Font_awesome5_rails
font_awesome_5_rails is font awesome 5 gem bundled for rails asset pipeline
Overview:
The Font Awesome 5 RailsGem versionFA5 provides Font-Awesome5 web fonts, stylesheets, and javascripts as a Rails engine for use with the asset pipeline. It offers backwards compatibility with the font-awesome-rails gem, focusing only on Free icons from Font Awesome.
Features:
- Install as webfont with CSS: Easily include the CSS file to use Font Awesome 5 icons in your application.
- Install as SVG with JS: Opt for this method if you want to use SVG and JS files for loading the icons.
- Install with webpack: Facilitates the installation of Font Awesome using yarn or npm, allowing the use of fa_icon helpers.
- Install webfont with CSS Bundling and Propshaft: Provides instructions for installing the webfont on Rails 7+ with Propshaft and CSS Bundling.
Summary:
Font Awesome 5 RailsGem versionFA5 is a useful gem for Rails applications that allows easy integration of Font Awesome 5 icons using different installation methods. Whether you prefer using webfont, SVG, or webpack, this gem provides straightforward instructions for incorporating Font Awesome icons seamlessly into your project.
- 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.