--- meta-title: EMBL-EBI Style Lab title: EMBL-EBI Icon fonts for the life sciences cta: EMBL-EBI has produced a robust set of icon fonts that represent actions and things common in our field, like databases; actions, like uploading; concepts, like gene expression; or platforms, like e-mail or Twitter. filter-nav: false filter-dropdowns: false layout: static location: /general/fonts/v1.2 framework-version: 1.2 icon-version: 1.2 ---
As of 17 Dec 2018, v1.3 of these icons have are available for use in production.
The update brings more icons along with simpler usage: see them here
If you're in need of an icon for a squirrel, bucket, or something useful: Request an icon
To use these on a website, include the fonts.css stylesheet listed below, and use the HTML code examples listed in the gallery further down the page.
<strong><i class="icon icon-generic" data-icon="4"></i> This is an example icon</strong>
The browser's CSS parser will read the data-icon parameter and use the icon pictogram corresponding to "4":
This is an example icon
.icon-spacer
to the .icon
's element.If your computer does not already have these fonts installed, use the links to download TTF files. Need help installing?
NB: You can preview the icons below.
Need to do something else?
For more information on using fonts with the EMBL-EBI Visual Framework and making the most of the framework, view the EBI Style Lab
If you are making official EMBL-EBI documents, including slides and posters, it's best if you use Helvetica Neue Pro in your headings.