Minimize font awesome icon Usage,CSS Class Name,SVG & CSS Content Code

Minimize font awesome icon css class name is fa-minimize and CSS Content Code is \f78c.

Minimize font awesome icon is part of solid icons.

Minimize font awesome icon usage

We can display Minimize font awesome icon using 3 different ways depending upon our requirement.

1. Using CSS Class Name

2. Using CSS Content Code

3. Using SVG

Minimize font awesome icon CSS class name

To display Minimize font awesome icon, add predefined class name i.e.,fa-minimize (with prefix fa-) to the i tag.

And we need to add corresponding font awesome icon style for the Minimize icon.

Minimize icon has 1 icon style i.e.,solid. We need to append icon style class fas.

<i class='fas fa-minimize'></i>

Minimize font awesome icon CSS Content Code

We can display Minimize font awesome icon using it’s CSS Content Code \f78c

Use the following HTML code

<li><span class='Minimize fontawesomeicon'></span>Minimize</li>

Apply CSS code

<style> 
.fontawesomeicon::before {
    display: inline-block;
    text-rendering: auto;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
 }

.Minimize::before {
   font: var(--fa-font-solid);
    content: ' \f78c';
 }</style>

For the detailed tutorial visit https://www.angularjswiki.com/fontawesome/csscontentcode/

Minimize font awesome icon SVG

Use the following icon SVG to display Minimize font awesome icon.

<svg class='fontawesomesvg' xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.2.0 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Copyright 2022 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M456 224H312c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V56c0-9.7 5.8-18.5 14.8-22.2s19.3-1.7 26.2 5.2l40 40L442.3 5.7C446 2 450.9 0 456 0s10 2 13.7 5.7l36.7 36.7C510 46 512 50.9 512 56s-2 10-5.7 13.7L433 143l40 40c6.9 6.9 8.9 17.2 5.2 26.2s-12.5 14.8-22.2 14.8zm0 64c9.7 0 18.5 5.8 22.2 14.8s1.7 19.3-5.2 26.2l-40 40 73.4 73.4c3.6 3.6 5.7 8.5 5.7 13.7s-2 10-5.7 13.7l-36.7 36.7C466 510 461.1 512 456 512s-10-2-13.7-5.7L369 433l-40 40c-6.9 6.9-17.2 8.9-26.2 5.2s-14.8-12.5-14.8-22.2V312c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24H456zm-256 0c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24V456c0 9.7-5.8 18.5-14.8 22.2s-19.3 1.7-26.2-5.2l-40-40L69.7 506.3C66 510 61.1 512 56 512s-10-2-13.7-5.7L5.7 469.7C2 466 0 461.1 0 456s2-10 5.7-13.7L79 369 39 329c-6.9-6.9-8.9-17.2-5.2-26.2s12.5-14.8 22.2-14.8H200zM56 224c-9.7 0-18.5-5.8-22.2-14.8s-1.7-19.3 5.2-26.2l40-40L5.7 69.7C2 66 0 61.1 0 56s2-10 5.7-13.7L42.3 5.7C46 2 50.9 0 56 0s10 2 13.7 5.7L143 79l40-40c6.9-6.9 17.2-8.9 26.2-5.2s14.8 12.5 14.8 22.2V200c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H56z"/></svg>

Use the following HTML code

<p>This <svg class='fontawesomesvg' xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.2.0 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Copyright 2022 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M456 224H312c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V56c0-9.7 5.8-18.5 14.8-22.2s19.3-1.7 26.2 5.2l40 40L442.3 5.7C446 2 450.9 0 456 0s10 2 13.7 5.7l36.7 36.7C510 46 512 50.9 512 56s-2 10-5.7 13.7L433 143l40 40c6.9 6.9 8.9 17.2 5.2 26.2s-12.5 14.8-22.2 14.8zm0 64c9.7 0 18.5 5.8 22.2 14.8s1.7 19.3-5.2 26.2l-40 40 73.4 73.4c3.6 3.6 5.7 8.5 5.7 13.7s-2 10-5.7 13.7l-36.7 36.7C466 510 461.1 512 456 512s-10-2-13.7-5.7L369 433l-40 40c-6.9 6.9-17.2 8.9-26.2 5.2s-14.8-12.5-14.8-22.2V312c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24H456zm-256 0c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24V456c0 9.7-5.8 18.5-14.8 22.2s-19.3 1.7-26.2-5.2l-40-40L69.7 506.3C66 510 61.1 512 56 512s-10-2-13.7-5.7L5.7 469.7C2 466 0 461.1 0 456s2-10 5.7-13.7L79 369 39 329c-6.9-6.9-8.9-17.2-5.2-26.2s12.5-14.8 22.2-14.8H200zM56 224c-9.7 0-18.5-5.8-22.2-14.8s-1.7-19.3 5.2-26.2l40-40L5.7 69.7C2 66 0 61.1 0 56s2-10 5.7-13.7L42.3 5.7C46 2 50.9 0 56 0s10 2 13.7 5.7L143 79l40-40c6.9-6.9 17.2-8.9 26.2-5.2s14.8 12.5 14.8 22.2V200c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H56z"/></svg>
 Minimize displayed using SVG</p>

Apply CSS code

  <style>
    .fontawesomesvg {width: 1em;
      height: 1em;
      vertical-align: -.125em;
    }
  </style>

Change Minimize font awesome icon size

To increase Minimize font awesome icon size, use the fa-lg(33 % increase), fa-2x, fa-3x, fa-4x, or fa-5x classes along with icon class \f78c. Increase in icon size will be relative to their parent container.

<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-lg'>fa-lg</i><br/>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-2x'>fa-2x</i><br/>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-3x'>fa-3x</i><br/>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-4x'>fa-4x</i><br/>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-5x'>fa-5x</i><br/>

Minimize font awesome icon with Fixed Width

All the font awesome icons does not have same width.

For example Minimize icon and home icon may not have same height and width.

So to display two icons with fixed width and height we can use fa-fw class.

<i style='border:1px solid;' class='fas fa-minimize fa-fw fa-3x'></i>Fixed Width<i style='border:1px solid;' class='fas fa-minimize fa-3x'></i>Normal<br/>
<i style='border:1px solid;' class='fas fa-home fa-fw fa-3x'></i>Fixed Width<i style='border:1px solid;' class='fas fa-home fa-3x'></i>Normal<br/>

Minimize font awesome icon Border

To add border to Minimize font awesome icon, use fa-border class.

<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-border fa-3x'></i>

Pull Minimize font awesome icon To the left

To pull Minimize icon to the left of the container use fa-pull-left class.

<div style='width: 200px;'>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-pull-left fa-3x'></i>
  ... The text after Minimize Icon will be displayed on the right side of the icon.
</div>
<div style = 'clear: both;'></div>

Pull Minimize font awesome icon To the left

To pull Minimize icon to the right of the container use fa-pull-right class.

<div style='width: 200px;'>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-pull-right fa-3x'></i>
  ... The text after Minimize Icon will be displayed on the left side of the icon.
</div>
<div style = 'clear: both;'></div>

Animate Minimize font awesome icon

To animate Minimize font awesome icon, use fa-spin class.

<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-spin fa-3x'></i>

Animate Minimize font awesome icon with steps

While animating the font awesome icon,We can rotate Minimize icon in 8 steps instead of uniform rotation.

We can use fa-pulse icon along with fa-spin class.

<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-spin fa-pulse fa-3x'></i>

Rotate Minimize font awesome icon

To rotate Minimize font awesome icon, Use fa-rotate-x class

Where ‘x’ represents degree of rotation.

<div>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-3x'>R</i>normal<br/><br/>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-rotate-90 fa-3x'>R</i> fa-rotate-90<br/><br/> 
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-rotate-180  fa-3x'>R</i> fa-rotate-180<br/><br/> 
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-rotate-270 fa-3x'>R</i> fa-rotate-270<br/><br/>
</div>

Flip Minimize font awesome icon

To flip Minimize font awesome icon horizontally and vertically use fa-flip-horizontal and fa-flip-vertical classes.

<div>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-3x'>F</i> Normal <br>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-flip-horizontal fa-3x'>F</i> fa-flip-horizontal<br>
<i class='fas fa-minimize fa-flip-vertical fa-3x'>F</i> fa-flip-vertical<br>
</div>

Combine Minimize font awesome icon with other font awesome icons

In font awesome icons,using stacking we can combine multiple icons and display it as one icon.

To do that use the fa-stack class on the parent, the fa-stack-1x for the regularly sized icon, and fa-stack-2x for the larger icon.

And use class fa-inverse for an alternative icon color.

In the below example, I am displaying Minimize font awesome icon on top of icons like fa-square,fa-circle and fa-ban.

And used fa-inverse in the second example to invert the color of the icon.

<div>
    <span class='fa-stack fa-lg'>
        <i class='far fa-square fa-stack-2x'></i>
        <i class='fas fa-minimize fa-stack-1x'></i>
    </span>
      Minimize on fa-square<br>
    <span class='fa-stack fa-lg'>
        <i class='fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x'></i>
        <i class='fas fa-minimize fa-stack-1x fa-inverse'></i>
    </span>
      Minimize on fa-circle<br>

    <span class='fa-stack fa-lg'>
        <i class='fas fa-minimize fa-stack-1x'></i>
        <i class='fas fa-ban fa-stack-2x'></i>
    </span>
      Minimize on fa-ban
</div>