We'll cover the basics of using the official react-fontawesome component (described below), which uses the SVG + JS method to render icons. But you can opt to use the Web Fonts + CSS method if you prefer.
Follow the steps below to set up the react-fontawesome component in your project.
1. Add SVG Core
First you'll need to use npm or yarn to install the core package which includes all the utilities to make the icons work:
Next, you'll install the icons you want to use -- you can choose Free or Pro icons, and select any of our styles.
Free
For Free icons, you can add any of these styles:
# Free icons stylesnpm i --save @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons
Then add the Pro icon style packages that you plan to use in your app:
# Pro icons stylesnpm i --save @fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/pro-regular-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/pro-light-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/pro-thin-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/pro-duotone-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/sharp-solid-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/sharp-regular-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/sharp-light-svg-icons
And lastly, install the Font Awesome React component:
npm i --save @fortawesome/react-fontawesome@latest
yarnadd @fortawesome/react-fontawesome@latest
You're Ready to Add Icons!
Like Anakin said, it’s woooorking! All of our icons are now ready to do your project’s bidding. Learn how to add them to your React project and then use their power to bring order and style to your UI!