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Feather is a collection of simply beautiful open-source icons designed for use in web projects.
Code Example
import { feather } from 'feather-icons'
feather.icons.heart.toSvg()
feather.replace()
Pros
- Feather offers a clean, minimalist design aesthetic that's consistent across all icons
- It provides a lightweight library with a small file size, improving load times
- Feather includes a wide variety of icons suitable for many different use cases
Cons
- Feather has fewer icons compared to some larger icon libraries like Font Awesome
- It lacks some of the advanced features found in projects like SVG-Morpheus (e.g., morphing animations)
- Feather doesn't offer framework-specific implementations like React or Vue, unlike FortAwesome's offerings
Evil Icons is a set of simple and clean SVG icons with a simple API to insert them into web projects.
Code Example
<%= evil_icon 'ei-search' %>
<%= evil_icon 'ei-arrow-right', size: :m %>
<%= evil_icon 'ei-envelope', size: :l, class: "custom-class" %>
Pros
- Simple and lightweight, with a focus on clean, minimalist design
- Includes a Ruby gem for easy integration into Ruby on Rails projects
- Offers a good balance between icon variety and simplicity, with 70 icons available
Cons
- Limited icon set compared to larger libraries like Font Awesome
- Less frequent updates and additions to the icon set
- Lacks some advanced features found in other libraries, such as icon animations or extensive customization options
FortAwesome/react-fontawesome is a React component library for using Font Awesome icons in React applications.
Code Example
import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome'
import { faUser } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
<FontAwesomeIcon icon={faUser} />
Pros
- Seamless integration with React applications, providing a native React component for Font Awesome icons.
- Access to a vast library of icons from Font Awesome, offering more variety compared to projects like feathericons/feather or evil-icons/evil-icons.
- Consistent API and usage across different Font Awesome versions and styles.
Cons
- Limited to Font Awesome icons, unlike SVG-Morpheus which allows for custom SVG animations.
- Requires additional dependencies (Font Awesome core and icon packages) compared to standalone icon libraries like feathericons/feather.
- Lacks the simplicity of pure SVG icon libraries, as it involves a more complex setup process.
SVG-Morpheus is a JavaScript library for morphing SVG icons, allowing smooth transitions between different icons.
Code Example
var myIcons = new SVGMorpheus('#myIcon');
myIcons.to('icon2', {duration: 1000, easing: 'quint-in'});
Pros
- Unique focus on SVG icon morphing, offering smooth transitions not available in other icon libraries.
- Provides more dynamic and interactive icon experiences compared to static icon sets like Feather or Evil Icons.
- Offers greater flexibility in icon animations compared to Font Awesome implementations for React and Vue.
Cons
- More complex to implement than simple icon libraries like Feather or Evil Icons.
- Limited to SVG icons, whereas Font Awesome offers both SVG and font icon options.
- Smaller icon set compared to comprehensive libraries like Font Awesome or Vivid.
FortAwesome/vue-fontawesome is the official Vue.js component for Font Awesome icons.
Code Example
<template>
<font-awesome-icon :icon="['fas', 'user']" />
</template>
<script>
import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome'
</script>
Pros
- Seamless integration with Vue.js applications, providing a native component experience.
- Access to the extensive Font Awesome icon library, offering a wide variety of icons.
- Regular updates and maintenance from the official Font Awesome team.
Cons
- Limited to Font Awesome icons, unlike more versatile options like Feather or Evil Icons.
- Requires additional setup and dependencies compared to simpler icon libraries.
- May have a larger file size due to the extensive icon set, potentially impacting performance.
All Top Projects
feather
Simply beautiful open-source icons
evil-icons
Simple and clean SVG icon pack with the code to support Rails, Sprockets, Node.js, Gulp, Grunt and CDN
react-fontawesome
Official React Component for Font Awesome Icons
SVG-Morpheus
JavaScript library enabling SVG icons to morph from one to the other. It implements Material Design's Delightful Details transitions. (THIS PROJECT IS NOT MAINTAINED ANYMORE)
vue-fontawesome
Font Awesome Vue component
vivid
a JavaScript library which is built to easily customize and use the SVG Icons with a blaze.
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