FontAwesome 6

Table of Content

• Usage
• Upgrading to Pro

Usage

Using the standard icons works just like the standard icons in this library.

import FontAwesome6 from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome6';

const icon = <FontAwesome6 name={'comments'} />;

Something special about the FontAwesome6 class is that you can also pass props to change the style of the icon:

import FontAwesome6 from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome6';

const icon = <FontAwesome6 name={'comments'} solid />;
const icon = <FontAwesome6 name={'git'} brand />;

Valid types

| Type | Description | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | brand | Uses the Brands font | | solid | Uses the Solid font | | light | Uses the Light font (pro) or Regular (Free) | | thin | Uses the Thin font (pro) or Regular (Free) | | duotone | Uses the Duotone font (pro) or Regular (Free) | | sharpSolid | Uses the Sharp Solid font (pro) or Regular (Free) | | sharpThin | Uses the Sharp Thin font (pro) or Regular (Free) | | sharpLight | Uses the Sharp Light font (pro) or Regular (Free) | | sharp | Uses the Sharp font (pro) or Regular (Free) |

No specified type indicates Regular font.

getImageSource

getImageSource works a little different due to its native backend and how the font is separated into different files. Therefore, the enum FA6Style is defined to help setting the style of the font:

const FA6Style = {
  regular: 'regular',
  light: 'light',
  solid: 'solid',
  brand: 'brand',
  sharp: 'sharp',
  sharpThin: 'sharpThin',
  sharpLight: 'sharpLight',
  sharpSolif: 'sharpSolid',
  duotone: 'duotone',
  thin: 'thin',
};

Use this to select which style the generated image should have:

import FontAwesome6, { FA6Style } from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome6';

FontAwesome6.getImageSource('comments', 30, '#000', FA6Style.solid).then(
  (source) => this.setState({ image: source })
);

Not passing a style will result in Regular style.

Upgrading to Pro

Use the @react-native-vector-icons/fontawesome6-pro package instead.