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If someone else asks himself why you’d want a font icon instead of an image, I found an explanatory page: http://css-tricks.com/examples/IconFont/ http://css-tr

by kirab 13y ago

If someone else asks himself why you’d want a font icon instead of an image, I found an explanatory page: http://css-tricks.com/examples/IconFont/ http://css-tricks.com/examples/IconFont/

mattl 13y ago
I don't really see how this is better than <img src=".." alt="You won't find me on Facebook" />
- err4nt 13y ago
  Have you ever tried adding images for use as icons that look good on retina or HiDPI displays? I use icons for their perfect resolution at every size, no matter your pixel density :)
  - mattl 13y ago
    This seems to make things visual only, with no alternative text for others.
freshyill 13y ago
It's still a hack. It's time to go with SVG instead. Here's a good writeup of reasons to stop using silly icon fonts and start using SVG. http://ianfeather.co.uk/ten-reasons-we-switched-from-an-icon-font-to-svg http://ianfeather.co.uk/ten-reasons-we-switched-from-an-icon...
- marcosdumay 13y ago
  Does IE support SVG already?
  - icebraining 13y ago
    IE9 and up do: http://caniuse.com/svg http://caniuse.com/svg
  - freshyill 13y ago
    I've had a lot of success using SVGeezy for image replacement and Modernizr to help with background images. http://benhowdle.im/svgeezy/ http://benhowdle.im/svgeezy/