A Gutenberg block for creating a link with a Dashicon or Font Awesome icon. Per-block, not global.
Alternatives to Icon Fonts
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Add icons to WordPress navigation menus easily — pick from Font Awesome, Dashicons, image icons & more. Style menu items with custom colors & sizes.
Better Font Awesomev3.2.0
Add Font Awesome Free icons that stay current automatically, with a native WordPress block, shortcodes, a Classic Editor picker, and legacy support.
Icon Box is a straightforward block for the Gutenberg editor that lets you place a stylish icon with text inside a fully customizable box.
JVM Rich Text Iconsv1.8.2
Insert icons anywhere in your content — inline in text, headings, buttons, or as a standalone block.
Add social media icons using Font Awesome or custom images. Easily sort, style, and display icons anywhere via shortcode.
Apiro Iconsv1.0.1
Loads a collected set of free stylesheets and registers icons into Elementor Icon Manager.
Ed's Font Awesomev3.0.1
Ed's Font Awesome Plugin is the ultimate Font Awesome Icon Shortcode plugin with 2,000+ icons, animations, layers, and color support.
Adds a new 'Font Awesome Icon' field to the popular Advanced Custom Fields plugin.
Spectre Iconsv1.5.0
Adds Lucide, Font Awesome, and uploaded SVG icon libraries to Elementor's icon picker.