How do I fix GitHub icons (octicons) on Firefox?

Ever since GitHub added octicons, I have been unable to see them in Firefox. I found the UTF codes listed here, but I have no idea how to fix them.

GitHub octicons on Firefox

NobleUplift

Posted 2013-07-08T09:41:03.047

Reputation: 1 213

Go to about:config and check if gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled is set to false. You seem to be having an issue with webfonts, I guess. – Der Hochstapler – 2013-07-08T09:48:37.410

On second thought, your normal text isn't rendered properly as well. The font for those labels should be sans-serif. – Der Hochstapler – 2013-07-08T09:50:01.790

Changing the boolean made no difference. – NobleUplift – 2013-07-08T16:51:34.150

Any other guesses? – NobleUplift – 2013-09-03T19:49:27.863

Answers

Go into Firefox / Preferences / Content / Fonts & Colors / Advanced... and check Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above.

I didn't even remember that I had this setting unchecked. I remember doing it because Google search results would always be italicized or something like that.

NobleUplift

Posted 2013-07-08T09:41:03.047

Reputation: 1 213

I had the same problem until I whitelisted fastly.net in NoScript. If you are using NoScript or a similar browser extension that can block third party websites, be sure to enable fastly.net because GitHub seems to have started to use this domain to distribute various assets including CSS and JavaScript code as well as some logos and perhaps the Octicons font they use for icons.

Christian Pietsch

Posted 2013-07-08T09:41:03.047

Reputation: 170

This solved my problem, but it wasn't fastly.net it was GitHub itself being blocked. – Josh – 2015-01-25T10:08:45.723

I am not using NoScript, any other suggestions? – NobleUplift – 2013-09-03T19:48:54.487