How to use Dashicons in Widgets
WordPress has a set of icons included that can be used in widgets on the homepage or sidebars.
To see a list of all the icons you can visit this page: WordPress Dashicons
- Go to the WordPress Dashicon page and click on the icon you would like to use:
- Click on the link ‘Copy HTML’
- A window with the code will popup, copy the selected code:
- Go to your Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets and find the Widget area/sidebar where you want to add the icon.
- From the left side column find the ‘Text’ widget and drag it to the area where you want it displayed.
- Paste the code copied on step 2, add a title and any additional text you want on this section:
- Click save and go preview the changes on the Homepage