05 January, 2012
By Simone D'Amico
Nowadays web applications have greatly increased and they make extensive use of icons for their user interfaces. Thanks to @font-face rule we should include icons within our web pages using icon web fonts instead of single images.
In this post we have collected 15 sets of icon web fonts that you can use to design your user interfaces.
Web Symbols
Web Symbols is a free set of vector html-compliant typefaces, so it might be used in any size, color and browser (okey, mostly — but IE7 for sure).
Iconic
Iconic is a minimal set of icons consisting of 177 marks in raster, vector and font formats — free for public use.
Fico
Fico is a font with 52 simple, commonly used icons and glyphs, served on the web via @font-face.
Heydings Icons
Heydings is a collection of 60 glyphs specifically intended for the accessorization and classification of textual cues such as hyperlinks, navigation elements and buttons.
IcoMoon
IcoMoon contains 40 handpicked icons and allows you to use a fancy Font Generator to make your own custom font.
Tipogram
Tipogram is a premium set of 90 icons in 2 formats that you can use forever with the @font-face rule.
Writesocial
Writesocial is the ultimate social icon package with almost limitless design possibilities. The only thing stopping you is your imagination.
Pictos
Pictos is a premium set of 94 hand selected icons from the Pictos vector sets.
Symbol Signs
Symbol Signs is a collection of 50 common used signage symbols, professional designed. The symbols signs are free of charge available as an OpenType font format, allowing you to easily add symbols & icons to your sign and wayfinding design.
ClickBits
ClickBits is a complete premium icon system perfect for building web graphics. Because these are vector-based, they work equally well in print applications.
InfoBits
InfoBits is a premium collection of icons available in 2 styles that allows you to easily customize your web interfaces.
Notice
Notice is a set of 94 icons available for free on Font Squirrel.
ikoo
ikoo typo is a font specially developed to be integrated into an html page without using images via @FontFace (or other). Customize the color and size by css. You can also use ikoo font for your web page design on photoshop or fireworks.
Guifx v2 Transports
One TrueType font (TTF) containing 58 commonly used transport symbols, often found in audio and video interfaces.
Glyphyx Family
Glyphyx Family is a series of free fonts features symbols and icons for use in information graphics. Glyphyx One includes symbols related to transportation, while Glyphyx Two includes symbols related to leisure activities.
