Community

Lots of ways to get involved with Fork Awesome

Having trouble getting Fork Awesome up and running? Something not working the way you think it should?

  1. Make sure you've read the latest version of how to get started. It's been updated recently to make Fork Awesome even easier to use.
  2. Check out the existing questions tagged as Font Awesome over on Stack Overflow. Other folks might have had the same question you've had. And since Fork Awesome is based on Font Awesome, the answers might help you.
  3. Can't find the answer to your question on Stack Overflow? Ask a new question, then.

New icons mostly start as requests by the Fork Awesome community on GitHub. Want to request a new icon? Here are some things to keep in mind:

  1. Please be nice. Fork Awesome is a happy place.
  2. Please search to see if your icon request already exists. If a request is found, please add a 👍 reaction to that one.
  3. Please make requests for single icons, unless you are requesting a couple of strictly related icons (e.g., thumbs-up/thumbs-down).
  4. Please and thank you if you include the following:
    • Title your new issue Icon request: icon-name (e.g., Icon request: icon-car).
    • Include a few use cases for your requested icon. How do you plan on using it?
    • Attach a single color image or two that represent the idea you're going for.
  5. Request concrete objects: it's harder to make an icon to represent happiness, it's easier to make a smiley face.

Found a problem with Fork Awesome? Feel free to submit an issue on the GitHub project. But please keep the following in mind:

  1. Please be nice. Fork Awesome is a happy place.
  2. Please search to see if your bug was already reported.
  3. Before opening any issue, please read the generic issue guidelines, by Nicolas Gallagher.
  4. After doing everything above, feel free to submit an issue.
Found a way to solve a bug in Fork Awesome? Want to contribute new features or a new icon?
  1. Clone the repository and work on your proposal.
  2. Then, when you think it's ready or when you want feedback, submit a pull request.
  3. Discuss with rest of the community and follow up on conversations until your pull request is merged.

Want to keep up with what's planned for Fork Awesome? Check out our projects on the GitHub repo. And come help us achieve those goals.

Thanks to @davegandy for his original work on Font Awesome and to @gtagliala for managing pull requests and issues on the Font Awesome Github repo.