Font Awesome

Font Awesome is a large icon library and toolkit for developers and designers adding icons to websites, apps and design projects. It suits teams that want multiple integration routes and detailed web styling; smaller projects can start with a capped free plan. The main trade-off is that download rights, perpetual licensing and Pro+ access depend on the plan and package.

Overview

The Font Awesome 7 page lists 65,928 Pro icons and 2,163 Free icons; the homepage describes more than 60,000 icons across over 30 styles. That breadth is useful, but the overall catalog is not the same as the free allowance. Font Awesome 7.3.1 is the latest version, released July 7, 2026.

Icons are available in SVG, CSS, SCSS, Sass, JavaScript, web fonts and SVG sprites. Web Kits can add icons with an embed code or be downloaded and used as packages, while users can also self-host Web Fonts or SVGs. The web toolkit supports sizing, rotation, animation, stacking, duotone, counters and transforms. Pro Kits let users upload custom icons for use alongside Font Awesome icons.

Documented integrations include Vue, React, Ember, Angular, SCSS, WordPress and Squarespace. Desktop guidance covers Figma, Sketch, Illustrator and other design programs. The JavaScript API supports SVG+JS rendering, while the GraphQL API provides icon and release information. API tokens can be scoped, revoked and replaced, so third-party tools need not share account credentials.

Security guidance explains configuring the SVG with JavaScript library for a strict Content Security Policy. Font Awesome says account, website-use and CDN-use data are stored on US servers, with CDN servers worldwide; stored data volumes are encrypted and access is controlled through auditable multi-factor authentication. It invites private reports of security issues.

Key features

Several integration paths: Kits, packages and self-hosting let teams choose an approach suited to their workflow. The caveat is that the cheaper Starter plan and monthly Solo or Team plans are CDN-only.

Styling controls: Animation, duotone, stacking and transforms give web projects more expressive options than a static icon drop-in.

Custom icons: Pro Kits can combine a team's own icons with the library, with the number allowed varying by plan.

Pro+ restriction: Pro+ icons are available in Kit packages, not other packages, so teams relying on package-based integration cannot use those icons through that route.

License boundary: Pro assets cannot be distributed publicly in an open-source repository to people outside the license. That makes Pro a poor fit for projects that need to publish those assets for unrestricted reuse.

Pricing

Font Awesome is freemium. Free costs nothing and includes 2,163 free icons, 1 Kit and 10,000 pageviews. It is a practical starting point for a small project, but the icon selection and pageview allowance are capped.

Starter costs $4 a month (billed $48 per year, billed annually). It includes Core Pro icon packs, 20 custom icons, 5 Kits and 50,000 pageviews, but is CDN-only and does not include downloads or a perpetual license. It suits modest web use that needs more than Free, not teams that require portable assets.

Solo costs $8 a month (billed $96 per year, billed annually) and includes all icon packs, Pro+ packs, 200 custom icons, 10 Kits and 1,000,000 pageviews. Team costs $16 a month (billed $192 per year, billed annually) and raises those allowances to 400 custom icons, 20 Kits and 2,000,000 pageviews. Both include all icon packs and Pro+ packs, but monthly Solo and Team plans remain CDN-only without downloads or a perpetual license. Pro+ access is also limited to Kit packages.

Platforms

Font Awesome supports API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web and Windows. Its documented framework and CMS guidance covers Vue, React, Ember, Angular, WordPress and Squarespace, while desktop instructions address Figma, Sketch and Illustrator.

Who it's for

Choose Font Awesome if your project needs a broad icon catalog, web styling controls, framework guidance or a choice between hosted Kits and self-hosting. It is less suitable when you need unrestricted public redistribution of Pro assets, or when your chosen plan's CDN-only terms conflict with a need to download files or hold a perpetual license.

Pros and cons

Pro: Multiple formats and integration routes support both web projects and desktop design workflows.

Pro: Styling tools and Pro Kit uploads accommodate more than basic fixed icons.

Pro: Free provides 2,163 icons, one Kit and 10,000 pageviews without a charge.

Con: Free is a fraction of the Pro catalog, and each paid tier caps Kits, custom icons and pageviews.

Con: Starter and monthly Solo or Team plans exclude downloads and perpetual licensing.

Con: Pro assets cannot be publicly distributed in open-source repositories to people not covered by the license.

Alternatives

For a category-wide comparison, browse Icon Libraries. Consider The Noun Project if PNG and SVG downloads with attribution suit your use; its free account excludes commercial licenses. Lordicon is an alternative with a free animated-icon plan and Android and iOS platform support. Choose Eva Icons for a free 480+ icon MIT-licensed library. Hugeicons offers a free 6,000+ stroke-rounded collection and design and development plugins. Material Design Icons is free and Apache 2.0 licensed, with brand and logo icons excluded. Material Symbols offers over 2,500 glyphs under Apache 2.0, in SVG, PNG and font formats. Iconoir is a free open-source option with optional donations. Tabler Icons offers a free MIT-licensed source-code collection with more than 6,200 SVG icons.

Verdict

Font Awesome is a strong choice for developers and teams that value a broad catalog, flexible web integration and extensive styling, especially when Kits fit the deployment and licensing needs. Look elsewhere if your project depends on publicly redistributing Pro assets or needs downloads and perpetual licensing on a monthly plan.