Go Back
Font Awesome plugin for Figma
Figma

Font Awesome plugin for Figma

Pierluigi Giglio
October 24, 2023

Let us introduce you to the Font Awesome Figma plugin – an awesome tool for your design projects. If you're wondering why these icons are such a big deal in Figma, we’ll break it down for you.

Font Awesome plugin for Figma

Font Awesome plugin offers you plenty of vector icons of all niches for you to use. Vector icons are super flexible – you can make them big, small, or anything in between, and they'll stay sharp and clear. Whether you're designing a website, a mobile app, or a killer presentation, vector icons will always come to your aid.

Now, here's where the Font Awesome plugin comes in handy. All icons within the plugin are neatly organized in black & white and ready for you to explore right inside Figma — no more endless searching or downloading from the internet. So, give the Font Awesome Figma plugin a spin and watch your designs come to life.

How to use Font Awesome Icons plugin for Figma

Using Font Awesome is incredibly easy!

First, install the Font Awesome Icons plugin by visiting their site in the official Figma community. Click Try it out, and don’t forget to press the Save button next to it so you can use the plugin at any time.

Install plugin in Figma

To open the plugin in your desired Figma project, follow the path:

Resources > Plugins > Font Awesome Icons

Once you have opened the plugin, you can manually navigate through their entire gallery of icons.

Icons

As we previously mentioned, these icons are in black & white. But since they are in vector format, you can edit every aspect of them, including their color.

You can also search through the icons using certain keywords, for a more efficient process.

Search Font Awesome icons

The only downside to this plugin is that it will close once you use an icon in your canvas, which is maybe not very efficient. Still, its gallery is impressive, and using the plugin will save you plenty of time nevertheless.

What are some alternatives to Font Awesome Icons?

You can use other plugins such as Font Awesome Icons by Iconduck, Icons8, Iconsax Icon, etc.

We hope this article taught you all you need to know about the Font Awesome Icons plugin for Figma. Have fun designing!

If you want to learn more about Figma, feel free to check out our other free resources and articles.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pierluigi Giglio

Sr. UI/UX Designer and Consultant with over 10+ years of experience working with Fortune 500, large enterprises and funded startups. Having worked on hundreds upon hundreds of design projects, collaborated with 40+ clients from all around the world and taught design to thousands of students I am very grateful that I have the opportunity to give back to the design community and help other become better designers.

Enjoyed this read?

Stay up to date with the latest design news and cutting-edge softwares, sent straight to your inbox!

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.