react-native: install react-native-vector-icons

Version

"react-native-vector-icons": "^9.1.0",
"@types/react-native-vector-icons": "^6.4.10",
"react-native": "0.68.2",

Install react-native-vector-icons

yarn add react-native-vector-icons

# if use typescript
yarn add @types/react-native-vector-icons -D

# install on ios
cd ios && pod install

Config for IOS

• Autolink from react-navive > v6.0 => no need to run react-native link anymore
• Autolink will auto copy resource (file .ttf) => no need to copy resource file anymore
• Add this meta-data to info.list

<key>UIAppFonts</key>
<array>
  <string>AntDesign.ttf</string>
  <string>Entypo.ttf</string>
  <string>EvilIcons.ttf</string>
  <string>Feather.ttf</string>
  <string>FontAwesome.ttf</string>
  <string>FontAwesome5_Brands.ttf</string>
  <string>FontAwesome5_Regular.ttf</string>
  <string>FontAwesome5_Solid.ttf</string>
  <string>Foundation.ttf</string>
  <string>Ionicons.ttf</string>
  <string>MaterialIcons.ttf</string>
  <string>MaterialCommunityIcons.ttf</string>
  <string>SimpleLineIcons.ttf</string>
  <string>Octicons.ttf</string>
  <string>Zocial.ttf</string>
</array>

Config for Android

• Open file android/app/build.gradle not file android/build.gradle

• Add Config
  

apply plugin: "com.android.application" 
apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/fonts.gradle" // <-- this line

Check

import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome';
const myIcon = <Icon name="rocket" size={30} color="#900" />;