diff --git a/crates/font-awesome-as-a-crate/build.rs b/crates/font-awesome-as-a-crate/build.rs
index 7634058c0..0a811a09e 100644
--- a/crates/font-awesome-as-a-crate/build.rs
+++ b/crates/font-awesome-as-a-crate/build.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
     env,
+    fmt::Write as FmtWrite,
     fs::{read_dir, File},
     io::{Read, Write},
     path::Path,
@@ -11,13 +13,26 @@ fn main() {
     write_fontawesome_sprite();
 }
 
+fn capitalize_first_letter(s: &str) -> String {
+    let mut c = s.chars();
+    match c.next() {
+        None => String::new(),
+        Some(f) => f.to_uppercase().chain(c).collect(),
+    }
+}
+
 fn write_fontawesome_sprite() {
+    let mut types = HashMap::new();
     let dest_path = Path::new(&env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap()).join("fontawesome.rs");
     let mut dest_file = File::create(dest_path).unwrap();
     dest_file
         .write_all(b"const fn fontawesome_svg(dir:&str,file:&str)->&'static str{match(dir.as_bytes(),file.as_bytes()){")
         .expect("fontawesome fn write");
-    for dirname in &["brands", "regular", "solid"] {
+    for (dirname, trait_name) in &[
+        ("brands", "Brands"),
+        ("regular", "Regular"),
+        ("solid", "Solid"),
+    ] {
         let dir = read_dir(Path::new("fontawesome-free-6.2.0-desktop/svgs").join(dirname)).unwrap();
         let mut data = String::new();
         for file in dir {
@@ -32,20 +47,45 @@ fn write_fontawesome_sprite() {
                 .expect("fontawesome file read");
             // if this assert goes off, add more hashes here and in the format! below
             assert!(!data.contains("###"), "file {filename} breaks raw string");
+            let filename = filename.replace(".svg", "");
             dest_file
                 .write_all(
-                    format!(
-                        r####"(b"{dirname}",b"{filename}")=>r#"{data}"#,"####,
-                        data = data,
-                        dirname = dirname,
-                        filename = filename.replace(".svg", ""),
-                    )
-                    .as_bytes(),
+                    format!(r####"(b"{dirname}",b"{filename}")=>r#"{data}"#,"####).as_bytes(),
                 )
                 .expect("write fontawesome file");
+            types
+                .entry(filename)
+                .or_insert_with(|| (data.clone(), Vec::with_capacity(3)))
+                .1
+                .push(trait_name);
         }
     }
     dest_file
-        .write_all(b"_=>\"\"}}")
+        .write_all(b"_=>\"\"}} pub mod icons { use super::{IconStr, Regular, Brands, Solid};")
         .expect("fontawesome fn write");
+
+    for (icon, (data, kinds)) in types {
+        let mut type_name = "Icon".to_string();
+        type_name.extend(icon.split('-').map(capitalize_first_letter));
+        let kinds = kinds.iter().fold(String::new(), |mut acc, k| {
+            let _ = writeln!(acc, "impl {k} for {type_name} {{}}");
+            acc
+        });
+        dest_file
+            .write_all(
+                format!(
+                    "\n#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct {type_name};
+impl IconStr for {type_name} {{
+    fn icon_name(&self) -> &'static str {{ r#\"{icon}\"# }}
+    fn icon_str(&self) -> &'static str {{ r#\"{data}\"# }}
+}}
+{kinds}"
+                )
+                .as_bytes(),
+            )
+            .expect("write fontawesome file types");
+    }
+
+    dest_file.write_all(b"}").expect("fontawesome fn write");
 }
diff --git a/crates/font-awesome-as-a-crate/src/lib.rs b/crates/font-awesome-as-a-crate/src/lib.rs
index 16c0297dd..4afab7d18 100644
--- a/crates/font-awesome-as-a-crate/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/font-awesome-as-a-crate/src/lib.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,29 @@ pub const fn svg(type_: Type, name: &str) -> Result<&'static str, NameError> {
     Ok(svg)
 }
 
+pub trait IconStr {
+    /// Name of the icon, like "triangle-exclamation".
+    fn icon_name(&self) -> &'static str;
+    /// The SVG content of the icon.
+    fn icon_str(&self) -> &'static str;
+}
+
+pub trait Brands: IconStr {
+    fn get_type() -> Type {
+        Type::Brands
+    }
+}
+pub trait Regular: IconStr {
+    fn get_type() -> Type {
+        Type::Regular
+    }
+}
+pub trait Solid: IconStr {
+    fn get_type() -> Type {
+        Type::Solid
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     const fn usable_as_const_() {