Iconography

Icon Sets

KMG applications use two icon sets:

Nucleo Icons

The primary icon set, included with Argon Dashboard. Prefixed with ni.

Browse all available icons: Nucleo Icons reference

<i class="ni ni-planet"></i>
<i class="ni ni-settings-gear-65"></i>
<i class="ni ni-single-copy-04"></i>
<i class="ni ni-spaceship"></i>
<i class="ni ni-palette"></i>
<i class="ni ni-app"></i>
<i class="ni ni-world-2"></i>
<i class="ni ni-key-25"></i>
<i class="ni ni-delivery-fast"></i>
<i class="ni ni-box-2"></i>
<i class="ni ni-bullet-list-67"></i>

Font Awesome

Used as a supplementary icon set for more specific icons. Loaded via CDN (v4.7.0).

Browse all available icons: Font Awesome 4.7 icon reference

<i class="fa fa-user"></i>
<i class="fa fa-search"></i>
<i class="fa fa-check"></i>

Usage in Navigation

Icons in the sidebar use the icon shape container:

Nav Item with Icon Shape
<div class="icon icon-shape icon-sm border-radius-md text-center me-2 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center">
  <i class="ni ni-planet text-primary text-sm opacity-10"></i>
</div>

Icon Sizing

Class Size
text-xs 0.75rem
text-sm 0.875rem
(default) 1rem
text-lg 1.125rem
text-xl 1.25rem

Best Practices

  • Self-host Nucleo Icons; Font Awesome is loaded via CDN
  • Prefer Nucleo Icons for navigation and primary UI elements
  • Use Font Awesome for specialized icons not available in Nucleo
  • Add appropriate aria-label or aria-hidden="true" for accessibility
  • Use consistent icon sizes within the same context