Use Font Awesome (5) icon in input placeholder text
I've come across many ways to solve this using Font Awesome < 5, but I can't seem to solve this in any way using Font Awesome 5.
This is how many resources point to adding a Font Awesome icon in placeholder text.
<input style="font-family:FontAwesome !important" type="text" placeholder="">
input font-awesome placeholder font-awesome-5
asked Apr 26 '18 at 22:38
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
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I've come across many ways to solve this using Font Awesome < 5, but I can't seem to solve this in any way using Font Awesome 5.
This is how many resources point to adding a Font Awesome icon in placeholder text.
<input style="font-family:FontAwesome !important" type="text" placeholder="">
input font-awesome placeholder font-awesome-5
asked Apr 26 '18 at 22:38
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
413611
add a comment |
I've come across many ways to solve this using Font Awesome < 5, but I can't seem to solve this in any way using Font Awesome 5.
This is how many resources point to adding a Font Awesome icon in placeholder text.
<input style="font-family:FontAwesome !important" type="text" placeholder="">
input font-awesome placeholder font-awesome-5
asked Apr 26 '18 at 22:38
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
413611
I've come across many ways to solve this using Font Awesome < 5, but I can't seem to solve this in any way using Font Awesome 5.
This is how many resources point to adding a Font Awesome icon in placeholder text.
<input style="font-family:FontAwesome !important" type="text" placeholder="">
input font-awesome placeholder font-awesome-5
input font-awesome placeholder font-awesome-5
asked Apr 26 '18 at 22:38
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
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asked Apr 26 '18 at 22:38
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
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edited Apr 28 '18 at 3:46
Thomas Lindauer
asked Apr 26 '18 at 22:38
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
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asked Apr 26 '18 at 22:38
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asked Apr 26 '18 at 22:38
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Remember to not use the general "Font Awesome 5" font family, you need to specifically end with the branch of icons you're working with. Here i am working the "Brands" category.
<input style="font-family:'Font Awesome 5 Brands' !important" type="text" placeholder="">
For a more sophisticated solution you could implement a class that works specifically on the placeholder text of a class like this and add that class to you input. Useful if you want a different font-family on your input values.
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit, Blink, Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10-11 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-ms-input-placeholder { /* Microsoft Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::placeholder { /* Most modern browsers */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
And then add this class to your tag.
<input class="useFontAwesomeFamily" type="text" placeholder="">
answered Apr 27 '18 at 5:56
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
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You can also the fas class to the input.
Just bear in mind that this solution and any font-awesome style changing solutions will also change the style of any text preceding or following the unicode icon.
answered Sep 20 '18 at 23:49
NastyStylesNastyStyles
1
Please post example with it
– saAction
Sep 21 '18 at 1:09
@saAction<input class="fas fa-search" type="text" name="search" placeholder=" Search...">
– agorf
Feb 26 at 9:20
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Remember to not use the general "Font Awesome 5" font family, you need to specifically end with the branch of icons you're working with. Here i am working the "Brands" category.
<input style="font-family:'Font Awesome 5 Brands' !important" type="text" placeholder="">
For a more sophisticated solution you could implement a class that works specifically on the placeholder text of a class like this and add that class to you input. Useful if you want a different font-family on your input values.
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit, Blink, Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10-11 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-ms-input-placeholder { /* Microsoft Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::placeholder { /* Most modern browsers */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
And then add this class to your tag.
<input class="useFontAwesomeFamily" type="text" placeholder="">
answered Apr 27 '18 at 5:56
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
413611
add a comment |
Remember to not use the general "Font Awesome 5" font family, you need to specifically end with the branch of icons you're working with. Here i am working the "Brands" category.
<input style="font-family:'Font Awesome 5 Brands' !important" type="text" placeholder="">
For a more sophisticated solution you could implement a class that works specifically on the placeholder text of a class like this and add that class to you input. Useful if you want a different font-family on your input values.
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit, Blink, Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10-11 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-ms-input-placeholder { /* Microsoft Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::placeholder { /* Most modern browsers */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
And then add this class to your tag.
<input class="useFontAwesomeFamily" type="text" placeholder="">
answered Apr 27 '18 at 5:56
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
413611
add a comment |
Remember to not use the general "Font Awesome 5" font family, you need to specifically end with the branch of icons you're working with. Here i am working the "Brands" category.
<input style="font-family:'Font Awesome 5 Brands' !important" type="text" placeholder="">
For a more sophisticated solution you could implement a class that works specifically on the placeholder text of a class like this and add that class to you input. Useful if you want a different font-family on your input values.
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit, Blink, Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10-11 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-ms-input-placeholder { /* Microsoft Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::placeholder { /* Most modern browsers */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
And then add this class to your tag.
<input class="useFontAwesomeFamily" type="text" placeholder="">
answered Apr 27 '18 at 5:56
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
413611
Remember to not use the general "Font Awesome 5" font family, you need to specifically end with the branch of icons you're working with. Here i am working the "Brands" category.
<input style="font-family:'Font Awesome 5 Brands' !important" type="text" placeholder="">
For a more sophisticated solution you could implement a class that works specifically on the placeholder text of a class like this and add that class to you input. Useful if you want a different font-family on your input values.
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit, Blink, Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10-11 */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::-ms-input-placeholder { /* Microsoft Edge */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
.useFontAwesomeFamily::placeholder { /* Most modern browsers */
font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands" !important;
}
And then add this class to your tag.
<input class="useFontAwesomeFamily" type="text" placeholder="">
answered Apr 27 '18 at 5:56
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
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edited Nov 23 '18 at 11:00
answered Apr 27 '18 at 5:56
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
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answered Apr 27 '18 at 5:56
Thomas LindauerThomas Lindauer
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answered Apr 27 '18 at 5:56
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You can also the fas class to the input.
Just bear in mind that this solution and any font-awesome style changing solutions will also change the style of any text preceding or following the unicode icon.
answered Sep 20 '18 at 23:49
NastyStylesNastyStyles
1
Please post example with it
– saAction
Sep 21 '18 at 1:09
@saAction<input class="fas fa-search" type="text" name="search" placeholder=" Search...">
– agorf
Feb 26 at 9:20
add a comment |
You can also the fas class to the input.
Just bear in mind that this solution and any font-awesome style changing solutions will also change the style of any text preceding or following the unicode icon.
answered Sep 20 '18 at 23:49
NastyStylesNastyStyles
1
Please post example with it
– saAction
Sep 21 '18 at 1:09
@saAction<input class="fas fa-search" type="text" name="search" placeholder=" Search...">
– agorf
Feb 26 at 9:20
add a comment |
You can also the fas class to the input.
Just bear in mind that this solution and any font-awesome style changing solutions will also change the style of any text preceding or following the unicode icon.
answered Sep 20 '18 at 23:49
NastyStylesNastyStyles
1
You can also the fas class to the input.
Just bear in mind that this solution and any font-awesome style changing solutions will also change the style of any text preceding or following the unicode icon.
answered Sep 20 '18 at 23:49
NastyStylesNastyStyles
1
answered Sep 20 '18 at 23:49
NastyStylesNastyStyles
1
answered Sep 20 '18 at 23:49
NastyStylesNastyStyles
1
answered Sep 20 '18 at 23:49
NastyStylesNastyStyles
1
1
Please post example with it
– saAction
Sep 21 '18 at 1:09
@saAction<input class="fas fa-search" type="text" name="search" placeholder=" Search...">
– agorf
Feb 26 at 9:20
add a comment |
Please post example with it
– saAction
Sep 21 '18 at 1:09
@saAction<input class="fas fa-search" type="text" name="search" placeholder=" Search...">
– agorf
Feb 26 at 9:20
Please post example with it
– saAction
Sep 21 '18 at 1:09
Please post example with it
– saAction
Sep 21 '18 at 1:09
@saAction
<input class="fas fa-search" type="text" name="search" placeholder=" Search...">– agorf
Feb 26 at 9:20
@saAction
<input class="fas fa-search" type="text" name="search" placeholder=" Search...">– agorf
Feb 26 at 9:20
add a comment |
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