Font Awesome 4 icons
fa · 678 icons · by Dave Gandy · OFL-1.1 · single-color · Updated
Font Awesome 4 icons is a free, open source icon set with 678 SVG icons by Dave Gandy, released under the Open Font License. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS.
Font Awesome 4 icons design specs
- filled
- monochrome
The drawing rules of this set, measured from its SVG files. Use them to design new icons that match it.
| Canvas | 1536 × 1536 · 17% of icons |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 1536 1536 |
| Drawing area | Full canvas, no padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Whole units |
| Straight lines | 67% horizontal or vertical, 9% at 45° |
| Curves | 69% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 19% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 49 |
Measured from 63 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
- Release derived icons under the same license (OFL-1.1).
Credit line: Based on Font Awesome 4 by Dave Gandy, licensed under Open Font License. https://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL
Style guide for an LLM prompt (English)
Paste it into a prompt with a few icons from this set, then name the icon you want.
You draw new icons for the "Font Awesome 4" icon set (Iconify prefix "fa") by Dave Gandy.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1536 1536">.
- Draw edge to edge: icons use the full canvas with no padding.
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 100% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
Geometry
- Put coordinates on whole units (87% are integers).
- Straight lines: 67% horizontal or vertical, 9% at 45 degrees.
- About 69% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 49 drawing commands per icon.
- Elements used by the set: path, g.
Color
- Monochrome: paint with currentColor only, never a fixed color.
Output
- Reply with one complete <svg> element and nothing else: no comments, <title>, ids or scripts.
- Match the examples: reuse their shapes for shared parts (arrow heads, people, documents, badges).
- The result is a derivative of Open Font License; it must be released under the same license.
About Font Awesome 4 icons
Popular Font Awesome 4 icons include wrench, bell o, user o, area chart, play and css3.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Font Awesome 4 icons are released under the Open Font License, which allows use in personal and commercial projects. Note: this set is no longer actively maintained upstream.
How to use Font Awesome 4 icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use fa:wrench; open an icon to copy its exact SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS code. For sizing, color and accessibility tips, read how to use SVG icons.
React
import { Icon } from "@iconify/react";
<Icon icon="fa:wrench" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="fa:wrench" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="fa:wrench" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[fa--wrench]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/fa -->
<div class="i-fa:wrench"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="fa:wrench"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/fa/wrench.svg" alt="Wrench icon" width="24" height="24">Font Awesome 4 icons FAQ
Are Font Awesome 4 icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Font Awesome 4 icons are released under the Open Font License, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Font Awesome 4 icons?
Font Awesome 4 icons contains 678 icons.
What license do Font Awesome 4 icons use?
Font Awesome 4 icons are licensed under Open Font License. The full license text is available at https://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL.
Who made Font Awesome 4 icons?
Font Awesome 4 icons are created by Dave Gandy.
How do I use Font Awesome 4 icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="fa:wrench" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.