[Resolved] The 'best way' to use FontAwesome? I only need 2 or 3 icons!

[Henry]

Hi, I understand that fontawesome loads too much overhead right?

I just need 2 or 3 icons and I’m pretty sure that you can create a tiny file to just use those icons.

My question is: how do I go about loading these font files (correctly) into GP?

Thanks

GeneratePress 2.2.2

GP Premium 1.7.8

[Tom]

Definitely, Font Awesome is huge.

You could use a tool like https://icomoon.io/

That allows you to build your own “font” with only the icons you use, which you can include in your child theme using @font-face.

Alternatively, you can just use inline SVGs for your icons.

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[Henry]

very interesting…thanks a ton.

Best thing about GP so far is:

– community
– ease of use
– hooks… < v nice useful feature…

[Tom]

No problem!

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying it 🙂

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