How to Add Font Awesome Icons to Text Input Elements?

Adding Font Awesome Icons to Text Input Elements

Inserting icons into input fields can enhance user experience by providing visual cues. Here's how to achieve this using Font Awesome icons:

Method 1: Absolute Positioning

For this approach, we position the icon as an absolutely positioned element within the input field.

HTML:

<input type="text">

CSS:

#username {
  position: relative;
}

#username:before {
  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 5px;
  content: "\f007";
}

Ensure that the FontAwesome font face is declared in your CSS.

Method 2: Inline Block Wrapper

In this method, we wrap the input field with a div and use the ::after pseudo-element to add the icon.

HTML:

<div>
<p><strong>CSS:</strong></p>
<pre class="brush:php;toolbar:false">.input-wrapper {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
}

.input-wrapper::after {
  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
  content: '\f274';
  position: absolute;
  right: 6px;
}

Both methods require the FontAwesome CSS to be included in your project. Choose the approach that best fits your design requirements.