Various Font Awesome icon examples and source code using fa-external-link
Inline Icons
fa-external-link
Place Font Awesome icons just about anywhere with the <i> tag.
<i class="fa fa-external-link"></i> fa-external-link
Larger Icons
fa-external-link
fa-external-link
fa-external-link
fa-external-link
fa-external-link
To increase icon sizes relative to their container, use the fa-lg (33% increase), fa-2x,
fa-3x, fa-4x, or fa-5x classes.
<p><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-lg"></i> fa-external-link</p>
<p><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-2x"></i> fa-external-link</p>
<p><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-3x"></i> fa-external-link</p>
<p><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-4x"></i> fa-external-link</p>
<p><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-5x"></i> fa-external-link</p>
Fixed Width Icons
Use fa-fw to set icons at a fixed width. Great to use when variable icon widths throw off alignment.
Especially useful in things like nav lists.
<ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
<li class="active"><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-fw"></i> Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-fw"></i> Library</a></li>
</ul>
List Icons
- Font Awesome icon can be used
- to easily replace lists
Use fa-ul and fa-li to easily replace default bullets in unordered lists.
<ul class="fa-ul">
<li><i class="fa-li fa fa-external-link"></i>Font Awesome icon can be used</li>
<li><i class="fa-li fa fa-external-link fa-spin"></i>to easily replace lists</li>
</ul>
Bordered & Pulled Icons
Use a few styles together and you'll have easy pull quotes or a great introductory article icon.
Use fa-border and pull-right or pull-left for easy pull quotes or
article graphics.
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-2x pull-left fa-border"></i>
Use a few styles together and you'll have easy pull quotes or a great introductory article icon.
Rotated & Flipped
normal
fa-rotate-90
fa-rotate-180
fa-rotate-270
fa-flip-horizontal
fa-flip-vertical
To arbitrarily rotate and flip icons, use the fa-rotate-* and fa-flip-* classes.
<i class="fa fa-external-link"></i> normal<br>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-rotate-90"></i> fa-rotate-90<br>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-rotate-180"></i> fa-rotate-180<br>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-rotate-270"></i> fa-rotate-270<br>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-flip-horizontal"></i> fa-flip-horizontal<br>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-flip-vertical"></i> fa-flip-vertical
Spinning Icons
Use the fa-spin class to get any icon to rotate. Works well with fa-spinner,
fa-refresh, and fa-cog.
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-2x fa-spin"></i>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-3x fa-spin"></i>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-4x fa-spin"></i>
CSS3 animations aren't supported in IE8 - IE9.
Stacked Icons
fa-external-link on fa-circle
fa-external-linkl on fa-square
fa-ban on fa-external-link
To stack multiple icons, 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. fa-inverse
can be used as an alternative icon color. You can even throw larger icon classes on the parent
to get further control of sizing.
<span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
<i class="fa fa-square-o fa-stack-2x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-stack-1x"></i>
</span>
fa-external-link on fa-square-o<br>
<span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
<i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
</span>
fa-external-link on fa-circle<br>
<span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
<i class="fa fa-square fa-stack-2x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
</span>
fa-external-link on fa-square<br>
<span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-stack-1x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-ban fa-stack-2x text-danger"></i>
</span>
fa-ban on fa-external-link
Bootstrap 3 Examples
Font Awesome works great with the full range of Bootstrap components.
<a class="btn btn-danger" href="#">
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-lg"></i> fa-external-link</a>
<a class="btn btn-default btn-sm" href="#">
<i class="fa fa-external-link"></i> fa-external-link</a>
<a class="btn btn-lg btn-success" href="#">
<i class="fa fa-external-link fa-2x pull-left"></i> Font Awesome<br>fa-external-link
<div class="input-group margin-bottom-sm">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-fw"></i></span>
<input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="fa-external-link">
</div>
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-external-link fa-fw"></i></span>
<input class="form-control" type="password" placeholder="fa-external-link">
</div>
Top Font Awesome Websites using fa-external-link
- 713 websites use fa-external-link font awesome icon
- Font Awesome usage statistics of fa-external-link are based on first landing page and within top 1M websites only. Click the website url to see all Font Awesome icons used by it.