react-icons

Using react-icons, you can incorporate a variety of icons from popular icon libraries like FontAwesome, Material Icons, and others directly into your React components in Next.js. Here’s a step-by-step example using react-icons:

Step 1: Installation

First, you need to install the react-icons package:

npm install react-icons

Step 2: Using Icons in Your Component

Here’s how you can use icons from different libraries within your Next.js components. Let’s use FontAwesome and Material Icons as examples:

// app/components/IconExample.tsx
import { FaBeer } from 'react-icons/fa'; // FontAwesome icon
import { MdAccessibility } from 'react-icons/md'; // Material icon

const IconExample = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Icons in Next.js</h1>
      <p>
        Here is a FontAwesome icon: <FaBeer />
        And here is a Material Icon: <MdAccessibility />
      </p>
    </div>
  );
};

export default IconExample;

Step 3: Import and Use Your Component

Now, you can import and use the IconExample component anywhere in your Next.js app:

// In a page or another component
import IconExample from '../components/IconExample';

const HomePage = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Welcome to the Home Page</h1>
      <IconExample />
    </div>
  );
};

export default HomePage;

Benefits of Using react-icons

• Versatility: Access to thousands of icons from various libraries all in one package.
• Ease of Use: Import icons as React components directly, no additional CSS or setup required.
• Customizability: Easily style icons with CSS or inline styles, just like any other React component.

This method provides a straightforward and flexible approach to incorporating icons across your Next.js application.