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Indie alternatives to Font Awesome

3 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Font Awesome does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

ProductPriceOpen sourceSelf-hostPlatforms
IconifyFreeYes–Web, API
Phosphor IconsFreeYes–Web
Tabler IconsFreeYes–Web

The alternatives

1. Iconify

Hundreds of open-source icon sets in one place

Unified framework and search for over 200,000 open-source icons from many icon sets.

Free · Web, API · Website ↗

2. Phosphor Icons

Flexible open-source icon family with multiple weights

A free icon family with thousands of icons in six weights, available for web frameworks, Figma and as SVG.

Free · Web · Website ↗

3. Tabler Icons

Thousands of free open-source SVG icons

A large set of free, MIT-licensed outline and filled icons for web and app interfaces, with framework packages and Figma plugin.

Free · Web · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Font Awesome?

Yes. 3 of the 3 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Iconify, Phosphor Icons and Tabler Icons.

Is there an open-source alternative to Font Awesome?

Iconify, Phosphor Icons and Tabler Icons are open source.

What makes these alternatives to Font Awesome “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Font Awesome.

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