Bootstrap font awesome icon Usage,CSS Class Name,SVG & CSS Content Code

Bootstrap font awesome icon css class name is fa-bootstrap and CSS Content Code is \f836.

Bootstrap font awesome icon is part of brands icons.

Bootstrap font awesome icon usage

We can display Bootstrap font awesome icon using 3 different ways depending upon our requirement.

  1. Using CSS Class Name

  2. Using CSS Content Code

  3. Using SVG

Bootstrap font awesome icon CSS class name

To display Bootstrap font awesome icon, add predefined class name i.e.,fa-bootstrap (with prefix fa-) to the i tag.

And we need to add corresponding font awesome icon style for the Bootstrap icon.

Bootstrap icon has 1 icon style i.e.,brands. We need to append icon style class fab.

<i class='fab fa-bootstrap'></i>

Output:

Bootstrap font awesome icon CSS Content Code

We can display Bootstrap font awesome icon using it’s CSS Content Code \f836

Use the following HTML code

<li><span class='Bootstrap fontawesomeicon'></span>Bootstrap</li>

Apply CSS code

<style> 
.fontawesomeicon::before {
    display: inline-block;
    text-rendering: auto;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
 }

.Bootstrap::before {
   font: var(--fa-font-brands);
    content: ' \f836';
 }</style>

Output:

.fontawesomeicon::before { display: inline-block; text-rendering: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; } .Bootstrap::before { font: var(--fa-font-brands); content: ' \f836'; }
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  • For the detailed tutorial visit https://www.angularjswiki.com/fontawesome/csscontentcode/

    Bootstrap font awesome icon SVG

    Use the following icon SVG to display Bootstrap font awesome icon.

    <svg class='fontawesomesvg' xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.2.0 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Copyright 2022 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M333.5,201.4c0-22.1-15.6-34.3-43-34.3h-50.4v71.2h42.5C315.4,238.2,333.5,225,333.5,201.4z M517,188.6 c-9.5-30.9-10.9-68.8-9.8-98.1c1.1-30.5-22.7-58.5-54.7-58.5H123.7c-32.1,0-55.8,28.1-54.7,58.5c1,29.3-0.3,67.2-9.8,98.1 c-9.6,31-25.7,50.6-52.2,53.1v28.5c26.4,2.5,42.6,22.1,52.2,53.1c9.5,30.9,10.9,68.8,9.8,98.1c-1.1,30.5,22.7,58.5,54.7,58.5h328.7 c32.1,0,55.8-28.1,54.7-58.5c-1-29.3,0.3-67.2,9.8-98.1c9.6-31,25.7-50.6,52.1-53.1v-28.5C542.7,239.2,526.5,219.6,517,188.6z M300.2,375.1h-97.9V136.8h97.4c43.3,0,71.7,23.4,71.7,59.4c0,25.3-19.1,47.9-43.5,51.8v1.3c33.2,3.6,55.5,26.6,55.5,58.3 C383.4,349.7,352.1,375.1,300.2,375.1z M290.2,266.4h-50.1v78.4h52.3c34.2,0,52.3-13.7,52.3-39.5 C344.7,279.6,326.1,266.4,290.2,266.4z"/></svg>
    
    

    Use the following HTML code

    <p>This <svg class='fontawesomesvg' xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.2.0 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Copyright 2022 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M333.5,201.4c0-22.1-15.6-34.3-43-34.3h-50.4v71.2h42.5C315.4,238.2,333.5,225,333.5,201.4z M517,188.6 c-9.5-30.9-10.9-68.8-9.8-98.1c1.1-30.5-22.7-58.5-54.7-58.5H123.7c-32.1,0-55.8,28.1-54.7,58.5c1,29.3-0.3,67.2-9.8,98.1 c-9.6,31-25.7,50.6-52.2,53.1v28.5c26.4,2.5,42.6,22.1,52.2,53.1c9.5,30.9,10.9,68.8,9.8,98.1c-1.1,30.5,22.7,58.5,54.7,58.5h328.7 c32.1,0,55.8-28.1,54.7-58.5c-1-29.3,0.3-67.2,9.8-98.1c9.6-31,25.7-50.6,52.1-53.1v-28.5C542.7,239.2,526.5,219.6,517,188.6z M300.2,375.1h-97.9V136.8h97.4c43.3,0,71.7,23.4,71.7,59.4c0,25.3-19.1,47.9-43.5,51.8v1.3c33.2,3.6,55.5,26.6,55.5,58.3 C383.4,349.7,352.1,375.1,300.2,375.1z M290.2,266.4h-50.1v78.4h52.3c34.2,0,52.3-13.7,52.3-39.5 C344.7,279.6,326.1,266.4,290.2,266.4z"/></svg>
     Bootstrap displayed using SVG</p>
    

    Apply CSS code

    
      <style>
        .fontawesomesvg {width: 1em;
          height: 1em;
          vertical-align: -.125em;
        }
      </style>
    
    

    Output:

    .fontawesomesvg {width: 1em; height: 1em; vertical-align: -.125em; }

    This Bootstrap displayed using SVG

    Change Bootstrap font awesome icon size

    To increase Bootstrap font awesome icon size, use the fa-lg(33 % increase), fa-2x, fa-3x, fa-4x, or fa-5x classes along with icon class \f836. Increase in icon size will be relative to their parent container.

    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-lg'>fa-lg</i><br/>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-2x'>fa-2x</i><br/>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-3x'>fa-3x</i><br/>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-4x'>fa-4x</i><br/>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-5x'>fa-5x</i><br/>
    
    

    Output:

    fa-lg
    fa-2x
    fa-3x
    fa-4x
    fa-5x

    Bootstrap font awesome icon with Fixed Width

    All the font awesome icons does not have same width.

    For example Bootstrap icon and home icon may not have same height and width.

    So to display two icons with fixed width and height we can use fa-fw class.

    <i style='border:1px solid;' class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-fw fa-3x'></i>Fixed Width<i style='border:1px solid;' class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-3x'></i>Normal<br/>
    <i style='border:1px solid;' class='fas fa-home fa-fw fa-3x'></i>Fixed Width<i style='border:1px solid;' class='fas fa-home fa-3x'></i>Normal<br/>
    
    

    Output:

    Fixed WidthNormal
    Fixed WidthNormal

    Bootstrap font awesome icon Border

    To add border to Bootstrap font awesome icon, use fa-border class.

    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-border fa-3x'></i>
    

    Output:

    Pull Bootstrap font awesome icon To the left

    To pull Bootstrap icon to the left of the container use fa-pull-left class.

    <div style='width: 200px;'>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-pull-left fa-3x'></i>
      ... The text after Bootstrap Icon will be displayed on the right side of the icon.
    </div>
    <div style = 'clear: both;'></div>
    

    Output:

    ... The text after Bootstrap Icon will be displayed on the right side of the icon.

    Pull Bootstrap font awesome icon To the left

    To pull Bootstrap icon to the right of the container use fa-pull-right class.

    <div style='width: 200px;'>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-pull-right fa-3x'></i>
      ... The text after Bootstrap Icon will be displayed on the left side of the icon.
    </div>
    <div style = 'clear: both;'></div>
    

    Output:

    ... The text after Bootstrap Icon will be displayed on the left side of the icon.

    Animate Bootstrap font awesome icon

    To animate Bootstrap font awesome icon, use fa-spin class.

    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-spin fa-3x'></i>
    

    Output:

    Animate Bootstrap font awesome icon with steps

    While animating the font awesome icon,We can rotate Bootstrap icon in 8 steps instead of uniform rotation.

    We can use fa-pulse icon along with fa-spin class.

    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-spin fa-pulse fa-3x'></i>
    

    Output:

    Rotate Bootstrap font awesome icon

    To rotate Bootstrap font awesome icon, Use fa-rotate-x class

    Where ‘x’ represents degree of rotation.

    <div>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-3x'>R</i>normal<br/><br/>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-rotate-90 fa-3x'>R</i> fa-rotate-90<br/><br/> 
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-rotate-180  fa-3x'>R</i> fa-rotate-180<br/><br/> 
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-rotate-270 fa-3x'>R</i> fa-rotate-270<br/><br/>
    </div>
    

    Output:

    Rnormal

    R fa-rotate-90

    R fa-rotate-180

    R fa-rotate-270

    Flip Bootstrap font awesome icon

    To flip Bootstrap font awesome icon horizontally and vertically use fa-flip-horizontal and fa-flip-vertical classes.

    <div>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-3x'>F</i> Normal <br>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-flip-horizontal fa-3x'>F</i> fa-flip-horizontal<br>
    <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-flip-vertical fa-3x'>F</i> fa-flip-vertical<br>
    </div>
    

    Output:

    F Normal
    F fa-flip-horizontal
    F fa-flip-vertical

    Combine Bootstrap font awesome icon with other font awesome icons

    In font awesome icons,using stacking we can combine multiple icons and display it as one icon.

    To do that use the fa-stack class on the parent, the fa-stack-1x for the regularly sized icon, and fa-stack-2x for the larger icon.

    And use class fa-inverse for an alternative icon color.

    In the below example, I am displaying Bootstrap font awesome icon on top of icons like fa-square,fa-circle and fa-ban.

    And used fa-inverse in the second example to invert the color of the icon.

    <div>
        <span class='fa-stack fa-lg'>
            <i class='far fa-square fa-stack-2x'></i>
            <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-stack-1x'></i>
        </span>
          Bootstrap on fa-square<br>
        <span class='fa-stack fa-lg'>
            <i class='fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x'></i>
            <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-stack-1x fa-inverse'></i>
        </span>
          Bootstrap on fa-circle<br>
    
        <span class='fa-stack fa-lg'>
            <i class='fab fa-bootstrap fa-stack-1x'></i>
            <i class='fas fa-ban fa-stack-2x'></i>
        </span>
          Bootstrap on fa-ban
    </div>
    

    Output:

    Bootstrap on fa-square
    Bootstrap on fa-circle
    Bootstrap on fa-ban