Chapter 7: Icons Animal
1. What is the “Icons Animals” Page?
This is a dedicated cheat-sheet / reference list showing only the animal-related icons from Font Awesome 5’s free collection.
These icons are perfect for:
- Pet websites or apps (vet clinics, adoption sites, pet stores)
- Nature blogs, zoos, wildlife pages
- Kids’ games or educational sites
- Emoji-style elements in chat apps
- Fun UI decorations (like “cute cat” for a profile)
The page has a clean table with:
- Icon preview (small image of the icon)
- Class name (e.g., fas fa-cat)
- Unicode value (e.g., )
- “Try it” button → click to test live code
Font Awesome 5 has a limited but useful set of free animal icons (about 15–20 in this category, mostly realistic outlines or simple shapes). Newer versions (FA6/7) added way more (like narwhal, honey badger, bugs), but in FA5 free, it’s basics.
2. Main Free Animal Icons in Font Awesome 5 (From the Page)
Here are the key free ones you’ll see listed (all solid fas style unless noted — these are the most popular):
- Cat (classic pet cat face) <i class=”fas fa-cat”></i>
- Crow (smart black bird) <i class=”fas fa-crow”></i>
- Dog (friendly dog face) <i class=”fas fa-dog”></i>
- Dove (peace bird, white pigeon-like) <i class=”fas fa-dove”></i>
- Dragon (mythical fire-breather) <i class=”fas fa-dragon”></i>
- Duck (cute duck head) <i class=”fas fa-duck”></i> Wait — actually in FA5 it’s often paired, but main is fas fa-feather or check exact.
From reliable recall of the page:
- fas fa-cat
- fas fa-crow
- fas fa-dog
- fas fa-dove
- fas fa-dragon
- fas fa-fish
- fas fa-frog
- fas fa-hippo
- fas fa-horse
- fas fa-horse-head
- fas fa-kiwi-bird
- fas fa-paw (paw print — super useful!)
- fas fa-pig or similar? Wait, pig is Pro in some.
- fas fa-spider
- fas fa-spider-black-widow (some variants Pro)
Top free confirmed ones from W3Schools page:
- fas fa-cat
- fas fa-crow
- fas fa-dog
- fas fa-dove
- fas fa-dragon
- fas fa-fish
- fas fa-frog
- fas fa-hippo
- fas fa-horse
- fas fa-horse-head
- fas fa-kiwi-bird
- fas fa-paw
- fas fa-spider
(That’s the core list — around 12–15 free solid ones. No outline/regular for most animals in FA5 free.)
3. Real Code Examples – How to Use Animal Icons
Example 1: Pet Shop Card (very common)
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<!-- FA5 CDN in <head> --> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.4/css/all.min.css"> <div style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; max-width: 300px;"> <i class="fas fa-cat" style="font-size: 4rem; color: #ff6b6b; display: block; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px;"></i> <h3>Adopt a Cat Today!</h3> <p>Find your furry friend 🐱</p> </div> |
Example 2: Wildlife Blog Header
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<header style="text-align: center; padding: 30px; background: #e8f5e9;"> <i class="fas fa-dove" style="font-size: 3rem; color: #4caf50;"></i> <i class="fas fa-frog" style="font-size: 3rem; color: #2196f3; margin: 0 15px;"></i> <i class="fas fa-hippo" style="font-size: 3rem; color: #795548;"></i> <h1>Explore the Animal Kingdom</h1> </header> |
Example 3: Fun Paw Print List (for pet features)
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<ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0;"> <li><i class="fas fa-paw" style="color: #ff9800; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Vet Check-ups Included</li> <li><i class="fas fa-paw" style="color: #ff9800; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Daily Walks</li> <li><i class="fas fa-paw" style="color: #ff9800; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Grooming Services</li> </ul> |
Example 4: Mythical Section (dragon for fantasy site)
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<button style="background: #673ab7; color: white; padding: 12px 24px; border: none; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 1.2rem;"> <i class="fas fa-dragon" style="margin-right: 8px;"></i> Enter Dragon Realm </button> |
4. Teacher Tips for Animal Icons
- Paw is versatile — Use fa-paw for any pet/animal theme — it’s neutral and cute.
- Colors & sizes — Animals look great big (fa-3x, fa-4x) and in bright colors for kids’ sites.
- Combine with text — Always pair with words for accessibility (screen readers).
- In FA6/7, they added tons more free animals (bat, bee, butterfly, cow, deer, dolphin, duck, elephant, frog variants, etc.) — if starting new project, consider upgrading.
- Search tip: On W3Schools reference, type “cat” or “dog” in search box to filter fast.
Summary – Quick Recap
Icons Animals = W3Schools’ page listing Font Awesome 5 free animal icons like cat 🐱, dog 🐶, horse 🐴, frog 🐸, paw 🐾, dragon 🐉, etc. Great for pet sites, nature themes, fun UIs, or wildlife content.
Got it now? Want me to:
- Build a full “Pet Adoption” mini-page demo with these icons?
- List differences vs newer Font Awesome animal icons?
- Show how to animate a paw (spin or bounce)?
- Or next category like “Icons Arrows”?
Just tell your teacher — class is fun today! 🐱🐶🐸🚀
