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How Do I Use Font Awesome on Figma?

Last updated on September 29, 2022 @ 11:12 am

If you’re looking to add some extra pizzazz to your Figma designs, Font Awesome is a great way to do it. With over 1,000 icons to choose from, there’s bound to be something that fits your needs. Here’s how to get started:

First, head over to the Font Awesome website and download the latest version of the icon pack. Once you have the ZIP file, open it up and extract the contents into a folder on your computer.

PRO TIP: If you are not familiar with HTML and CSS, then using Font Awesome on Figma may not be the best idea. Even if you are familiar with these coding languages, using Font Awesome may still be challenging.Font Awesome is a great resource for adding icons to your Figma design, but be warned that it is not always easy to use.

Next, open up Figma and create a new project. Then, go to File > Add Fonts and select the “Add from Your Computer” option. In the resulting dialog box, navigate to the folder where you extracted the Font Awesome files and select the “FontAwesome5Free-Regular-400.otf” file.

With the font added to your project, you can now start using the icons in your designs. To do so, simply create a text layer and type in the icon name followed by the code for that icon. For example, if you wanted to use the “flag” icon, you would type “flag \f024”.

And that’s all there is to it! With Font Awesome added to your Figma toolkit, you can now easily add icons to your designs. So go ahead and give it a try!

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.