When using Font Awesome with React, we recommend using our official
react-fontawesome
component to make everything work just right.
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:
npm i --save @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core
yarn add @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core
Find out more about what's in Font Awesome core
2. Add Icon Packages
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 either -- or both -- of these styles:
# Free icons styles
npm i --save @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons
npm i --save @fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons
# Free icons styles
yarn add @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons
yarn add @fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons
Pro
For Pro icons, you'll first need to set up access with your secret Font Awesome npm token and global or per-project access.
Configure Access for ProThen add the Pro icon style packages that you plan to use in your app:
# Pro icons styles
npm 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
# Pro icons styles
yarn add @fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons
yarn add @fortawesome/pro-regular-svg-icons
yarn add @fortawesome/pro-light-svg-icons
yarn add @fortawesome/pro-thin-svg-icons
yarn add @fortawesome/pro-duotone-svg-icons
yarn add @fortawesome/sharp-solid-svg-icons
yarn add @fortawesome/sharp-regular-svg-icons
yarn add @fortawesome/sharp-light-svg-icons
3. Add the React Component
And lastly, install the Font Awesome React component:
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!
Add Some Icons!