react-native-vector-icons: Icons and fonts for React Native apps
Blog post from LogRocket
This comprehensive guide on React Native provides a detailed walkthrough on integrating icons and custom fonts into iOS and Android applications using popular icon sets like Entypo, Simple Line Icons, and Ionicons. It illustrates setting up a basic React Native project with TypeScript, configuring React Native Vector Icons, and linking custom fonts without native code involvement. The article covers building reusable components for fonts and icons, addresses common troubleshooting issues, and provides insights into creating custom icons. It emphasizes the importance of UI/UX elements in app branding and offers practical solutions to common errors encountered in React Native projects, highlighting tools like React Native Asset for managing assets and LogRocket for monitoring app performance.