Chapter 10: Icons Automotive
1. What is the “Icons Automotive” Page?
It’s a focused cheat-sheet showing only car, vehicle service, gas station, and auto-related icons from Font Awesome 5 free edition.
These icons are perfect for:
- Car dealership websites
- Auto repair shops / garages
- EV charging apps
- Gas station locators
- Car rental services
- Automotive blogs / forums
- Dashboard indicators (battery, oil, crash alerts)
- E-commerce for car parts
Font Awesome 5 introduced a proper “Automotive” category in later updates (around 5.2+), adding modern icons like electric charging and crashes. Free ones are limited but very useful for basic auto themes. (Newer FA6/7 have way more, like bus-simple, brake-warning, etc.)
2. Main Free Automotive Icons in Font Awesome 5 (From the W3Schools Page)
Here are the key free ones listed (all solid fas style):
- Car Battery (jump start / dead battery) <i class=”fas fa-car-battery”></i>
- Car Crash (accident / warning) <i class=”fas fa-car-crash”></i>
- Car Side (side view of sedan) <i class=”fas fa-car-side”></i>
- Charging Station (EV charger plug) <i class=”fas fa-charging-station”></i>
- Gas Pump (fuel station) <i class=”fas fa-gas-pump”></i>
- Oil Can (engine oil change) <i class=”fas fa-oil-can”></i>
- Tachometer (speedometer / dashboard gauge) <i class=”fas fa-tachometer-alt”></i>
- Car (basic front-view car – alias fa-automobile) <i class=”fas fa-car”></i>
- Taxi (cab / rideshare) <i class=”fas fa-taxi”></i>
- Bus (public transport bus) <i class=”fas fa-bus”></i>
- Truck or related (some overlap with Vehicles category, but automotive has service-focused ones)
Other common ones that appear in searches or overlap:
- fas fa-wrench (tools, often for repairs)
- fas fa-screwdriver (mechanics) But the core Automotive-specific free ones are the list above (car-battery, car-crash, car-side, charging-station, gas-pump, oil-can, tachometer-alt, etc.).
3. Real Code Examples – How to Use Automotive Icons
Example 1: Auto Repair Shop Service List (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"> <ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0; font-size: 1.2rem;"> <li><i class="fas fa-oil-can" style="color: #ffc107; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Oil Change & Filter</li> <li><i class="fas fa-car-battery" style="color: #dc3545; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Battery Replacement</li> <li><i class="fas fa-wrench" style="color: #007bff; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Brake Service</li> <li><i class="fas fa-charging-station" style="color: #28a745; margin-right: 10px;"></i> EV Charging Check</li> </ul> |
Example 2: Gas Station Locator Button
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<button style="background: #28a745; color: white; padding: 15px 30px; border: none; border-radius: 8px; font-size: 1.3rem;"> <i class="fas fa-gas-pump" style="margin-right: 10px; font-size: 1.8rem;"></i> Find Nearest Petrol Pump </button> |
Example 3: Car Accident Warning Alert
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<div style="background: #fff3cd; color: #856404; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #ffeeba; border-radius: 6px; display: flex; align-items: center;"> <i class="fas fa-car-crash" style="color: #dc3545; font-size: 3rem; margin-right: 20px;"></i> <div> <strong>Alert!</strong> Road accident reported ahead. Drive carefully. </div> </div> |
Example 4: EV Charging Station Card
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<div style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; max-width: 350px; text-align: center;"> <i class="fas fa-charging-station" style="font-size: 5rem; color: #007bff; margin-bottom: 15px;"></i> <h3>Fast EV Charger Available</h3> <p>50 kW DC | Open 24/7</p> </div> |
Example 5: Dashboard Tachometer Icon
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<div style="font-size: 4rem; color: #6c757d; text-align: center;"> <i class="fas fa-tachometer-alt"></i> 120 km/h </div> |
4. Teacher Tips for Automotive Icons
- Colors — Yellow/orange for oil & battery warnings, green for charging/EV, red for crash/danger.
- Size — These shine big (fa-3x, fa-5x) on service cards or maps.
- Combine categories — Pair with “Vehicles” icons (bus, taxi) or “Status” (check-circle for “service done”).
- Accessibility — Add aria-hidden=”true” if decorative; use labels for actions.
- In newer Font Awesome 6/7, Automotive exploded with more free icons (brake, bus-simple, car-bolt, etc.) — upgrade if building fresh auto app.
Summary – Quick Recap
Icons Automotive = W3Schools’ page listing Font Awesome 5 free car/service icons like car-battery 🔋, gas-pump ⛽, charging-station ⚡, car-crash 🚗💥, oil-can 🛢️, tachometer-alt ⚙️, etc. Ideal for garages, fuel apps, car sites, EV stuff, or any auto-themed project.
Understood now? Want me to:
- Create a full “Car Service” landing page demo with these?
- Show overlaps with “Vehicles” category?
- Animate a tachometer (spin for loading)?
- Or next one like “Icons Autumn”?
Your call, beta — teacher is geared up! 🚗🔧⛽🚀
