Chapter 38: Icons Games
1. What is the “Icons Games” Page?
This page lists only the icons that represent games, gaming, board games, dice, cards, chess (overlap), joystick, gamepad, puzzle, trophy, and other gaming-related symbols.
These icons are perfect for:
- Gaming website / esports team pages
- Mobile or PC game landing pages
- “Play Now” buttons or game store fronts
- Leaderboard / high-score sections
- Board game night event invitations
- Casino / poker / card game apps
- Puzzle / brain game blogs
- “Game Over” or “Level Up” badges
- Twitch / YouTube gaming channel branding
In Font Awesome 5 free, the Games category is small but very useful (only about 8–12 icons, mostly solid fas style). Font Awesome 5 kept gaming icons minimal (they focused more on general icons). Newer versions (FA6/7) added many more (joystick, gamepad, dice-d20, chess-bishop variants, trophy-star, medal), but FA5 free has the core gaming symbols that are still widely used on game sites, Twitch overlays, and indie game pages in 2026.
2. Main Free Games Icons in Font Awesome 5 (From the W3Schools Page)
Here are the actual icons you will find in the table (solid fas style unless noted):
- Chess ♟️ (generic chess piece – often a pawn or knight) <i class=”fas fa-chess”></i>
- Chess Board ⬛⬜ (8×8 chessboard) <i class=”fas fa-chess-board”></i>
- Chess King ♔ <i class=”fas fa-chess-king”></i>
- Chess Queen ♕ <i class=”fas fa-chess-queen”></i>
- Chess Rook ♖ <i class=”fas fa-chess-rook”></i>
- Chess Bishop ♗ <i class=”fas fa-chess-bishop”></i>
- Chess Knight ♘ <i class=”fas fa-chess-knight”></i>
- Chess Pawn ♙ <i class=”fas fa-chess-pawn”></i>
- Dice D6 🎲 (standard six-sided die) <i class=”fas fa-dice-d6″></i>
- Dice (generic dice – usually shows random face) <i class=”fas fa-dice”></i>
- Gamepad 🎮 (video game controller) <i class=”fas fa-gamepad”></i>
- Puzzle Piece 🧩 (jigsaw piece – puzzle games) <i class=”fas fa-puzzle-piece”></i>
- Trophy 🏆 (winner trophy / achievement) <i class=”fas fa-trophy”></i>
These are basically the complete free Games set in Font Awesome 5. → Very chess-heavy (8 out of 13 are chess pieces/board) → Only one modern gaming icon (gamepad) → One classic tabletop (dice) → One puzzle / brain game symbol
If you want more modern gaming icons (joystick, keyboard, controller variants, d20 die, medal, crown, skull-crossbones for battle royale), you need Font Awesome 6 or 7.
3. Real Code Examples – How people use these icons
Example 1: Chess Club or Board Game Night Page
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<div style="text-align: center; padding: 50px 20px; background: #212121; color: white; border-radius: 12px;"> <i class="fas fa-chess-king" style="font-size: 7rem; color: #ffc107; margin-bottom: 20px;"></i> <h1>Hyderabad Chess & Board Games Club</h1> <p style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> <i class="fas fa-chess-board" style="margin-right: 10px; color: #ffffff;"></i> Chess • <i class="fas fa-dice-d6" style="margin-right: 10px; color: #ff9800;"></i> Dice Games • <i class="fas fa-puzzle-piece" style="margin-right: 10px; color: #673ab7;"></i> Puzzles </p> </div> |
Example 2: Gamepad / Video Game Section
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<div style="border: 1px solid #4caf50; padding: 30px; max-width: 400px; margin: 40px auto; border-radius: 12px; text-align: center; background: #e8f5e9;"> <i class="fas fa-gamepad" style="font-size: 6rem; color: #4caf50; margin-bottom: 20px;"></i> <h2>Retro & Modern Gaming</h2> <p style="font-size: 1.3rem;"> Join our weekly gaming nights!<br> <i class="fas fa-trophy" style="color: #ff9800; margin-right: 8px;"></i> Win prizes • <i class="fas fa-chess-knight" style="color: #673ab7;"></i> Strategy battles </p> <button style="background: #4caf50; color: white; padding: 12px 24px; border: none; border-radius: 6px;"> Join Discord </button> </div> |
Example 3: “Winner” / High Score Badge
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<div style="display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; padding: 12px 24px; background: #ff9800; color: white; border-radius: 50px; font-size: 1.4rem;"> <i class="fas fa-trophy" style="font-size: 2rem;"></i> Top Player – Level 42 </div> |
Example 4: Dice Game or Random Picker Button
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<button style="background: #673ab7; color: white; padding: 18px 36px; border: none; border-radius: 50px; font-size: 1.4rem; cursor: pointer;"> <i class="fas fa-dice-d6" style="margin-right: 12px; font-size: 1.8rem;"></i> Roll the Dice! </button> |
4. Teacher Summary – Quick Facts
- How many real “gaming” icons are there in Font Awesome 5 free? → Only 1 modern gaming icon → gamepad 🎮 → The rest is almost all chess (8 icons) + dice + puzzle + trophy
- Where are joystick, controller variants, d20, medal, crown, skull, playstation/xbox symbols? → Not in Font Awesome 5 free → They appear in Font Awesome 6 / 7 (free version has joystick, gamepad-alt, dice-d20, etc.)
- Best alternatives if you need more games/gaming icons in 2026
- Font Awesome 6 or 7 (free) → much better gaming set
- Bootstrap Icons → good joystick, gamepad, dice
- Heroicons or Lucide → modern line-style gaming icons
- Tabler Icons → very complete gaming collection
- Game Icons (game-icons.net) → 4,000+ specialized gaming icons (free, but separate library)
So in short: Font Awesome 5 Games Icons = very small set, heavily chess-focused + one gamepad + dice + puzzle + trophy.
Got it now? Want me to:
- Show you a comparison table FA5 vs FA6/7 gaming icons?
- Give code examples using Font Awesome 6 gaming icons instead?
- Build a “Chess & Board Games Night” demo page with FA5 icons?
- Or move to the next category (Food & Drink full list or Genders)?
Just tell your teacher — we’re playing to win today! ♟️🎮🎲🚀
