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#[Font Awesome v{{ site.fontawesome.version }}]({{ site.fontawesome.url }})
###The iconic font and CSS framework

Font Awesome is a full suite of {{ icons | size }} pictographic icons for easy scalable vector graphics on websites,
created and maintained by [{{ site.fontawesome.author.name }}](http://twitter.com/{{ site.fontawesome.author.twitter }}).
Stay up to date with the latest release and announcements on Twitter:
[@{{ site.fontawesome.twitter }}](http://twitter.com/{{ site.fontawesome.twitter }}).

Get started at {{ site.fontawesome.url }}!

##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:
  - http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html
- The Font Awesome documentation is licensed under the CC BY 3.0 License:
  - http://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
- v3.0.0 - all icons redesigned from scratch, optimized for Bootstrap's 14px default
- v3.0.1 - much improved rendering in webkit, various bug fixes
- v3.0.2 - much improved rendering and alignment in IE7
- v3.1.0 - Added 54 icons, icon stacking styles, flipping and rotating icons, removed Sass support
- [v3.1.1 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=4&page=1&state=closed)
- [v3.2.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=3&page=1&state=closed)
- [v3.2.1 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=5&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.0.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=2&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.0.1 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=7&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.0.2 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=8&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.0.3 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=9&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.1.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=6&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.2.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?milestone=12&page=1&state=closed)
- [v4.3.0 GitHub milestones](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues?q=milestone%3A4.3.0+is%3Aclosed)

## 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 and misc changes bumps the patch

For more information on SemVer, please visit http://semver.org.

##Author
- Email: {{ site.fontawesome.author.email }}
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/{{ site.fontawesome.author.twitter }}
- GitHub: https://github.com/{{ site.fontawesome.author.github }}

##Component
To include as a [component](http://github.com/component/component), just run

    $ component install FortAwesome/Font-Awesome

Or add

    "FortAwesome/Font-Awesome": "*"

to the `dependencies` in your `component.json`.

## Hacking on Font Awesome

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
