Chapter 18: Icons Chat
1. What is the “Icons Chat” Page?
This is a themed cheat-sheet showing only the free icons related to conversation, messaging, comments, speech bubbles, phone calls, and chat interfaces.
These icons are extremely useful for:
- Comment sections on blogs/forums
- Live chat widgets / support buttons
- Messaging apps or social features
- Notification badges for new messages
- Contact forms or “Message Us” buttons
- Social media comment icons
- FAQ accordions or discussion threads
In Font Awesome 5 free, the Chat category includes practical communication icons (mostly solid fas, some regular far). Newer versions (FA6/7) added more (like comment-medical, sms variants, bubble styles), but FA5 free covers the everyday essentials that power comment systems, chat boxes, and contact UIs on millions of sites.
2. Main Free Chat Icons in Font Awesome 5 (From the W3Schools Page)
Here are the key free ones you’ll see listed (solid fas unless noted; these are the most common from the table):
- Comment (basic speech bubble) <i class=”fas fa-comment”></i>
- Comment Alt (alternative bubble style) <i class=”fas fa-comment-alt”></i>
- Comment Dots (typing / ellipsis in bubble) <i class=”fas fa-comment-dots”></i>
- Comment Medical (health chat – often for medical support) <i class=”fas fa-comment-medical”></i>
- Comment Slash (muted / no comments) <i class=”fas fa-comment-slash”></i>
- Comments (multiple bubbles – group chat) <i class=”fas fa-comments”></i>
- Envelope (email/message) <i class=”fas fa-envelope”></i>
- Envelope Open (opened message) <i class=”fas fa-envelope-open”></i>
- Phone (call / voice chat) <i class=”fas fa-phone”></i>
- Phone Alt (alternative phone) <i class=”fas fa-phone-alt”></i>
- Phone Slash (call muted / no call) <i class=”fas fa-phone-slash”></i>
- Sms (text message bubbles) <i class=”fas fa-sms”></i>
- Meh / Smile / Frown (reaction emojis in chat – from Emoji category overlap) <i class=”far fa-meh”></i> etc.
These are the core free Chat icons (around 10–15 solid/regular). The page groups them for messaging/communication themes.
3. Real Code Examples – How to Use Chat Icons
Example 1: Live Chat Button (very common on websites)
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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"> <button style="position: fixed; bottom: 20px; right: 20px; background: #25D366; color: white; width: 60px; height: 60px; border-radius: 50%; border: none; font-size: 2rem; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); cursor: pointer;"> <i class="fas fa-comment-dots"></i> </button> |
Example 2: Comments Section Header (blog post style)
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<div style="border-bottom: 2px solid #eee; padding: 20px 0; margin: 30px 0;"> <h3 style="display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;"> <i class="fas fa-comments" style="color: #007bff; font-size: 2rem;"></i> 45 Comments </h3> </div> |
Example 3: “Message Us” Contact Link
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<a href="mailto:support@webliance.com" style="display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; color: #007bff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.2rem;"> <i class="fas fa-envelope" style="font-size: 1.8rem;"></i> Message Us Anytime </a> |
Example 4: Reply / Comment Button in Thread
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<button style="background: #4caf50; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; border: none; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 1.1rem;"> <i class="fas fa-comment" style="margin-right: 8px;"></i> Reply to this thread </button> |
Example 5: No Messages / Empty Chat State
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<div style="text-align: center; padding: 40px; color: #777;"> <i class="fas fa-comment-slash" style="font-size: 5rem; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #ccc;"></i> <p>No messages yet. Start the conversation!</p> </div> |
4. Teacher Tips for Chat Icons
- Colors — Blues (#007bff) for messaging/trust, greens (#4caf50, #25D366 for WhatsApp-style), grays (#777) for empty states.
- Size & animation — Use fa-2x to fa-4x for buttons; add fa-beat or fa-pulse on new message indicators: <i class=”fas fa-comment-dots fa-beat”></i>
- Combine categories — Pair with Social (share, thumbs-up), Status (bell for notifications), or Hands (help/support chat).
- Accessibility — Add aria-label=”Open live chat” for buttons; hide decorative ones with aria-hidden=”true”.
- Upgrade note — In Font Awesome 6/7, Chat has more free options (bubble rounded, comment-lines, sms variants) — great for modern messengers.
Summary – Quick Recap
Icons Chat = W3Schools’ page listing Font Awesome 5 free chat/messaging icons like comment 💬, comments 💬💬, comment-dots …, sms 📱, phone 📞, envelope ✉️, etc. Perfect for comment sections, live chat, messaging UIs, contact forms, forums, or any conversation feature.
Got it, beta? Want me to:
- Build a full “Comments Section” or “Live Chat Widget” demo with these?
- Show how Chat icons look in a WhatsApp-style bubble?
- Compare FA5 vs newer FA versions (more chat styles)?
- Or next category like “Icons Chess”?
Just say — teacher is chatting with you! 💬📱🤝🚀
