2,877+ free icons, 3 styles, broad compatibility
FontAwesome 5 is a major milestone, officially released in 2017. It introduced a new design system, multi-style support, and SVG framework, providing developers with unprecedented flexibility.
v5.15.x is the final v5 release, extremely stable after years of iteration.
Solid, Regular, and Brands styles.
Supports SVG+JS framework and Web Font.
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.4/css/all.min.css"><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fortawesome/[email protected]/css/all.min.css"><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.staticfile.net/font-awesome/5.15.4/css/all.min.css">npm install @fortawesome/[email protected]Though FontAwesome 5 final release (v5.15.x) was in 2021, it remains core to millions of websites and apps. v5's lasting value is reflected in multiple aspects: first, it is a thoroughly proven stable version where virtually all known issues have been fixed over years of iteration, with very few production issues. Second, v5 has a massive community resource base, from third-party component libraries to tutorial docs, WordPress themes to Bootstrap templates, with a large ecosystem built on v5. Additionally, v5's CDN nodes are still running stably. For legacy projects still under maintenance, v5 provides a smooth operational track without requiring large-scale refactoring for icon functionality.
The jump from v4 to v5 was a fundamental architectural upgrade. v4 was pure CSS font icons, with icons rendered via Unicode character mapping, limited to monochrome display and font rendering differences. v5 completely overturned this model:
For production projects already built with v5, continuing with v5 is the most cost-effective choice.
v5 supports IE10+, suitable for enterprise intranet systems, government websites, and education platforms.
Many WordPress themes, Bootstrap templates still use v5 - best compatibility with v5 ecosystem.