Social media icons help you tell your visitors where to share you blog posts and other types of content. There are a number of different sets available for WordPress and most are free. Here are some of the top choices you can use without spending a dime.

<h2>Font Awesome</h2>

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The icons you will find from Font Awesome are free and they are open source icons. They work well with WordPress and you can use them by manually adding them to your WordPress theme. They also provide a plugin to make it even easier, which is called, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-font-awesome/">Better Font Awesome</a>.

<h2>Geekly 40 Flat Icons</h2>

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The <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Geekly-40-Flat-Icons/10357351">Geekly flat icon set</a> is very recognizable and easy to use. Each one comes in 512px, which makes it easy to customize each individual icon. 

<h2>Design Deck Flat Icon Set</h2>

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A great looking set of icons you can use, <a href="http://designdeck.co.uk/a/1288">Design Deck</a> provides the most popular social media icons only. You only get 10, but they are perfect if you only need the most popular icons.

<h2>Enfuzed Flat Icons</h2>

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The set of <A href="http://enfuzed.com/free-flat-social-media-icons/">social media icons from Enfuzed</a> comes in both color and black and white. You get a full set with the most popular choices and you can customize the look of your site with either color scheme.

<h2>Circle Flat Icons</h2>

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Not only are these beautiful icons, but they are also retina ready. You get multiple sizes of each when you choose the <a href="http://www.land-of-web.com/freebies/icons/freebie-circle-flat-icons-retina-ready.html">Circle Flat Icon Set</a>.

<h2>Dribble 20 Icons</h2>

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Very simple, yet perfectly done, this icon set from Dribble gives you 20 great choices. It comes in a PSD file, which you can open in Adobe Photoshop and edit as you need.

<h2>Genericons</h2>

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One of the top choices for social media icons, <a href="http://genericons.com/">Genericons</a> provides a free icon font from Automattic. The set provides the most popular social media sites and it's perfect for those with some WordPress experiences. 

Beginners will find Genericons easy to use, as well. You can simply install and activate the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genericond/">Genericon’d</a> plugin to use this icon set.

<h2>Deviant Art Hex Icons</h2>

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If you want a set of icons that is a bit different, the <a href="http://martz90.deviantart.com/art/Hex-Icons-Pack-389706981">Hex Icons from Deviant Art</a> may fit perfectly. They provide a bit of a different look and work perfect for many WordPress websites. 

<h2>Dribble Blue/White Icon Set</h2>

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Luke Taylor designed this <a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/1056675-Social-Media-Icons">set of 89 social media icons</a>. You get a few variations with the icon in white with a blue background. 

<h2>Deviant Art Polygon Icons</h2>

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The <a href="http://lunarpixel.deviantart.com/art/Free-Vector-Polygon-Social-Media-Icons-372669540">polygon social media icon set</a> includes 80 different icons. You get the original vector files to work with, as well.

<h2>Dribble Circle Outline Icons</h2>

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A set of icons with a circle outline provides something unique. Dawid Dapszus created this set of 20 social media icons, which you can get from <a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/1209419-20-Social-Media-Icons-Freebie">Dribble</a>.

<h2>Dribble Rectangle Icon Set</h2>

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Designed by Hugo, this set is beautiful and provides a rectangular look. The pack includes the most popular eight social media sites and is available from <a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/561756-Free-socialmedia-icon-set">Dribble</a>. 

There are many free social media icon sets you can choose for your WordPress website. These are just a few of the best choices and the most unique designs.
