Craig, our UX Design Lead, recommended we transition to icon fonts last year and since then, my love for icon fonts just keeps growing! I could go on and on about the benefits of using icon fonts…
- great for responsive web design and retina display
- less maintenance on your sprite sheets
- can all be controlled with CSS – colors, sizes, shadows
Get on the band wagon. Implement icon fonts onto your sites! Here are a few resources to help you get started:
Tips on implementation
- Make sure your fonts are served from the same domain or enable CORS
- Remember to version your font file in your CSS if you’ve added or modified your icon list
- [My Fav] Use pseudo elements to stack multiple fonts (a.k.a stackicons) on top of one another
- Convert SVGs into icon fonts in IcoMoon (click on Import)
Adelaine Ho 