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# [Font Awesome v4.7.0](http://fontawesome.io) [](https://changelog.com/podcast/226)
### The iconic font and CSS framework
Font Awesome is a full suite of 675 pictographic icons for easy scalable vector graphics on websites,
created and maintained by [Dave Gandy](https://twitter.com/davegandy).
Stay up to date with the latest release and announcements on Twitter:
[@fontawesome](https://twitter.com/fontawesome).
Get started at http://fontawesome.io!
## License
- The Font Awesome font is licensed under the SIL OFL 1.1:
- http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
- Font Awesome CSS, LESS, and Sass files are licensed under the MIT License:
- https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html
- The Font Awesome documentation is licensed under the CC BY 3.0 License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- Attribution is no longer required as of Font Awesome 3.0, but much appreciated:
- `Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fontawesome.io`
- Full details: http://fontawesome.io/license/
## Changelog
- [v4.7.0 GitHub pull request](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/pull/10012)
- [v4.6.3 GitHub pull request](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/pull/9189)
- [v4.6.2 GitHub pull request](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/pull/9117)
- [v4.6.1 GitHub pull request](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/pull/8962)
- [v4.6.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?q=milestone%3A4.6.0+is%3Aclosed)
- [v4.5.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?q=milestone%3A4.5.0+is%3Aclosed)
- [v4.4.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?q=milestone%3A4.4.0+is%3Aclosed)
- [v4.3.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?q=milestone%3A4.3.0+is%3Aclosed)
- [v4.2.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=12&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.1.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=6&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.0.3 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=9&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.0.2 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=8&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.0.1 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=7&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.0.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=2&page=1&state=closed)
- [v3.2.1 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=5&page=1&state=closed)
- [v3.2.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=3&page=1&state=closed)
- [v3.1.1 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=4&page=1&state=closed)
- v3.1.0 - Added 54 icons, icon stacking styles, flipping and rotating icons, removed Sass support
- v3.0.2 - much improved rendering and alignment in IE7
- v3.0.1 - much improved rendering in webkit, various bug fixes
- v3.0.0 - all icons redesigned from scratch, optimized for Bootstrap's 14px default
## Contributing
Please read through our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
Included are directions for opening issues, coding standards, and notes on development.
## Versioning
Font Awesome will be maintained under the Semantic Versioning guidelines as much as possible. Releases will be numbered
with the following format:
`<major>.<minor>.<patch>`
And constructed with the following guidelines:
* Breaking backward compatibility bumps the major (and resets the minor and patch)
* New additions, including new icons, without breaking backward compatibility bumps the minor (and resets the patch)
* Bug fixes, changes to brand logos, and misc changes bumps the patch
For more information on SemVer, please visit http://semver.org.
## Author
- Email: dave@fontawesome.io
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/davegandy
- GitHub: https://github.com/davegandy
## Component
To include as a [component](https://github.com/componentjs/component), just run
$ component install FortAwesome/Font-Awesome
Or add
"FortAwesome/Font-Awesome": "*"
to the `dependencies` in your `component.json`.
## Hacking on Font Awesome
**Before you can build the project**, you must first have the following installed:
- [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/)
- Ruby Development Headers
- **Ubuntu:** `sudo apt-get install ruby-dev` *(Only if you're __NOT__ using `rbenv` or `rvm`)*
- **Windows:** [DevKit](http://rubyinstaller.org/)
- [Bundler](http://bundler.io/) (Run `gem install bundler` to install).
- [Node Package Manager (AKA NPM)](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-node)
- [Less](http://lesscss.org/) (Run `npm install -g less` to install).
- [Less Plugin: Clean CSS](https://github.com/less/less-plugin-clean-css) (Run `npm install -g less-plugin-clean-css` to install).
From the root of the repository, install the tools used to develop.
$ bundle install
$ npm install
Build the project and documentation:
$ bundle exec jekyll build
Or serve it on a local server on http://localhost:7998/Font-Awesome/:
$ bundle exec jekyll -w serve
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