters, and transforms. Pro Kits can also combine uploaded custom icons with Font Awesome icons. The latest release is Font Awesome 7.3.1, dated July 7, 2026. Browse our Icon Libraries list for more options.

Key features

• Flexible web integration: Kits, packages, and self-hosting cover different deployment preferences. That breadth is useful for teams, though Starter and monthly Solo or Team plans are CDN-only, which rules out downloads and a perpetual license on those plans.
• Fine-grained styling: Sizing, transforms, animation, stacking, counters, and duotone give designers and developers ways to adapt icons without treating them as static images.
• Custom icons: Pro Kits support uploaded icons alongside the library. The allowance varies by plan, so teams with larger custom sets need to compare caps before committing.
• Framework and design-tool guidance: Documentation covers Vue, React, Ember, Angular, SCSS, WordPress, and Squarespace, as well as Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, and other desktop design programs. A Figma plugin is also available.
• APIs and token controls: JavaScript supports SVG+JS rendering, while GraphQL provides icon and release information. Scoped, revocable, replaceable tokens let third-party tools access account data without sharing account credentials.
• Security and privacy: Security guidance addresses configuring the SVG with JavaScript library for a strict Content Security Policy. Stored data volumes are encrypted, and access is controlled through auditable multi-factor authentication. Account, website-use, and CDN-use data are stored on US servers; CDN servers are worldwide.

Pricing

Font Awesome uses a freemium model. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 2,163 icons, 1 Kit, and 10,000 pageviews. It suits modest projects that can stay within the free collection and usage allowance.

Starter is $4 a month (billed $48 per year, billed annually). It adds Core Pro icon packs, 20 custom icons, 5 Kits, and 50,000 pageviews, but remains CDN-only. It is a lower-cost step up for projects that need those Pro packs and more usage, not for users who need downloads or a perpetual license.

Solo is $8 a month (billed $96 per year, billed annually), with all icon packs, Pro+ packs, 200 custom icons, 10 Kits, and 1,000,000 pageviews. It is the more capable individual option, though the CDN-only constraint still applies to the monthly plan. Pro+ icons are available in Kit packages only, not other packages.

Team is $16 a month (billed $192 per year, billed annually), with all icon packs, Pro+ packs, 400 custom icons, 20 Kits, and 2,000,000 pageviews. Its higher quotas suit collaborative or higher-traffic work, but it shares the monthly CDN-only restriction. Pro assets cannot be distributed publicly in an open-source repository to people outside the license; teams planning public redistribution should account for that limit.

Platforms

Font Awesome supports API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows. Its formats and integrations span web development, desktop design applications, and self-hosted setups, making it more versatile than a web-only icon source.

Who it's for

Font Awesome is best for developers and design teams that value a large, styled icon catalog, need framework-specific integration guidance, or want to mix custom icons into Pro Kits. The free plan is a sensible starting point for low-volume projects. It is a weaker fit when an open-source project needs to redistribute Pro assets publicly, or when a monthly plan must provide downloadable files or a perpetual license.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Multiple integration formats and self-hosting options suit varied development workflows.
• Pro: Styling controls and uploaded custom icons make the library adaptable to project-specific design systems.
• Pro: Free access includes a Kit and 10,000 pageviews, enough to evaluate the workflow or serve smaller projects.
• Con: Free includes 2,163 icons, far fewer than the Pro catalog.
• Con: Starter and monthly Solo or Team are CDN-only and exclude downloads and a perpetual license.
• Con: Pro assets cannot be publicly redistributed to people outside the license, a significant constraint for open-source projects.

Alternatives

The Noun Project is worth considering for PNG and SVG downloads, but its free account requires attribution and excludes commercial licenses; it also offers an Icon API trial.

Eva Icons is a free alternative with 480+ icons under the MIT license, suitable for readers who prefer a smaller, openly licensed set.

Hugeicons offers 6,000+ free Stroke Rounded icons and free access to design and developer plugins; its Pro plan is $99 a year for a substantially larger collection.

Material Symbols provides over 2,500 glyphs under Apache License 2.0 in SVG, PNG, and font formats, a straightforward free choice for projects seeking those formats and terms.

Material Design Icons is a free, open-source option under Apache 2.0, though brand and logo icons are excluded and being removed.

Fluent UI System Icons is another free alternative.

Ant Design Icons is another free alternative.

Flaticon offers a free plan limited to 3 collections with 50 icons each, while Premium is $99 a year for up to 2,000 icons per day and 256 icons per collection.

Verdict

Choose Font Awesome if you need a broad icon library with multiple integration paths, substantial styling controls, and a clear progression from a small free allowance to higher-capacity Pro plans. Look elsewhere if public redistribution of paid assets or downloadable files and perpetual licensing on a monthly plan are essential to your workflow.