A desire for better icon naming consistency and predictability are at the heart of the changes in naming conventions.
Once you know the name of the base icon shape, you should be able to predict the name of variants.
Here are a few examples.
fa-icon-check
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fa-icon-check-circle -
*-circle
means a circle is under the previous modifier.
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fa-icon-check-circle-alt -
*-alt
means that the previous modifier is outlined.
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fa-icon-check-square -
*-square
means a square is under the previous modifier.
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fa-icon-check-square-alt -
*-alt
means that the previous modifier is outlined.
fa-icon-arrow-right
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fa-icon-arrow-circle-right -
*-circle
means a circle is under the previous modifier.
*-right
is the directional modifier, which always comes last to keep icons properly grouped
alphabetically.
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fa-icon-arrow-circle-alt-right -
*-alt
means that the previous modifier is outlined.
*-right
is the directional modifier, which always comes last to keep icons properly grouped
alphabetically.
fa-icon-exclamation
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fa-icon-exclamation-circle -
*-circle
means a circle is under the previous modifier.
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fa-icon-exclamation-triangle -
*-triangle
means a triangle is under the previous modifier.