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24 alternatives to Symbolset

Use font magic to change words into icons

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Symbolset launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Fontello▲85

   Create custom icon webfonts on the fly

   2014 · fontello.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Font Awesome▲173

   A font of scalable vector icons

   2014 · fortawesome.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   UI Fonts▲88

   Designers can now type icons and they'll appear.

   2014 · ui8.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fontastic▲68

   Custom icon-fonts

   2014 · fontastic.me · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Textify▲143

   Change text in images with minimal effort and full control

   2024 · juliaturc.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Iconic▲134

   Auto-generated icon font library for iOS

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Devicons▲126

   Iconic font made for developers, code jedis, and designers

   2014 · vorillaz.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Typographic Project▲141

   Offers inspiration for using Google’s font library

   2014 · femmebot.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Typo▲96

   Tune fonts for web and mobile

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    iconmelon▲93

    SVG icon libraries for the web

    2014 · koibaru.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Generate icon fonts from the command line▲41

    AGENOLX menyediakan informasi souvenir eksklusif, panduan klaim, serta syarat dan ketentuan yang jelas untuk membantu member memahami proses dengan mudah.

    2012 · fontcustom.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Magicfont▲92

    Create magical font images with beautifully backgrounds

    2023 · aicanvas.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    fonticons▲113

    Web fonts made easy from the makers of Font Awesome

    2014 · fortawesome.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A website that makes your text look cool anywhere online using Unicode▲108

    Generate 180+ copy-and-paste fonts for Instagram, TikTok, Discord, bios, names, and messages. Free fancy text generator with cool, cute, bold, cursive, and symbol styles.

    2025 · fontgenerator.cool · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Map Glyphs▲111

    Icon Fonts for Maps

    2014 · mapglyphs.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Symbol Pad▲86

    Easily copy/paste special symbols and characters on iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Iconion▲115

    Awesome icon creator

    2014 · iconion.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Symbols for Sketch▲90

    A set of templates to make an icon font with Sketch (gulp)

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PNGify Me▲92

    Generate and configure icons for mobile apps and web sites

    2014 · pngify.me · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Symbolset▲4

    Quality icons

    2015 · symbolset.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Input▲97

    Fonts for Code

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Glyphter▲66

    The SVG Font Machine

    2014 · glyphter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Symbolizer▲63

    easily convert vector icons to bitmaps

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    YourFonts▲67

    Your handwriting as a font. With just a pen and a scanner.

    2014 · yourfonts.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →