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Feature request: CSS variables for icons

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#1,760 opened on Jul 11, 2023

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Description

Using Bootstrap Icons from HTML means one can use nice readable names, whereas using them in CSS means authors have to deal with cryptic Unicode codes like \F4CA. It would be lovely if the CSS file also set CSS variables for all icons, so they can be also used with nice readable names like var(--bi-pencil-square).

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Research direction
Explore the build process of Bootstrap Icons to understand how CSS is generated from SVG files. Look for a mapping of icon names to Unicode codes and generate CSS custom properties for each icon.
Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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CSSGit
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70