Chapter 37: Icons Fruits and Vegetables

Font Awesome 5 Fruits and Vegetables Icons”.

Important clarification right at the beginning (because many people get confused here):

In Font Awesome 5, there is no separate category called “Fruits and Vegetables” on W3Schools or in the official Font Awesome documentation.

What usually happens is:

• People search for “Font Awesome 5 fruits and vegetables icons” on Google
• They land on the W3Schools page https://www.w3schools.com/icons/fontawesome5_icons_food_fruit.asp
• That page is actually titled “Food & Fruit Icons” (not “Fruits and Vegetables Icons”)

So the correct, official name on W3Schools is Icons Food & Fruit (or Food Fruit).

Let me teach you exactly what you find there, in detail, teacher style.

1. What is the “Food & Fruit Icons” page on W3Schools?

URL (still working in 2026): https://www.w3schools.com/icons/fontawesome5_icons_food_fruit.asp

This page lists only the free Font Awesome 5 icons related to food, fruits, vegetables, drinks, kitchen items, and eating.

It contains a small selection of food-related icons (mostly fruits + a few vegetables and general food symbols). Font Awesome 5 free has very few dedicated fruits and vegetables icons — the category is intentionally minimal.

2. Main Free Food & Fruit Icons in Font Awesome 5 (from W3Schools page)

Here are the actual icons you will see in the table (solid fas style unless noted):

• Apple Alt 🍎 <i class=”fas fa-apple-alt”></i> → Classic red apple (most popular fruit icon in FA5)
• Carrot 🥕 <i class=”fas fa-carrot”></i> → The only dedicated vegetable icon in free FA5
• Lemon 🍋 <i class=”fas fa-lemon”></i> → Yellow lemon (citrus fruit)
• Pepper Hot 🌶️ <i class=”fas fa-pepper-hot”></i> → Hot chili pepper (vegetable/spice)
• Pizza Slice 🍕 <i class=”fas fa-pizza-slice”></i> → Pizza (general food)
• Drumstick Bite 🍗 <i class=”fas fa-drumstick-bite”></i> → Chicken leg / turkey drumstick (meat food)
• Hamburger 🍔 <i class=”fas fa-hamburger”></i> → Burger (fast food)
• Hotdog 🌭 <i class=”fas fa-hotdog”></i> → Hot dog
• Cheese 🧀 <i class=”fas fa-cheese”></i> → Cheese wedge
• Egg 🥚 <i class=”fas fa-egg”></i> → Fried or boiled egg
• Bacon 🥓 <i class=”fas fa-bacon”></i> → Strips of bacon
• Fish 🐟 <i class=”fas fa-fish”></i> → Fish (seafood)

That’s basically the complete free list of food & fruit icons in Font Awesome 5.

Very important note Font Awesome 5 free has:

• Only 1 real vegetable → carrot 🥕
• Only 2 real fruits → apple 🍎 + lemon 🍋
• The rest are mostly fast food / meat / general eating icons

If you want more fruits and vegetables (banana, orange, tomato, broccoli, avocado, grapes, pear, strawberry, pineapple, etc.), you need Font Awesome 6 or 7 (free version already has many more) or a different icon library like Fluent UI, Heroicons, Tabler Icons, Bootstrap Icons, or Google Material Icons.

3. Real Code Examples – How people use these icons

Example 1: Healthy Food / Diet Section

Example 2: Food Menu Card (restaurant or blog)

Example 3: “5-a-Day” Fruits & Veggies Reminder

4. Teacher Summary – Quick Facts

• Does Font Awesome 5 have many fruits and vegetables icons? → No — only apple, lemon, carrot, hot pepper are real food items. → The rest are pizza, burger, cheese, bacon, drumstick, hotdog, fish, egg.
• Where are banana 🍌, orange 🍊, tomato 🍅, broccoli 🥦, grapes 🍇, etc.? → Not in Font Awesome 5 free. → They appear in Font Awesome 6 free (and many more in Pro).
• Best alternatives if you need more fruits & vegetables in 2026
  1. Font Awesome 6 / 7 (free version) – many more food icons
  2. Bootstrap Icons – good selection
  3. Heroicons or Lucide – modern line style with more food
  4. Google Material Symbols – excellent food & fruit set
  5. Tabler Icons – very complete food collection
  6. Remix Icon or Phosphor Icons – also rich in food icons

So in short: Font Awesome 5 Food & Fruit Icons = very limited food set (apple, lemon, carrot, pepper + mostly fast food icons).

Got it now? Want me to:

• Show you a full comparison table FA5 vs FA6 fruits & vegetables?
• Give code examples using Font Awesome 6 food icons instead?
• Build a “Healthy Food Menu” demo page with the few FA5 icons we have?
• Or move to the next category (Food & Drink full list)?

Just tell your teacher — we’re eating healthy today! 🍎🥕🍋🚀