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josdejong/svelte-awesome — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2022-12-01

1Audience · developerComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

Svelte-Awesome wraps thousands of Font Awesome icons in a Svelte component, letting you drop professional icons into your app with one line of code.

Mindmap

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Wraps Font Awesome icons
      Provides Icon component
      Supports scaling and flipping
    Tech stack
      Svelte
      Font Awesome
      JavaScript
    Use cases
      Add refresh or warning icons
      Keep icon design consistent
      Skip custom SVG code
    Audience
      Svelte developers
      Frontend web developers
      UI builders
    Notes
      Font Awesome 4.7 built in
      Font Awesome 5 supported separately
      Lightweight bundle size

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Add professional icons like refresh, camera, or warning symbols to a Svelte app

REASON 2

Keep icon styling consistent across an interface using one icon set

REASON 3

Customize icon appearance by scaling, flipping, or adding labels

What's in the stack?

SvelteJavaScriptFont Awesome

How it stacks up

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Stars111
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2022-12-01
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity1/54/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Wtf does this do

Svelte-Awesome is a library that makes it easy to add icons to websites built with Svelte, a popular JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. Instead of having to create or import icons yourself, this package gives you access to thousands of Font Awesome icons, a well-known set of professional-looking symbols, ready to drop into your project. The basic idea is simple: you import an icon by name, then use a component called Icon to display it on your page. For example, if you want a beer icon, you'd import it and write something like <Icon data={beer}/>. You can also customize how icons appear by scaling them up, flipping them, or adding labels. The library comes with Font Awesome version 4.7 icons built in, so you can use them right away without extra setup. If you want newer icons from Font Awesome version 5, you can install those separately and use them the same way. Someone building a web app in Svelte would use this if they need icons throughout their interface, things like refresh buttons, fork symbols, camera icons, or warning signs. Instead of hunting down icon files or writing custom SVG code, they just pick an icon from Font Awesome and add one line of code. It's faster and keeps designs consistent because all the icons come from the same professional set. The project is small and focused: it wraps Font Awesome icons in a Svelte component so they work naturally within Svelte's design philosophy. The code quality is monitored through automated tests and code reviews, as shown by the badges in the README. It's also lightweight, the bundle size is optimized so it doesn't bloat your final website.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install svelte-awesome and add a Font Awesome icon to my Svelte component.
Prompt 2
Help me use Font Awesome 5 icons with this library instead of the built-in 4.7 set.
Prompt 3
Explain how to scale, flip, or label an icon using the Icon component.
Prompt 4
Help me replace custom SVG icons in my Svelte app with svelte-awesome icons.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is svelte-awesome?

Svelte-Awesome wraps thousands of Font Awesome icons in a Svelte component, letting you drop professional icons into your app with one line of code.

Is svelte-awesome actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-12-01).

How hard is svelte-awesome to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is svelte-awesome for?

Mainly developer.

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