Font Awesome Explorer API v1.0.0

Programmatic access to 3,860 Font Awesome icons with keyword and smart search.

Claude Code Skill

Install the Font Awesome skill to search icons directly from Claude Code conversations.

What it does

Search 3,860 Font Awesome icons by keyword or concept

Get HTML snippets, unicode codes, and style variants

Filter by style (solid, regular, light, thin, duotone, brands)

Works with curl via the Bash tool in Claude Code

One-line installer

curl -sL https://fontawesome-explorer.atsignhandle.workers.dev/api/skill -o ~/.claude/skills/fontawesome.md

Download Skill

Base URL: https://fontawesome-explorer.atsignhandle.workers.dev — All endpoints return JSON with CORS enabled.

GET /api/search

Keyword search using inverted index with prefix and substring matching. Same scoring algorithm as the client-side search.

Param	Type	Default	Description
q	string	—	Search query (required)
limit	number	50	Max results (max 200)
style	string	—	Filter: solid, regular, light, thin, duotone, brands, sharp-solid, sharp-regular, sharp-light, sharp-thin

Query Limit Style

GET /api/smart

Enhanced search using expanded terms (categories, aliases, synonyms). Broader results than keyword for conceptual queries like "spinning loader" or "social media".

Param	Type	Default	Description
q	string	—	Search query (required)
limit	number	50	Max results (max 200)
style	string	—	Filter by style

Query Limit Style

GET /api/icons

Browse and paginate all icons. Returns icons in alphabetical order.

Param	Type	Default	Description
limit	number	50	Max results (max 200)
offset	number	0	Pagination offset
style	string	—	Filter by style

Limit Offset

GET /api/icon/:name

Get detailed info for a single icon by name, including all style variants, search terms, and HTML for each style.

Param	Type	Description
name	path	Icon name (e.g. `house`, `arrow-right`, `github`)

Icon Name

Response Schema

Field	Type	Description
version	string	API version
name	string	Icon name (kebab-case)
unicode	string	Unicode hex code
label	string	Human-readable label
tier	string	"free" or "pro"
styles	string[]	Available styles (solid, regular, light, thin, duotone, brands, sharp-*)
brands	boolean	Whether this is a brand icon
score	number	Relevance score (search endpoints only)
html	string	Ready-to-use HTML snippet