Icons are all around us in the ‘real’ world and in the ‘digital’ world. In the real world they represent “No Smoking, STOP, Trespassers will be Shot, etc.” In the digital world icons can be used to represent a word, action, or service just like in the real world. Font Icons are not images, they are text that is rendered in the likeness of an image. If you remember Wingdings, it is the same look and has improved over time. What this means, is that you have less load time and the weight of your page is smaller. Which increases the user experience and the visual design of your webpage!