Octicons!
This is the Bower package for GitHub Octicons.
Add Octicons to your project
Create a new file called bower.json (if you don't have one already).
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Add a new line for the Octicon dependency, pointing to the correct repository:
{ "name": "my_great_project", "dependencies": { "octicons": "*" } } Run
bower install. The Octicons styles will be downloaded to bower_components/octicons.-
Link to the
octicons.cssstylesheet in the<head>of your<html>page:<link rel="stylesheet" href="bower_components/octicons/octicons/octicons.css">
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Simply use an icon in your HTML page:
<span class="octicon octicon-microscope"></span>
Rails' asset pipeline
Octicons includes a stylesheet specifically for Rails 4/Sprockets.
Create a new file called vendor/assets/bower.json (if you don't have one already).
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Add a new line for the Octicon dependency, pointing to the correct repository:
{ "name": "my_great_project", "dependencies": { "octicons": "*" } } cdintovendor/assetsand runbower install. The Octicons styles will be downloaded to vendor/assets/bower_components/octicons.-
Open your config/application.rb, and add this line inside your Application:
config.assets.precompile += %w(*.svg *.eot *.woff *.ttf)
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In your application stylesheet, require
sprockets-octicons:/* = require sprockets-octicons */
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Simply use an icon in your HTML page:
<span class="octicon octicon-flame"></span>
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If you want a view helper, add something like this to app/helpers/application_helper.rb:
def octicon(code) content_tag :span, '', :class => "octicon octicon-#{code.to_s.dasherize}" end
Best practices
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Octicons look best in sizes that are multiples of 16px. You can update the size using the
font-sizeCSS property. For example:.octicon { font-size: 32px; }
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Octicons are not monospaced. This lets them work well next to type, but it means they won’t stack nicely by default. If you intend to stack octicons, such as in navigation, you will want to add some CSS to make them the same width, and centered. For example:
.navigation .octicon { width: 16px; text-align: center; }
Resources
- octicons.github.com - the Octicons website
- Read why icon fonts are awesome
- How to compose your HTML for icon font usage
Why can't I see the characters in Font Book??
Give this a try, you should be all set:
FAQ
Check out issues with the FAQ label.
Versions
Octicons operates similarly to Semver with the following version convention:
- Major: Breaking changes — removed icons, markup changes, unicode switches, css renames, icon redesigns
- Minor: Non-breaking changes — new icons, new aliases, minor icon changes
- Patch: Unnoticeable tweaks — slight visual changes, package updates
