@fortawesome/react-fontawesome

What is @fortawesome/react-fontawesome?

The @fortawesome/react-fontawesome package is a React component for using Font Awesome icons in React applications. It provides a convenient way to include Font Awesome icons in your project and supports various features such as sizing, coloring, animations, and more.

What are @fortawesome/react-fontawesome's main functionalities?

Displaying icons

This feature allows you to display Font Awesome icons by importing the FontAwesomeIcon component and the specific icon you want to use from the free or pro libraries.

{"import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
import { faCoffee } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCoffee} />
    </div>
  );
}"}

Styling icons

You can style icons by passing props such as 'size' for the icon size and 'color' for the icon color.

{"import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
import { faCoffee } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCoffee} size='lg' color='blue' />
    </div>
  );
}"}

Animating icons

This feature allows you to animate icons, such as adding a spinning effect to icons by using the 'spin' prop.

{"import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
import { faSpinner } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faSpinner} spin />
    </div>
  );
}"}

Layering and transforming icons

You can layer multiple icons on top of each other and apply transformations such as shrinking, rotating, or moving the icon.

{"import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
import { faCircle, faCheck } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';

function App() {
  return (
    <span className='fa-layers fa-fw'>
      <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCircle} color='green' />
      <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCheck} inverse transform='shrink-6' />
    </span>
  );
}"}

Other packages similar to @fortawesome/react-fontawesome

react-icons

React-icons is a package that includes a large set of icons from various icon libraries (such as Font Awesome, Material Design, and Ionicons). It is similar to @fortawesome/react-fontawesome but provides access to multiple libraries in one package, which can be more convenient if you need icons from different sources.

README

react-fontawesome

Font Awesome 5 React component

Installation

$ npm i --save @fortawesome/fontawesome
$ npm i --save @fortawesome/react-fontawesome

Usage

See examples for now