Icon font "Octicons" used in GitHub starts public release

It is a shared web service for software developers around the worldGitHubThe icon font used on the site "OcticonsWe began publishing it for the general public.

Octicons
http://octicons.github.com/


A list of published icon fonts is here. There are only icons used by GitHub, and it can be said that there are icons specialized in development websites and software.


siteBy clicking each icon, the character code (Unicode) of each icon and the tag for embedding the site are displayed.


To install the font on the PC Click "Download Octicons" and download the compressed file (zip file).


If you decompress the file and install "octicons - local.ttf", you will be able to use the font locally.


By clicking the button displayed next to the character code on the page of each icon, it is possible to copy on the clipboard ......


It is also possible to display pasted in Word etc.


このフォントをWebサイトに埋め込んで使用するためのCSS(カスケードスタイルシート)も圧縮ファイルに同梱されており、属性で指定してプロジェクト内に埋め込むことも考慮されています。



As for the license of the font, as stated in "LICENSE.txt" included,SIL Open Font LicenseIt is said that it is along. In addition, the following guidelines are stipulated regarding the use of the GitHub logo.

GitHub Logos and Usage · GitHub
https://github.com/logos