One of the key perks of using an icon font is its scalability. They can be resized without losing quality, making them perfect for responsive web design, as they can be scaled – with CSS media queries – up for desktop or down for mobile. On top of that, icon fonts are fully customizable, allowing you to easily adjust the size and edit the color to fit the layout and color scheme of a particular UI design.

Icon fonts are incredibly easy to add to any web design or mobile app project using CSS. You load the font file using @font-face, and using standard CSS rules, you can set the font-size, color, padding, margin, or other properties.

Although very popular, icon fonts do also have their pitfalls. Ian Feather has discussed his reasons for switching from an icon font to SVG, and CSS Tricks have outlined some considerations when choosing between icon fonts or SVG icons. Both favor SVG.

As a counter-argument, Pictonic has said that icon fonts are 10% faster than SVG. These are just things you should consider before you use icon fonts.

To ensure that your icons always load correctly and have reliable fallbacks for browsers that don’t support @fontface, you should take a look at the guidelines set out by the Filament Group, Bulletproof Accessible Icon Fonts.

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It’s just a matter of finding the icon set that best suits the requirements of your project. That’s where this collection comes in. If your web design project has taken a minimalist approach, you’re building a clean and simple mobile app, or you are looking for something a little more playful, you will find the icon set you need here.

Additionally, some icon sets have been designed for specific purposes, such as eCommerce, weather, or social media, making it easier to find relevant icons.

The curated collection of free icon sets we have for you below are available in various formats (SVG, PSD, AI, EPS, and Web Fonts) and for different UI applications, like Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD. All of the sets are free to download, with most allowing you to use them in both your personal and commercial projects, but please check the license before you usage.

With such a variety of free icon sets available, UI designers can find the perfect icons to fit their project’s style, tone, and purpose here.

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By using recognizable social media icons, you can make it easier to be found and followed on social media. Additionally, a consistent and professional icon design can improve the visual design of your UI.

There are many options for free social media icon sets. They come in various styles, sizes, colors, and formats, so you will need to pick the set that best fits the specific needs of your project.

In this collection, we have thirty professionally designed free social media icon sets to help narrow your search. They all include the icons and logos of all the major social media services – and some of the lesser-known – and come in various popular formats (icon fonts, Figma, Adobe XD, PSD, AI, EPS, Sketch, PNG, and SVG).

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Many mobile developers use gesture icon sets, or interaction icons, to show new users how to use a new application, or to bridge the learning gap of any new features, making them critical to a mobile application’s user experience and popularity.

By using standardized gesture icons, or interaction icons, across various operating systems (iOS & Android) and devices, designers can create UIs that are easy to use, thus making them user-friendly and accessible.

In this collection, we have fifteen free gesture icon sets for you. The gesture icons come in many different styles, sizes, and, most importantly, formats (Figma, Sketch, PSD, SVG, and EPS). And just like all free resources, please check the license of each icon set, as they can change from time to time.

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