Chapter 9: Icons Audio & Video
1. What is the “Icons Audio & Video” Page?
It’s a specialized cheat-sheet showing only icons related to sound, music, video playback, media controls — things like speakers, microphones, play buttons, cameras, headphones, volume sliders, etc.
These icons are super useful for:
- Music players or podcasts
- Video embeds (YouTube/Vimeo controls)
- Voice chat / recording apps
- Media galleries
- Notification sounds
- Podcast/blog about audio/video
- UI elements like “mute”, “play”, “record”
In Font Awesome 5 free, this category has a solid set of media icons (around 20–25 free ones, mostly solid style). Newer versions added more fancy ones, but FA5 covers the basics perfectly for most sites.
2. Main Free Audio & Video Icons in Font Awesome 5 (From the Page – Most Popular)
Here are the key free ones you’ll find listed (solid fas unless noted):
- Volume controls (very common!) <i class=”fas fa-volume-up”></i> → Loud speaker (full volume) <i class=”fas fa-volume-down”></i> → Medium volume <i class=”fas fa-volume-off”></i> → Muted <i class=”fas fa-volume-mute”></i> → Explicit mute (crossed speaker)
- Play / Pause / Stop (video player essentials) <i class=”fas fa-play”></i> → Play triangle <i class=”fas fa-pause”></i> → Pause bars <i class=”fas fa-stop”></i> → Square stop
- Forward / Backward / Fast<i class=”fas fa-forward”></i><i class=”fas fa-backward”></i><i class=”fas fa-fast-forward”></i><i class=”fas fa-fast-backward”></i>
- Video / Camera<i class=”fas fa-video”></i> → Video camera (play button inside) <i class=”fas fa-video-slash”></i> → Video off/muted <i class=”fas fa-camera”></i> → Photo camera <i class=”fas fa-camera-retro”></i> → Vintage camera
- Microphone / Recording<i class=”fas fa-microphone”></i> → Mic on <i class=”fas fa-microphone-slash”></i> → Mic muted/off <i class=”fas fa-microphone-alt”></i> → Alternative mic style
- Headphones / Ear<i class=”fas fa-headphones”></i> → Classic over-ear headphones <i class=”fas fa-headphones-alt”></i> → Modern variant
- File types (media files) <i class=”fas fa-file-audio”></i> → Audio file <i class=”fas fa-file-video”></i> → Video file
- Other useful ones<i class=”fas fa-podcast”></i> → Podcast wave icon <i class=”fas fa-closed-captioning”></i> (regular style available) → Subtitles/CC <i class=”fas fa-film”></i> → Film strip (video reel) <i class=”fas fa-tv”></i> → Television screen
3. Real Code Examples – How to Use Audio & Video Icons
Example 1: Simple Media Player Controls (very common in custom players)
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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="display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 20px; font-size: 2.5rem; margin: 30px;"> <i class="fas fa-backward"></i> <i class="fas fa-pause" style="color: #007bff;"></i> <!-- Active state --> <i class="fas fa-play"></i> <i class="fas fa-forward"></i> </div> |
Example 2: Video Mute Toggle Button
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<button style="padding: 12px 24px; background: #dc3545; color: white; border: none; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 1.2rem;"> <i class="fas fa-video-slash" style="margin-right: 8px;"></i> Video Off </button> |
Example 3: Podcast Episode Card
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<div style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; max-width: 400px;"> <i class="fas fa-podcast" style="font-size: 4rem; color: #6f42c1; display: block; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 15px;"></i> <h3>Episode 42: Tech Talks</h3> <p><i class="fas fa-microphone"></i> Host: Alex | <i class="far fa-clock"></i> 45 min</p> <button><i class="fas fa-play"></i> Play Now</button> </div> |
Example 4: Volume Slider Indicator
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<div style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;"> <i class="fas fa-volume-down" style="font-size: 1.8rem;"></i> <input type="range" min="0" max="100" value="60" style="width: 200px;"> <i class="fas fa-volume-up" style="font-size: 1.8rem; color: #28a745;"></i> </div> |
Example 5: Closed Captions Toggle
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<button style="background: #ffc107; color: #212529; padding: 10px 20px; border: none; border-radius: 4px;"> <i class="far fa-closed-captioning" style="margin-right: 8px;"></i> Enable Subtitles </button> |
4. Teacher Tips for Audio & Video Icons
- Colors for state — Green for play/on, red for mute/off, blue for active.
- Animations — Add fa-spin to loading buffers or fa-pulse for recording: <i class=”fas fa-microphone fa-pulse”></i>
- Accessibility — Always add text or aria-label for buttons: <i class=”fas fa-play” aria-label=”Play video”></i>
- Size — These look great big (fa-3x, fa-4x) in media players.
- In Font Awesome 6/7, more free options (like waveform, equalizer, broadcast) appeared, but FA5 still rocks for basic media UIs.
Summary – Quick Recap
Icons Audio & Video = W3Schools’ page listing Font Awesome 5 free media icons like volume-up 🔊, play ▶️, video 📹, microphone 🎤, headphones 🎧, file-video 🎞️, etc. Perfect for music/video apps, players, podcasts, recording tools, or any sound-related UI.
Got it, student? Want me to:
- Build a full mini “audio player” demo with these icons?
- Show how they pair with progress bars or Bootstrap media objects?
- Compare FA5 vs newer versions for media?
- Or next one like “Icons Automotive”?
Just say — teacher is excited! 🎧🎥🔊🚀
