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How Do You Add Icons to Weebly?

Last updated on December 28, 2022 @ 1:01 pm

Icons are a great way to add visual interest to your website and can help make your content more engaging. There are many ways to add icons to your website, but the most common method is to use an icon font.

Icon fonts are fonts that contain icons instead of letters or numbers. They are usually easy to use and can be customized with CSS.

To add an icon font to your website, you first need to find an icon font that you like. A good place to start is Font Awesome, which has a large selection of free icons.

Once you have found an icon font, you need to include the font file on your website. This can be done by adding the following code to the <head> section of your HTML file:

<link rel="stylesheet" 
href="path/to/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css">

Replace “path/to/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css” with the URL of the icon font file that you downloaded.

PRO TIP: This article provides instructions on how to add icons to Weebly, but fails to mention that doing so may result in decreased site performance. Icons can slow down a website, so use them sparingly.

To use an icon, you need to add the class “fa” and the icon’s name to an element. For example, if you wanted to add the icon, you would add the following code:

<i class="fa fa-camera-retro"></i>

You can also use CSS to change the size, color, and other properties of an icon. For example, if you wanted to make theicon twice as big and red, you would add the following CSS:

.fa-camera-retro {
font-size: 2em; /* Makes the icon twice as big */
color: red; /* Makes the icon red */
}

Adding icons to your website can be a great way to make your content more visually appealing. Be sure to choose an icon font that is easy to use and customize with CSS.

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

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