Font awesome is not showing icon
HtmlCssFont AwesomeHtml Problem Overview
I am using Font Awesome and do not wish to add CSS with HTTP. I downloaded Font Awesome and included it in my code, yet Font Awesome is showing a bordered square box instead of an icon. Here is my code:
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/font-awesome.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/font-awesome.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div style="font-size: 44px;">
<i class="fa fa-camera-retro fa-lg"></i> fa-lg
<i class="fa fa-camera-retro fa-2x"></i> fa-2x
</div>
</body>
</html>
I would like to know how to make the icon display instead of the bordered square box.
Html Solutions
Solution 1 - Html
In my case i made the following mistake in my css code.
*{
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif !important;
}
This will override all font family rules for the entire page. My solution was to move the code to body like so.
body{
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}
NB: Whenever you use the !important flag in css, any other css rule declared of the same type on the same element will get overriden.
Solution 2 - Html
When you open font-awesome.min.css you can see following path:
'Fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf?v=4.2.0' ...
It means that you have to create directory Fonts and then copy files fontawesome-webfont.ttf (fontawesome-webfont.woff, fontawesome-webfont.eot) to this folder. After that everything should work fine.
Solution 3 - Html
Be aware that the new version (5) of font awesome uses "fas" or "fab" instead of "fa" prefix.
Quoted from their website:
> The fa prefix has been deprecated in version 5. The new default is the fas solid style and the fab style for brands.
This is why my fonts were showing blank squares. Now fixed.
Example code:
<a class="nav-link" href="//www.facebook.com/xxx" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-facebook-f"></i></a>
Solution 4 - Html
First, check that you have class="fa" as well as whatever the icon's class is. So, not just
<i class="fa-pencil" title="Edit"></i>
But also
<i class="fa fa-pencil" title="Edit"></i>
Then it works as expected. This solved my issue.
Solution 5 - Html
Open your font-awesome.css theres code like :
@font-face {
font-family: 'FontAwesome';
src: url('../fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot?v=4.5.0');
src: url('../fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot?#iefix&v=4.5.0') format('embedded-opentype'), url('../fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=4.5.0') format('woff2'), url('../fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff?v=4.5.0') format('woff'), url('../fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf?v=4.5.0') format('truetype'), url('../fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg?v=4.5.0#fontawesomeregular') format('svg');
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
you must have folder like :
font awesome -> css
-> fonts
or the easiest way :
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
Solution 6 - Html
i was dealing with the same problem then i figured it out i have to use new version (5 and plus)
use this cdn it will work.
<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.9.0/css/all.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
Solution 7 - Html
Check that the path to your CSS file is correct. Rather prefer absolute links, they are easier to understand since we know where we start from and search engines will also prefer them over relative links. And to reduce bandwidth rather use the link from font-awesome servers:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.2.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" type="text/css">
Moreover if you use it, there will be no need of uploading extra fonts to your server and you will be sure that you point to the right CSS file, and you will also benefit from the latest updates instantly.
Solution 8 - Html
i was facing the same issue.. so instead of downloading font awesome , i added a link in my html code and it worked.
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.11.2/js/all.js" integrity="sha256-2JRzNxMJiS0aHOJjG+liqsEOuBb6++9cY4dSOyiijX4=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
Solution 9 - Html
I'm using FontAwesome Pro, and the solution for me was to embed all.min.css instead of fontawesome.min.css.
Solution 10 - Html
It's something to do with v5, some of the icons don't work with older versions.
This link worked for me!
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.1/css/all.min.css">
Solution 11 - Html
For a start, you shouldn't have both font-awesome.css and font-awesome.min.css
Generally, use font-awesome.css during development, then switch to font-awesome.min.css once you're happy with the site.
Problems like this are often caused by relative paths and locations, so check where your html file is in relation to the css.
If your html file is in the base directory, and the css in a subfolder off the root, you would need:
href="./css/font-awesome.css" (single period)
Solution 12 - Html
All the above are correct however on top of that my issue was that I downloaded the free version of FA5 which doesn't have:
font-family:'FontAwesome';src:url('../fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot?v=4.7.0')
I could not get v5 to work so I reverted to 4.7.0 with the help of the posts above and it fixed my issue.
Solution 13 - Html
For those of you using SCSS and the NPM package, here is my solution:
npm i --save @fortawesome/fontawesome-free
Then at the top of an SCSS file (ideally an SCSS file imported at the root of your application):
@import '@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/css/fontawesome.css';
@import '@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/css/all.css';
Solution 14 - Html
In my case, I needed to combine the answers from sst & Bruno Leveque:
- https://fontawesome.com/download
- download via Free for web, unpack
- copy all folders into
/fontawesome/ - link the all.min.css instead of fontawesome.css
Example Django:
# in myapplication/vendor/fontawesome/ everything unpacked
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'myapplication/vendor/fontawesome/css/all.min.css' %}">
Solution 15 - Html
I successfully installed Font Awesome using their CDN and javascript include (as described on this page). Then I tried to copy the HTML and CSS to some legacy pages and suddenly I saw empty square boxes instead of the icons.
I saw Daniel's answer (above) and because my legacy CSS file was huge (and years old) I suspected that was the issue. However when I looked in Chrome DevTools it really looked like Font Awesome was loaded:
I was expecting to see the font in strikeout if there was an issue... However I had really exhausted all my options so I checked the Computed Styles and saw clearly that the Font Awesome font was definitely not being used. (See the Rendered font at the bottom)
My legacy CSS file was a mess and I preferred not to touch it, so I cheated by doing this - please don't tell anyone :)
<a class="nav-link fa fa-instagram" style="font-family:FontAwesome;" href="//www.instagram.com/xxxx/" target="_blank"></a>
Also to note, when I upgraded from Font Awesome version 4.7.0 to version 5.4.1 this issue went away! I used this setup guide and this HTML
<a class="nav-link" href="//www.instagram.com/xxxx/" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-instagram"></i></a>
Solution 16 - Html
I think you have not fonts folder in your root folder like where stay css folder.
Demo
And css folder is like
And fonts folder like
I hope it will work for you.
Thanks you.
Solution 17 - Html
In my case: You need to copy the whole font-awesome folder to your project css folder and not just the font-awesome.min.css file.
Solution 18 - Html
So it seems adding style='font-weight:normal;' or otherwise changing the font directly on the element overrides the .fas{font-weight:900} definition in Font Awesome's CSS file. I guess the font has specific defines within the font file that it works with. It seems the font-weight must be set between 501 and 1000, or the font may look like a square block.
Solution 19 - Html
In my case, the problem was caused by using some regular styles (far) that are not included in the free set. Changing to fas fixed it.
Solution 20 - Html
my issue was the one having most of the votes
*{
font-family: xxxxx
}
changing it to this solved the problem
body{
font-family: xxxx
}
Solution 21 - Html
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.11.2/js/all.js" integrity="sha256-2JRzNxMJiS0aHOJjG+liqsEOuBb6++9cY4dSOyiijX4=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
Solution 22 - Html
You may have used a VCS (git or somesuch) to transfer icon files to the server. git says:
warning: CRLF will be replaced by LF in webroot/fonts/FontAwesome.otf.
The file will have its original line endings in your working directory.
warning: CRLF will be replaced by LF in webroot/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot.
The file will have its original line endings in your working directory.
warning: CRLF will be replaced by LF in webroot/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf.
The file will have its original line endings in your working directory.
warning: CRLF will be replaced by LF in webroot/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff.
The file will have its original line endings in your working directory.
warning: CRLF will be replaced by LF in webroot/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2.
The file will have its original line endings in your working directory.
You probably have to fix your fonts.
Solution 23 - Html
On MacOS Mojave, I had this problem in Safari. The font-awesome images worked in Chrome but not in Safari, so I was sure it wasn't the site.
I got them to render by going to Preferences in the Safari menu, and disabling/unchecking "Prevent cross-site tracking" under the Privacy tab.
Not sure why this fixed it, but it did.
Solution 24 - Html
Watch out for Bootstrap! Bootstrap will override .fa classes. If you're bringing in both packages separately thinking "I'll use Bootstrap for responsive block handling and Font-Awesome for icons", you need to address the .fa classes inside Bootstrap so they don't interfere with Font-Awesome's stand-alone implementation.
eg: font-family 'FontAwesome' in Bootstrap will interfere with font-family 'Font Awesome 5 Free' in Font-Awesome and you will get a white box instead of the icon you want.
There may be cleaner ways of handling this, but if you've gone down the checklist trying to fix the "white box" issue and still can't figure it out (like I did), this may be the answer you're looking for.
Solution 25 - Html
Based on the 5.10.1 version.
My solution (locally):
-
If you're using "fontawesome.css" or "fontawesome.min.css", try using "all.css" instead (located in the css folder).
-
The "css" folder and the "webfonts" folder from the fontawesome package that you downloaded must be in the same level as each other.
In my case, I already had a css folder so I just renamed the fontawesome css folder to "css-fa".
With both "css-fa" and "webfonts" in my css folder, simply link it correctly in your text editor and it should work.
Ex: link rel="stylesheet" href="css/css-fa/all.css"
Solution 26 - Html
solved changing the targetted !importantized font-family selector from
* { ... }
to
*:not(i) { ... }
(with scss preprocessor); hope u solved
Solution 27 - Html
The code below is font-awesome 4.70.0. To go to font-awesome 5.11.2, click https://fontawesome.com/icons?from=io"> here.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet"
href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-
awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<i class="fa fa-camera-retro" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</html>
Solution 28 - Html
I was following this tutorial to host Font Awesome Pro 5.13 myself.
https://fontawesome.com/how-to-use/on-the-web/setup/hosting-font-awesome-yourself
For some reason I could not get <link href="%PUBLIC_URL%/font-awesome/all.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> to load webfonts that in turn resulted in only squares showing up. But when I used <script defer src="%PUBLIC_URL%/font-awesome/all.min.js"></script> everything started working. Both links were added in HTML <head>.
Solution 29 - Html
I was trying to add fa 5.0.13 to drupal 8 with scss. The styles are not included by default in the main fa.scss had to add them manually.
@import "libraries/fontawesome/fa-brands";
@import "libraries/fontawesome/fa-light";
@import "libraries/fontawesome/fa-regular";
@import "libraries/fontawesome/fa-solid";
Solution 30 - Html
you need to put font-awesome file in css folder and change
href="../css/font-awesome.css" to href="css/font-awesome.css"
One more thing You can Replace this Font-awesome css File And and try this one
.social-media{
list-style-type: none;
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}
.social-media li .fa{
background: #fff;
color: #262626;
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
border-radius: 50%;
text-align:center;
line-height:50px;
}
.social-media .fa:hover {
box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #000;
}
.social-media .fa.fa-twitter:hover{
background:#55acee;
color:#fff;
}
.social-media .fa.fa-facebook:hover{
background:#3b5998;
color:#fff;
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<ul class="social-media">
<li><i class="fa fa-twitter fa-2x"></i></li>
<li><i class="fa fa-facebook fa-2x"></i></li>
</ul>
Solution 31 - Html
In my case, it worked by adding adding font-family, for example adding an Instagram icon, i needed to add font-family as FontAwsome:
.fa-instagram:before {
content: "\f16d";
font-family: "FontAwesome" !important;
}
Solution 32 - Html
Try referencing all the necessary files like so
<head>
<!-- reference your copy Font Awesome here (from our CDN or by hosting yourself) -->
<link href="/your-path-to-fontawesome/css/fontawesome.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="/your-path-to-fontawesome/css/brands.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="/your-path-to-fontawesome/css/solid.css" rel="stylesheet">
<style type="text/css">
<!-- custom styling for all icons -->
i.fas,
i.fab {
border: 1px solid red;
}
<!-- custom styling for specific icons -->$$
.fa-fish {
color: salmon;
}
.fa-frog {
color: green;
}
.fa-user-ninja.vanished {
opacity: 0.0;
}
.fa-facebook {
color: rgb(59, 91, 152);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<i class="fas fa-fish"></i>
<i class="fas fa-frog"></i>
<i class="fas fa-user-ninja vanished"></i>
<i class="fab fa-facebook"></i>
</body>
Solution 33 - Html
If you want to use fa with cdn just copy this tag into your file's head:
https://site-assets.fontawesome.com/releases/v6.1.1/css/all.css" />
It worked just fine for me.
Solution 34 - Html
You needed to close your `<link />`
As you can see in your <head></head> tag. This will solve your problem
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/font-awesome.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/font-awesome.min.css" />
</head>