javascript - Programmatically get FontAwesome unicode value by name -

following steps outlined in this answer, setting cursor fontawesome icon. now, set cursor icon, class name (for example, fa-pencil). accomplish this, seems need able programmatically lookup unicode value of given icon.

i know these values listed in font-awesome.css stylesheet, avoid parsing file, if method exists.

is possible?

possibly late, allow this: elt.innerhtml = faunicode('pencil');

maybe can else searching same thing.

function faunicode(name) {'use strict';   // create holding element (they tend use <i>, let's that)   const testi = document.createelement('i');   // create realistic classname   // - maybe 1 day need both, let's add them   testi.classname = `fa fa-${name}`;   // need append body have   //   pseudo element created   document.body.appendchild(testi);    // computed style   const char = window.getcomputedstyle(     testi, ':before' // add ':before' pseudo element   ).content.replace(/'|"/g, ''); // content wraps things in quotes                                  //   don't want   // remove test element   testi.remove();    return char.charcodeat(0); } 

or in ecma5:

function faunicode(name) {   var testi = document.createelement('i');   var char;    testi.classname = 'fa fa-' + name;   document.body.appendchild(testi);    char = window.getcomputedstyle( testi, ':before' )            .content.replace(/'|"/g, '');    testi.remove();    return char.charcodeat(0); }