Change the color of glyphicons to blue in some- but not at all places using Bootstrap 2

Question

I am using the Bootstrap framework for my UI. I want to change the color of my glyphicons to blue, but not in all places. In some places it should use the default color.

I have referred to these two links, but I am not finding anything helpful.

• Can I add color to bootstrap icons only using CSS?
• How do I change Bootstrap 3's glyphicons to white?

Please note: I am using Bootstrap 2.3.2.

Solution 1

Finally I found answer myself. To add new icons in 2.3.2 bootstrap we have to add Font Awsome css in you file. After doing this we can override the styles with css to change the color and size.

<link href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.2.1/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet">

CSS

.brown{color:#9b846b}

If we want change the color of icon then just add brown class and icon will turn in brown color. It also provide icon of various size.

HTML

<p><i class="icon-camera-retro icon-large brown"></i> icon-camera-retro</p> <!--brown class added-->
<p><i class="icon-camera-retro icon-2x"></i> icon-camera-retro</p>
<p><i class="icon-camera-retro icon-3x"></i> icon-camera-retro</p>
<p><i class="icon-camera-retro icon-4x"></i> icon-camera-retro</p>

Solution 2

The icon will adopt the color from value of the color css property of it's parent.

You can either add this directly to the style:

<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user" style="color:blue"></span>

Or you can add it as a class to your icon and then set the font color to it in CSS

HTML

<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span>
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user blue"></span>
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span>

CSS

.blue {
    color: blue;
}

This fiddle has an example.

Solution 3

Simply apply Twitter Bootstrap text-success class on Glyphicon:

<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-play text-success">начал работу</span>

Full list of available colors: Bootstrap Documentation: Helper classes
(Blue is present also)

Solution 4

For bootstrap 3.0, this worked for me:

.myclass .glyphicon {color:blue !important;}

Solution 5

You can do this as well, hopeit helps

<span style="color:black"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-music"></i></span>

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Comments

[Martin CR]

UPDATE: for BS4 just add 'text-primary' to the class of the icon.

[Mike Phils]

Thanks. I am using Bootstrap /2.3.2/.It is not working for me.

[Vikas Ghodke]

Still you can use it, delete all the css rules for glyphicon and add this css file netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0-rc2/css/… and download the glyphicon fonts from bootstrap 3, this will workout.

[Maksim Vi.]

@VikasGhodke, that would still require migration of the whole project to version 3.

[smholloway]

The icon-white worked for me with Bootstrap 2. The question asked for blue, but knowing there's a single class for white seems handy.

[wizulus]

Newer versions (4.0.3 at the time of this comment) are available at bootstrapcdn.com/#fontawesome_tab

[USer22999299]

why to mix oranges with apples? :\

[itsnikolay]

* начал работу is started a work. I'd writen the answer on fly and I did not thought that it would be voted high. Thus the screenshot was made in russian from my previous app to show how the markup looked.

[Terix]

I find it very appropriate if the icon must be shown exacly because there have been a success in the operation.

[Remus Rusanu]

This is better because the color applied will conform to the current Bootstrap theme color scheme

[naXa stands with Ukraine]

@naXa try text-danger. Here's a full list of colours.

[itsnikolay]

@naXa ty! I fixed the link!