Bootstrap Icons
Introduction
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Bootstrap 2.0 toolkit to create icons. Bootstrap icons are provided by Glyphicons. If you use these icons in your project, make sure to provide a link to Glyphicons.
Using as a CSS Sprite
All icon images are bundled together and used via the background-position CSS property. The image file is glyphicons-halflings.png, located in the img folder under the Bootstrap main folder. The styles and background positions for the icons are defined in the bootstrap.css file, lines 1168 to 1544. Note that to avoid conflicts, all icon classes are prefixed with "icon-". Bootstrap 2.0 defines 120 icon classes.
How to Use Icons in Your Own Site or App
Below is the general syntax for using icons in your site or app:
<i class="icon_class_name"></i>
If you want to use white icons, add an additional icon-white class, as shown below:
<i class="icon_class_name icon-white"></i>
If you want to use icons with some text, remember to add some spaces after the icon. This may occur when using icons in buttons or navigation links.
Example: A Search Form
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Example of Using Search Icon in Bootstrap Version 2.0</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Example of using icons in search form - Bootstrap version 2.0 from w3cschool.cc">
<meta name="author" content="">
<!-- Le styles -->
<link href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet">
<style type="text/css">
form {
margin-top: 50px;
}
</style>
<!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="//html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<!-- Le fav and touch icons -->
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/favicon.ico">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
```html
<div class="row">
<div class="span12">
<form class="well form-search">
<input type="text" class="input-medium search-query">
<button type="submit" class="btn"><i class="icon-search"></i> Search</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
<footer>
<p>© Company 2013</p>
</footer>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Example: Using Icons in Navigation
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Bootstrap Version 2.0 Using Icons in Navigation</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Example icons in navigation with Bootstrap version 2.0 from w3cschool.cc">
<meta name="author" content="">
<!-- Le styles -->
<link href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="//html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<!-- Le fav and touch icons -->
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/favicon.ico">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png">
</head>
<body>
<div class="navbar navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="navbar-inner">
<div class="container">
<a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</a>
<a class="brand" href="#">tutorialpro</a> <div class="nav-collapse"> <ul class="nav"> <li class="active"><a href="#"><i class="icon-user icon-white"></i> Home</a></li> <li><a href="#about"><i class="icon-user icon-white"></i> User</a></li> <li><a href="#about"><i class="icon-download icon-white"></i> Download</a></li> <li><a href="#about"><i class="icon-upload icon-white"></i> Upload</a></li> <li><a href="#about"><i class="icon-play-circle icon-white"></i> Play Circle</a></li> <li><a href="#about"><i class="icon-bookmark icon-white"></i> Bookmark</a></li> <li><a href="#about"><i class="icon-gift icon-white"></i> Gift</a></li> </ul> </div><!--/.nav-collapse --> </div> </div> </div>
<hr> </div> <!-- /container -->
<!-- Le javascript ================================================== --> <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster --> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/jquery.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-transition.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-alert.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-modal.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-dropdown.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-scrollspy.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-tab.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-popover.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-button.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-collapse.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-carousel.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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Example: Using Icons in Buttons and Button Groups
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Bootstrap Version 2.0 Using Icons in Buttons and Button Groups</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Example of using icons in buttons and button groups - Bootstrap version 2.0 from w3cschool.cc">
<meta name="author" content="">
<!-- Styles -->
<link href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet">
<style type="text/css">
form {
margin-top: 50px;
}
</style>
<!-- HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="//html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<!-- Fav and touch icons -->
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/favicon.ico">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/examples/images/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="span4">
<div class="btn-toolbar" style="margin-bottom: 9px">
<div class="btn-group">
<a class="btn" href="#"><i class="icon-align-left"></i></a>
<a class="btn" href="#"><i class="icon-align-center"></i></a> <a class="btn" href="#"><i class="icon-align-right"></i></a> <a class="btn" href="#"><i class="icon-align-justify"></i></a> </div> <div class="btn-group"> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="#"><i class="icon-user icon-white"></i> User</a> <a class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#"><span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-pencil"></i> Edit</a></li> <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-trash"></i> Delete</a></li> <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-ban-circle"></i> Ban</a></li> <li class="divider"></li> <li><a href="#"><i class="i"></i> Make admin</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p> <a class="btn" href="#"><i class="icon-refresh"></i> Refresh</a> <a class="btn btn-success" href="#"><i class="icon-shopping-cart icon-white"></i> Checkout</a> <a class="btn btn-danger" href="#"><i class="icon-trash icon-white"></i> Delete</a> </p> <p> <a class="btn btn-large" href="#"><i class="icon-comment"></i> Comment</a> <a class="btn btn-small" href="#"><i class="icon-cog"></i> Settings</a> <a class="btn btn-small btn-info" href="#"><i class="icon-info-sign icon-white"></i> More Info</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Le javascript ================================================== --> <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster --> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/jquery.js"></script> <script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-transition.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-alert.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-modal.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-dropdown.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-scrollspy.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-tab.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-popover.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-button.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-collapse.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-carousel.js"></script>
<script src="../bootstrap/twitter-bootstrap-v2/docs/assets/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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