Fontawesome Angular - Javascript

Fontawesome is a popular icon font library that is commonly used in web development. It provides vector icons that can be easily edited and customized, making it a very versatile library. Angular is a popular Javascript framework for building web applications. When combined, Fontawesome and Angular provide an easy way to add beautiful and customizable icons to your web applications.

Installation

To use Fontawesome with Angular, you first need to install the Fontawesome library using npm. You can do this by running the following command in your project directory:

npm install @fortawesome/fontawesome-free

After installing the library, you need to import it into your Angular app. You can do this by adding the following lines to your app.module.ts file:

import { FontAwesomeModule } from '@fortawesome/angular-fontawesome';
import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
import { fas } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';

library.add(fas); // Add FontAwesome solid icons to the library

Next, include the FontAwesomeModule in your imports array in app.module.ts:

imports: [
  // ... other module imports
  FontAwesomeModule
],

Usage

To use Fontawesome icons in your Angular app, you first need to select an icon from the Fontawesome library. You can browse and search for icons on the Fontawesome website, or you can use the Fontawesome icons cheatsheet for quick reference.

Once you have selected an icon, you can add it to your Angular app by using the fa-icon component:

<fa-icon [icon]="['fas', 'coffee']"></fa-icon>

In this example, we are using the fa-icon component and passing in an array with the icon library prefix fas (which stands for Fontawesome solid icons) and the icon name coffee. This will display the coffee icon on your web page.

You can also customize the icons by using the options provided by Fontawesome. For example, you can change the size of the icon by adding the size attribute:

<fa-icon [icon]="['fas', 'coffee']" size="lg"></fa-icon>

In this example, we are setting the size attribute to lg, which will make the icon larger.

Conclusion

Fontawesome and Angular provide a powerful combination for adding beautiful and customizable icons to your web applications. By following the installation and usage instructions outlined above, you can quickly and easily add Fontawesome icons to your Angular app.