# Icons – Freestyle

The Core style set contains the FontAwesome icon type face (v4.5.0). It offers a wide range of vector graphics which you can use to add scalable icons to your pages.

## Usage

To use FontAwesome icons anywhere in your markup, just place an inline element (such as a `<span>`) where you want your icon, and apply the `fa` class to it.

Then take a look through the icons offered on the official FontAwesome homepage and add the class name stated there (e.g. `fa-smile-o`).

Simple FontAwesome icon

    <span class="fa fa-smile-o"></span>

You can make your icon bigger using the class `fa-lg` (33% increase), or multiply its size with the `fa-nx` classes, as in `fa-2x`.

FontAwesome icons in different sizes

    <span class="fa fa-smile-o fa-lg"></span>

    <span class="fa fa-smile-o fa-2x"></span>

    <span class="fa fa-smile-o fa-5x"></span>

You can color FontAwesome icons as you would color any text, using font color classes described in the Fonts section.

Colored FontAwesome icon

    <span class="fa fa-smile-o fa-3x font-brandorange"></span>

For more examples of what you can do with FontAwesome icons, like stacking icons or making them spin , please see the official documentation.