They are road signs for your daily rituals — the instantly recognized symbols and icons you press, click and ogle countless times a day when you interact with your computer. But how much do you know about their origins?

In our last post we announced Octicons, our new icon font. We put a lot of work into the font and gained a lot of knowledge in the process. With five different designers working to

A set of 350 pixel perfect glyphs icons, perfect for apps, websites or just about anything you can think of. You may use this icon set for both personal and commercial use, which means this resource can be used in any project without worrying about licensing.

Symbolsets are semantic symbol fonts. They work in modern browsers and anywhere OpenType features are supported.

Freebie (600 PNG Icons + PSD Source)

«[…] The icon(s) can be used freely in both personal and commercial projects with no attribution required, but always appreciated. […]»

InfoBits, font by Fonthead Design. InfoBits can be purchased as a desktop and a web font.

Designed to work in any context at any size, even on retina displays