- Font Awesome is an icon library started in 2012 that provides scalable vector icons that can be customized. The latest version is 5.0.10 released on March 27, 2018. - To use the icons, add a link to the Font Awesome CSS file in the <head> section of an HTML page. This will give access to all the icons. - Examples are provided of how to display icon elements in HTML and customize their size, color, and style.