Over 600 Font Awesome icons now available for your slideshows. Everybody loves icons for good reason. They are undeniably, And with over 600 icons to choose from there is pretty much . Even when taking a bath :) Font Awesome awesome. an icon for every occasion So I thought it was time that should be given the opportunity to start making use of this fantastic icon set directly within presentation slides. GitPitch users Font Awesome Icons Live What better way to introduce this new feature than a GitPitch presentation that brings Font Awesome icons to life. Just click to focus on the GitPitch slideshow below and say hello to font awesome icons like you have never seen them before. [ GitPitch Font Awesome Demo Presentation — Click To Focus ] Effortlessly Awesome Icons As with all things related to GitPitch, my motivation is to provide features that are simple, beautiful, and intuitive to use. Font Awesome icon support is no exception. GitPitch offers a simple syntax that can be used within any to render Font Awesome icons within your slides. PITCHME.md It couldn’t be easier, for example: @fa[thumbs-up] Or if we want to get fancy, how about this: @fa[thumbs-up fa-5x](Sounds great!) This simple markdown snippet will render the Font Awesome on your slide, magnifying the icon to the size indicated. The additional label associated with the icon is optional. thumbs-up icon You can read more about the new syntax and options on the . GitPitch Wiki Stylishly Awesome Icons You may have noticed within the demo presentation above that icons are are rendered in many contexts, at dramatically different sizes, and using a wide range colors. If you are curious about how you too can apply custom styles to your icons I recommend checking out the , , and associated custom css in the demo presentation repository, found here: PITCHME.md PITCHME.yaml _feature-demo - Demonstrations of markdown presentation features to the GitPitch community._github.com gitpitch/feature-demo Let Font Awesome Icons Do The Talking I hope you are excited about this new addition to GitPitch. I look forward to seeing Font Awesome icons enriching all kinds of presentations created by the GitPitch community. Remember, GitPitch lets you effortlessly craft and share beautiful content about the things you care about. Use it to promote, pitch or present absolutely anything ;) You can follow me right here on Medium or on Twitter for more news, tips and unique creations from the GitPitch community.

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