Why aren't my React Bootstrap Glyphicons showing?

glyphicons, javascript, react-bootstrap, reactjs

Solution

This is because Bootstrap uses the font Gylphicon Halflings to display its glyphicons. Bootstrap's CSS must be explicitly included, as it imports the glyphicons, or else the glyphicons will not show up. You could add the `bootstrap.min.css` file to your `index.html` which imports it for you:

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

There was an issue raised on GitHub regarding this exact issue. It's not explicitly said that you need to include Bootstrap's CSS, and I ran into this issue before. You have to include the CSS file or else the glyphicons will not be imported and your components will display nothing.

Problem

I'm using React Bootstrap's `Glyphicon` component but none of the glyphicons are showing up. Here is my code so far: Index.js ``` import React from 'react'; import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'; import Global from './components/Global'; ReactDOM.render( <Global />, document.getElementById('root') ); ``` Global.js ``` import React, { Component } from 'react'; import { FormGroup, FormControl, InputGroup, Glyphicon } from 'react-bootstrap'; class Global extends Component { render() { return( <div> <h2> Book Explorer!</h2> <FormGroup> <InputGroup> <FormControl type="text" placeholder="Search for a book" /> <InputGroup.Addon> <Glyphicon glyph="search"></Glyphicon> </InputGroup.Addon> </InputGroup> </FormGroup> </div> ) } } export default Global; ``` Here's my `package.json` file: ``` { "name": "setup", "version": "1.0.0", "babel": { "presets": [ "es2015", "react" ] }, "description": "", "main": "index.js", "scripts": { "build": "webpack", "start": "webpack-dev-server" }, "keywords": [], "author": "", "license": "ISC", "devDependencies": { "babel-core": "^6.22.1", "babel-loader": "^6.2.10", "babel-polyfill": "^6.22.0", "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.22.0", "babel-preset-react": "^6.24.1", "react": "^15.5.4", "react-bootstrap": "^0.31.0", "react-dom": "^15.5.4", "webpack": "^1.14.0", "webpack-dev-server": "^1.16.2" } } ```

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