Custom Adobe Fonts vs Font Awesome
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| Feature | Custom Adobe Fonts v2.1.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Font Awesome v5.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 60,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Custom Adobe Fonts (Typekit) | Font Awesome |
| Pros | Adobe Fonts kits in Astra, Beaver Builder and Elementor pickers; Set up by entering a project ID; Optional white label mode | Official plugin from the Font Awesome team; Icon block and classic editor icon chooser; Loads icons from a Kit or a selected release |
| Cons | Needs an Adobe Fonts project and account; Only works with the listed builders and themes | Pro icons need a Pro account and a Kit; Depends on Font Awesome's release and Kit services; Icons load from Font Awesome's servers, so a blocked host affects them |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Adobe Fonts project ID setting, Loads the Adobe Fonts CSS and JS, Fonts in Astra customizer, Fonts in Beaver Builder, Fonts in Elementor, White label mode | Load icons through a Font Awesome Kit, Pro icons through a Pro Kit ($), Choose a Font Awesome release version, Gutenberg Font Awesome icon block, Icon chooser button in the classic editor, Detects other plugins loading Font Awesome, Settings page under Settings |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Astra theme, Beaver Builder, Elementor | — |
| Other | Adobe Fonts | Font Awesome Kits and release API |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | use.typekit.net | api.fontawesome.com, kit.fontawesome.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |