Wyld Font Awesome Shortcodes for Joomla

A simple Joomla plugin to add Font Awesome icons inside articles and HTML Modules using a shortcode.

Product Details
Joomla Content Shortcodes for FontAwesome
  • Easy-to-Use Shortcodes
  • Add Font Awesome icons anywhere using simple shortcodes, no coding required.
  • Works in Articles and Modules
  • Supports Joomla articles and Custom HTML modules out of the box.
  • Supports 1300+ Icons
  • Access the full Font Awesome free library, always up to date.
  • Lightweight and Fast
  • Minimal overhead—designed to keep your site quick and responsive.
  • Ideal for Content Creators
  • No need to edit templates or fiddle with icon HTML, just drop in a shortcode.
  • Font Awesome 6.7.2 Ready
  • Built on the latest Font Awesome release with new icons included.

Wyld Font Awesome Shortcodes for Joomla plugin makes it easy to add Font Awesome icons to your Joomla site using simple shortcodes. Whether you're updating an article or customizing a module, just drop in a shortcode and the icon appears. No HTML needed.

  • Includes 2000+ icons from the free Font Awesome library
  • Works seamlessly in Joomla articles and Custom HTML modules
  • Just type [fa-arrow-up] (or any other icon name) and you're done

Lightweight and fast, no extra bloat added to your site

If you're using icons in a Custom HTML Module, be sure to enable “Prepare Content” in the module’s Options tab.

Icons are based on Font Awesome v6.7.2.

Browse all available icons: Font Awesome Cheatsheet

See examples and tips in our Knowledgebase for getting the most out of your icons.

Screenshots

v1.5.1 - December 29, 2025

  • Updated for Joomla 6 compatibility

v1.5.0 - May 12, 2025

  • Upgraded to FontAwesome v6.7.2
  • Small improvements

v1.2.0 - April 21, 2021

  • Upgraded to FontAwesome v5.13.0

v1.1.0 - Oct 8, 2019

  • Upgraded to FontAwesome v5.7.0
  • Bug fixes

v1.0.5 - Feb 9, 2018

  • Upgaded to FontAwesome v5.0.6
  • Sped up parser

v1.0.2 - Jan 16, 2017

  • Bugfix

v1.0.1 - Jan 11, 2017

  • Include CSS using JDoc

v1.0 - March 8, 2016

  • Release

Our Joomla extensions are publicly listed on the Joomla Extensions Directory (JED)