Font_awesome5_rails
font_awesome_5_rails is font awesome 5 gem bundled for rails asset pipeline
Overview
The Font Awesome 5 RailsGem provides Font-Awesome 5 web fonts, stylesheets, and javascripts as a Rails engine, compatible with the asset pipeline and offering Free icons from Font-Awesome. The gem allows for easy installation and usage of these icons within Rails applications.
Features
- Webfont with CSS: Option to install icons as a webfont with CSS.
- SVG with JS Installation: Provides the option to install icons as SVG with JS.
- Webpack Integration: Ability to install Font Awesome with webpack while still using helper functions from the gem.
- Helper Functions: Offers helper functions for easy integration of FontAwesome icons in Rails views.
- Multiple Icon Types: Supports different icon types like Solid, Regular, Light, Brand, Duotone, and Uploaded icons.
- New FA5 Features: Access to new features like animations and layered icons provided by Font Awesome 5.
- Backwards Compatibility: Maintains compatibility with the font-awesome-rails gem for seamless transition.
Install as webfont with CSS
Add the following line to your Gemfile:
gem 'font_awesome5_rails'
In your application.css, include the CSS file.
- Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, often referred to as Rails, is an open-source web application framework written in Ruby. Known for its convention over configuration and don't repeat yourself (DRY) principles, Rails simplifies and accelerates the development of database-backed web applications.
