Top Places to Download Cool Web Icons

High quality icons are key to an effective web design project. Every website needs to have a consistent theme and look professional. There are many online resources which offer cool web icons which could be perfect for your clients and below we’ve taken a closer look at some of the top resources to download them from.

Before you get started you need to know what you’re looking for. To ensure a professional look you need to ensure everything from line weights to composition and the amount of positive/negative space used is consistent. Scalability is essential to any chosen web icon to maintain legibility at any size. You need to understand the properties of different types of icon. For example, vectors (.EPS/.SVG/.AI files) are designed to be scaled whilst pixel-based icons (.PNG, JPEG, PSD files) cannot be enlarged without reduced quality. Below is a look at some of the top sites for finding quality icons.

Find Icons

Find Icons is a search tool which can help you find a wide range of different types of icon from flat black and white vectors to full-colour pixel-based alternatives. There are a range of different search metrics from background colour to style.

iConShock

iConShock gives users the chance to download bundles of icons all of the same type so consistency is kept. To access them all you simply need to sign up for their free newsletter and then you can download a wide range of free icons.

iconmonstr

If you’re looking for basic black and white vectors then iconmonstr is a good option. With a range of sizes available you can choose to download in either .PNG or .SVG format so you have the choice of whether you need to scale them or not.

Iconfinder

Iconfinder is similar to Google but exclusively for icons. It acts as a search engine and utilises a clean and straightforward interface to help you locate the icons you need for your web design project. You can simply type in a keyword and be presented with a range of images, most of which are in .PNG format and available to download immediately.

IconToucan

IconToucan has an innovative drag and drop feature which allows you to collect up any icons you like before downloading. It incorporates some extremely convenient features including the ability to view .PNG icons, select them and then download them into a single ZIP file.

Fontello

Fontello describes itself as an icon fonts generator and is a simple composer product that allows you to create your own webfont icons for free. You can choose from a huge range of glyphs of icons and then download the full collection you’ve put together. You can then simply use the new fonts in your web design project.

Socialico

Specialising in social media fonts, Socialico offers a ready-made convenient package of social media icons. The package includes 74 separate icons and they can be used to link to a range of social media channels. The collection includes all the regular networks such as Facebook as well as more niche ones including deviantART and Dribbble.

There are simply hundreds of websites where you can find quality web icons for your own usage, many of them completely free and the ones mentioned here are guaranteed to give you a great starting point for any projects you have planned in the future.