I'm trying to use the icons in the same color they are shown on the net. For example I want to have my linkedin icon with color blue instead of dimmed gray. How can I achieve this?
1 Answer
The definitions of the icons are found in moderncviconsawesome.sty
(using default settings). You can modify these definitions to add colors to the icons.
Original definitions:
\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol} {{\Large\faMobile}~}
\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol} {\faPhone~}
\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol} {{\small\faFax}~} % alternative: \faPrint
\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol} {{\small\faEnvelopeO}~} % alternative: \faInbox
\renewcommand*{\homepagesymbol} {{\small\faGlobe}~} % alternative: \faHome
\renewcommand*{\linkedinsocialsymbol}{{\small\faLinkedin}~} % alternative: \faLinkedinSquare
\renewcommand*{\twittersocialsymbol} {{\small\faTwitter}~} % alternative: \faTwitterSquare
\renewcommand*{\githubsocialsymbol} {{\small\faGithub}~} % alternative: \faGithubSquare, \faGithubSquare
MWE that changes the LinkedIn color to blue:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{casual}
\moderncvcolor{blue}
\name{John}{Doe}
\title{Resumé title}
\address{street and number}{postcode city}{country}
\phone[mobile]{+1~(234)~567~890}
\phone[fixed]{+2~(345)~678~901}
\phone[fax]{+3~(456)~789~012}
\email{[email protected]}
\homepage{www.johndoe.com}
\social[linkedin]{john.doe}
\social[xing]{john\_doe}
\social[twitter]{jdoe}
\social[github]{jdoe}
\social[gitlab]{jdoe}
\social[skype]{jdoe}
\extrainfo{additional information}
\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}
\renewcommand*{\linkedinsocialsymbol}{{\color[HTML]{074786}\small\faLinkedin}~}
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\end{document}
Result:
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another question, do you know how can I extend the social commands, to have only icons without texts that are embedded with links? Like only having twitter icon without any string infront of it. Jul 12, 2021 at 19:46
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1@FarhoodET if you have a new question it is best to ask a new question using the Ask Question button on top of the page. The formatting of the text part of the social media entries is a bit complicated in moderncv and the question is also fairly different from changing the colors, so a new question is better I think. Also it might be confusing for readers: how do they know that the icon is a link?– MarijnJul 12, 2021 at 20:40