CSS icons
Icons can be defined as images or symbols. It is a graphical representation of a document(file) or program that helps the user to identify the type of file quickly.
Font Awesome icons:
We need to add this link within the <head></head> section.
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>CSS Icons</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css"> <style> body{ text-align:center; background-color:#bfbfbf; } .fa{ color:#003366; font-size:50px; margin:10px; } </style> </head> <body style="text-align:center"> <h1>Font Awesome Library</h1> <i class="fa fa-car"</i> <i class="fa fa-cloud"></i> <i class="fa fa-file"></i> <i class="fa fa-heart"></i> <i class="fa fa-bars"></i> </body> </html>
OUTPUT:
Bootstrap icons:
We need to add this link within the <head></head> section.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>CSS Icons</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <style> body{ text-align:center; background-color:#bfbfbf; } .glyphicon{ color:#660066; font-size:50px; margin:10px; } </style> </head> <body style="text-align:center"> <h1>Bootstrap icons</h1> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-cloud"></i> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-file"></i> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-heart"></i> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></i> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></i> </body> </html>
OUTPUT:
Google icons:
We need to add this link within the <head></head> section.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>CSS Icons</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons"> <style> body{ text-align:center; background-color:#ccffcc; } .material-icons{ color:#cc3300; font-size:50px; margin:10px; } </style> </head> <body style="text-align:center"> <h1>Google icons</h1> <i class="material-icons">cloud</i> <i class="material-icons">attachment</i> <i class="material-icons">computer</i> <i class="material-icons">favorite</i> <i class="material-icons">traffic</i> </body> </html>
OUPUT: