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Can Fontawesome 5 fonts be installed in Webflow and accessed using the font selection and appropriate code?

Yes, FontAwesome 5 fonts can be installed and accessed in Webflow. However, it's important to note that FontAwesome 5 offers two types of icons: SVG icons and font icons.

For SVG icons, you can simply copy the SVG code provided by FontAwesome and paste it directly onto your Webflow project. This way, you'll have access to all FontAwesome 5 icons without the need for any custom fonts or additional code.

On the other hand, if you specifically want to use the font icons provided by FontAwesome 5, you can follow these steps:

1. Go to the FontAwesome website (https://fontawesome.com) and sign in to your account.

2. Once signed in, navigate to the Kit Icons page.

3. Select the font icons you want to use for your project by clicking on the "+" button next to each icon. You can also search for specific icons by using the search bar.

4. After selecting the desired icons, click the "Download Kit" button at the top right corner.

5. In the downloaded kit, you'll find various files including a CSS file and a webfonts folder.

6. In your Webflow project, go to the Designer and navigate to the Project Settings menu.

7. Under the Custom Code section, open the Head Code tab.

8. Open the downloaded CSS file using a text editor, and copy the entire content.

9. Paste the copied CSS code into the Head Code section of your Webflow project.

10. Open the downloaded webfonts folder and upload the font files (.woff, .woff2, .eot, .svg, .ttf) to your Webflow project. You can do this by going to the Assets panel in the Designer and clicking on the "Upload" button.

11. Once the font files are uploaded, you can access them in the Webflow designer under the Fonts section. Click on the "+ Add Font" button and select the font files you uploaded.

12. After adding the font files, you can now use the FontAwesome 5 icons by applying the appropriate CSS classes provided by FontAwesome to your elements.

For example, if you want to use a shopping cart icon, you can create a div block and give it the class "fas fa-shopping-cart". This will apply the shopping cart icon to the div block.

Remember to adjust the styles and sizes of the icons using CSS properties like color and font-size.

That's it! You should now be able to install and access FontAwesome 5 fonts in Webflow and use them in your project using the font selection and appropriate class names.

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