# \#custom-header-icons

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## [Icons + texts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-texts/406652)

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**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-texts/406652 "2026-07-04T07:12:03Z")

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So, custom-header-links enables text links, custom-header-icons enables icon links. Is there a way to have icon + text, just like the old Pavilion Dropdown header did? Like this:

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## [A font awesome icon is not displayed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-font-awesome-icon-is-not-displayed/405144)

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**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-font-awesome-icon-is-not-displayed/405144 "2026-06-12T09:12:00Z")

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I’m trying to display the free ranking-star. I added it to the SVG icons in the Custom Header Links (icons) component: And called it in my link: But it doesn’t show: Generated HTML: \<li class="custom-header-i…

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## [Custom Header Links (icons)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-links-icons/86307)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 117\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-links-icons/86307 "2025-08-04T15:19:01Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Custom Header Links (icons) will allow you to easily add linked icons to the Discourse header. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository L…

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## [RTL languages on Meta Branded theme show team-only links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-languages-on-meta-branded-theme-show-team-only-links/367478)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-languages-on-meta-branded-theme-show-team-only-links/367478 "2025-05-31T01:21:30Z")

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Description If you pick an RTL language in your interface settings, you will see that the site header contains some links that aren’t normally there. See the screenshot for more information. The 2 new icons are as follo…

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## [Custom header icons disproportionate to core header icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-icons-disproportionate-to-core-header-icons/304909)

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**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-icons-disproportionate-to-core-header-icons/304909 "2024-04-22T15:25:19Z")

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Hey there, just updated discourse to the latest version: 3.3.0.beta1 (48cb7b7863) And noticed that the header icons have been made smaller by default. Which means that the icons from this component are now “larger” com…

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## [How to use fab-x-twitter in Easy Footer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-fab-x-twitter-in-easy-footer/294539)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-fab-x-twitter-in-easy-footer/294539 "2024-02-07T12:24:17Z")

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In “Responsive Easy Footer” you can use fab-twitter for the social media link icon of old twitter, but I did not find a way to use the new X. It looks like it should be fab-x-twitter or fa-x-twitter, but both do not sho…