As icon fonts see more and more use , there is an increasing concern on the best way to use them, in a practical and semantic way. With two main categories of clients that don’t see images but only text (search engine robots and screen readers), it is imperative to optimize the process without affecting either the search engine results nor the experience of visitors that use screen readers. Chris Coyier from CSS Tricks puts together such an improved approach, building upon the solutions from other developers.