Font Awesome

Fonticons, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Font Awesome is a toolkit of web fonts and icon sets that lets developers embed scalable icons via CSS, JavaScript, or SVG.

It includes over 2,000 free icons across classic and brand packs, and provides access to more than 50,000 icons in the Pro version.

According to our data, Font Awesome is the most popular icon library on the web.
It has 88.3% of the icon market share and is detected on 27.9% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.8M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Font Awesome is available in both free and paid versions.

Free version ✔️
Pro Lite $49/year
Pro $99/year
Pro Max $499/year

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Font Awesome Awards

⚡ Sites Using Font Awesome

We have data on 1,083,300 websites that use the Font Awesome icon library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Font Awesome is bihar.gov.in.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 bihar.gov.in #99 India English
2 youradchoices.com #105 United States English
3 ebay.com #151 United States English
4 gov.br #164 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
5 rajasthan.gov.in #175 India English
6 en.wikipedia.org United States English
7 digilocker.gov.in #182 India English
8 wb.gov.in #194 India English
9 ruliweb.com #234 Korea Korean
10 oup.com #239 United Kingdom British English
11 caixa.gov.br #267 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
12 afip.gob.ar #305 Argentina Spanish
13 academia.edu #311 United States English
14 python.org #313 United States English
15 collegeboard.org #338 English
16 embed.ly #385 United States English
17 ebay.de #392 Germany German
18 packzy.com #395 English
19 ebay.co.uk #396 United Kingdom British English
20 ibps.in #463 India American English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Font Awesome:

Most of the sites using Font Awesome are from the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 19.7%
  • Japan 5.8%
  • United Kingdom 5.6%
  • Germany 5.4%
  • Spain 4%
  • Italy 3.9%
  • France 3.8%
  • India 3.7%
  • Brazil 2.9%
  • Other 45.2%

Most Font Awesome users speak English, Spanish, or German.

  • English 51.3%
  • Spanish 6.3%
  • German 5.5%
  • Japanese 5%
  • French 4.1%
  • Portuguese 3.1%
  • Italian 3.1%
  • Russian 2.7%
  • Dutch 2.2%
  • Other 16.7%

The Font Awesome icon library is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 42.1%
  • .org 7%
  • .de 3.6%
  • .net 2.7%
  • .it 2.2%
  • .co.uk 2.1%
  • .nl 1.7%
  • .com.br 1.7%
  • .ru 1.7%
  • Other 35.2%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Font Awesome include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 18.6%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.1%
  • Online Shopping 8%
  • Education/Reference 7.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.8%
  • Internet Services 5%
  • Health 3.7%
  • Entertainment 3.7%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 3.1%
  • Other 33.5%

🔢 Font Awesome Versions

The most common version of Font Awesome is 4.7, used by 24.5% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 14.1% of sites use Font Awesome 5.15, and 6.5% use Font Awesome 6.4.

The Font Awesome version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 30.6% of sites using versions other than the top ones.

  • 4.7 24.5%
  • 5.15 14.1%
  • 6.4 6.5%
  • 6.5 6.3%
  • 4.5 3.9%
  • 6.7 3.8%
  • 5.0 3.7%
  • 4.3 3.5%
  • 5.8 3.1%
  • Other 30.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Font Awesome alternatives.

RankName
2
Fontello
Nof haGalil, Israel

A free web-based icon font generator that lets users build custom icon packs by selecting glyphs from multiple open-source icon libraries, including Font Awesome, Entypo, and Typicons.

FreeOpen source
7
Lucide
San Francisco, California, United States

An open-source icon library that provides over 1,600 SVG icons made by the community.

FreeOpen source
22
Fontastic
Valencia, Spain

A free web-based icon font generator for creating custom icon fonts from existing collections or SVG icons.

Free
25
Line Awesome
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

A free Font Awesome alternative that contains 1300+ icons, released by Icons8 under a Good Boy License.

FreeOpen source
36
Fork Awesome

A suite of 796 pictographic and brand icons that began as a fork of Font Awesome.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Font Awesome?

Font Awesome is owned by Fonticons, Inc., headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States.

Can I use Font Awesome for free?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

How much does Font Awesome cost?

Font Awesome is priced from $49 per year for the Pro Lite plan.

Which country uses Font Awesome the most?

The majority of Font Awesome users are from the United States.

Who uses Font Awesome?

According to our data, Font Awesome is used on millions of sites, including such established ones as bihar.gov.in, youradchoices.com, and ebay.com.

Is Font Awesome used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by bihar.gov.in, rajasthan.gov.in, and digilocker.gov.in. In total, we found Font Awesome on 1,292 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Font Awesome?

Yes, quite a few! The most notable of these is academia.edu. Overall, we know of 2,505 academic websites in the United States that use Font Awesome.

How does Font Awesome stack up against the competition?

Font Awesome is the most popular icon library on the market, surpassing all others.

What are the alternatives to Font Awesome?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Font Awesome may include Fontello, Fontastic, and Line Awesome.

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