diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 18129a1fc..47358d80d 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fontawesome:
   twitter:        fontawesome
   tagline:        The iconic font and CSS toolkit
   css_prefix:     fa
+  font_family:    FontAwesome
   author:
     name:         Dave Gandy
     email:        dave@fontawesome.io
diff --git a/less/core.less b/less/core.less
index c577ac84a..462762260 100644
--- a/less/core.less
+++ b/less/core.less
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 .@{fa-css-prefix} {
   display: inline-block;
-  font: normal normal normal @fa-font-size-base/@fa-line-height-base FontAwesome; // shortening font declaration
+  font: normal normal normal @fa-font-size-base/@fa-line-height-base @fa-font-family; // shortening font declaration
   font-size: inherit; // can't have font-size inherit on line above, so need to override
   text-rendering: auto; // optimizelegibility throws things off #1094
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
diff --git a/less/mixins.less b/less/mixins.less
index beef231d0..f0ebc0217 100644
--- a/less/mixins.less
+++ b/less/mixins.less
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 .fa-icon() {
   display: inline-block;
-  font: normal normal normal @fa-font-size-base/@fa-line-height-base FontAwesome; // shortening font declaration
+  font: normal normal normal @fa-font-size-base/@fa-line-height-base @fa-font-family; // shortening font declaration
   font-size: inherit; // can't have font-size inherit on line above, so need to override
   text-rendering: auto; // optimizelegibility throws things off #1094
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
diff --git a/less/path.less b/less/path.less
index 835be41f8..2164ff303 100644
--- a/less/path.less
+++ b/less/path.less
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * -------------------------- */
 
 @font-face {
-  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-family: '@{fa-font-family}';
   src: url('@{fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.eot?v=@{fa-version}');
   src: url('@{fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.eot?#iefix&v=@{fa-version}') format('embedded-opentype'),
     url('@{fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=@{fa-version}') format('woff2'),
diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index 7ddbbc011..f467b64ea 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 @fa-line-height-base: 1;
 //@fa-font-path:        "//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/fonts"; // for referencing Bootstrap CDN font files directly
 @fa-css-prefix:       fa;
+@fa-font-family:      FontAwesome;
 @fa-version:          "4.7.0";
 @fa-border-color:     #eee;
 @fa-inverse:          #fff;
diff --git a/scss/_core.scss b/scss/_core.scss
index 7425ef85f..e5a87b59d 100644
--- a/scss/_core.scss
+++ b/scss/_core.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 .#{$fa-css-prefix} {
   display: inline-block;
-  font: normal normal normal #{$fa-font-size-base}/#{$fa-line-height-base} FontAwesome; // shortening font declaration
+  font: normal normal normal #{$fa-font-size-base}/#{$fa-line-height-base} #{$fa-font-family}; // shortening font declaration
   font-size: inherit; // can't have font-size inherit on line above, so need to override
   text-rendering: auto; // optimizelegibility throws things off #1094
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
diff --git a/scss/_mixins.scss b/scss/_mixins.scss
index c3bbd5745..6fdb12847 100644
--- a/scss/_mixins.scss
+++ b/scss/_mixins.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 @mixin fa-icon() {
   display: inline-block;
-  font: normal normal normal #{$fa-font-size-base}/#{$fa-line-height-base} FontAwesome; // shortening font declaration
+  font: normal normal normal #{$fa-font-size-base}/#{$fa-line-height-base} #{$fa-font-family}; // shortening font declaration
   font-size: inherit; // can't have font-size inherit on line above, so need to override
   text-rendering: auto; // optimizelegibility throws things off #1094
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
diff --git a/scss/_path.scss b/scss/_path.scss
index bb457c23a..a1a6d04d1 100644
--- a/scss/_path.scss
+++ b/scss/_path.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * -------------------------- */
 
 @font-face {
-  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-family: '#{$fa-font-family}';
   src: url('#{$fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.eot?v=#{$fa-version}');
   src: url('#{$fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.eot?#iefix&v=#{$fa-version}') format('embedded-opentype'),
     url('#{$fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=#{$fa-version}') format('woff2'),
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 498fc4a08..c9bd04014 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ $fa-font-size-base:   14px !default;
 $fa-line-height-base: 1 !default;
 //$fa-font-path:        "//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/fonts" !default; // for referencing Bootstrap CDN font files directly
 $fa-css-prefix:       fa !default;
+$fa-font-family:      FontAwesome !default;
 $fa-version:          "4.7.0" !default;
 $fa-border-color:     #eee !default;
 $fa-inverse:          #fff !default;
diff --git a/src/_includes/code/core.less b/src/_includes/code/core.less
index cbd0d1ae7..7ca5f7471 100644
--- a/src/_includes/code/core.less
+++ b/src/_includes/code/core.less
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
   display: inline-block;
-  font: normal normal normal @fa-font-size-base/@fa-line-height-base FontAwesome; // shortening font declaration
+  font: normal normal normal @fa-font-size-base/@fa-line-height-base @fa-font-family; // shortening font declaration
   font-size: inherit; // can't have font-size inherit on line above, so need to override
   text-rendering: auto; // optimizelegibility throws things off #1094
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
diff --git a/src/_includes/code/core.scss b/src/_includes/code/core.scss
index c7ea6e0e3..4114bc8db 100644
--- a/src/_includes/code/core.scss
+++ b/src/_includes/code/core.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
   display: inline-block;
-  font: normal normal normal #{$fa-font-size-base}/#{$fa-line-height-base} FontAwesome; // shortening font declaration
+  font: normal normal normal #{$fa-font-size-base}/#{$fa-line-height-base} #{$fa-font-family}; // shortening font declaration
   font-size: inherit; // can't have font-size inherit on line above, so need to override
   text-rendering: auto; // optimizelegibility throws things off #1094
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
diff --git a/src/assets/font-awesome/less/path.less b/src/assets/font-awesome/less/path.less
index 835be41f8..2164ff303 100644
--- a/src/assets/font-awesome/less/path.less
+++ b/src/assets/font-awesome/less/path.less
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * -------------------------- */
 
 @font-face {
-  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-family: '@{fa-font-family}';
   src: url('@{fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.eot?v=@{fa-version}');
   src: url('@{fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.eot?#iefix&v=@{fa-version}') format('embedded-opentype'),
     url('@{fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=@{fa-version}') format('woff2'),
diff --git a/src/assets/font-awesome/less/variables.less b/src/assets/font-awesome/less/variables.less
index 83207e414..74ded185a 100644
--- a/src/assets/font-awesome/less/variables.less
+++ b/src/assets/font-awesome/less/variables.less
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 @fa-line-height-base: 1;
 //@fa-font-path:        "//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/{{site.fontawesome.version}}/fonts"; // for referencing Bootstrap CDN font files directly
 @fa-css-prefix:       {{ site.fontawesome.css_prefix }};
+@fa-font-family:      {{ site.fontawesome.font_family }};
 @fa-version:          "{{ site.fontawesome.version }}";
 @fa-border-color:     #eee;
 @fa-inverse:          #fff;
diff --git a/src/assets/font-awesome/scss/_path.scss b/src/assets/font-awesome/scss/_path.scss
index bb457c23a..a1a6d04d1 100644
--- a/src/assets/font-awesome/scss/_path.scss
+++ b/src/assets/font-awesome/scss/_path.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * -------------------------- */
 
 @font-face {
-  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-family: '#{$fa-font-family}';
   src: url('#{$fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.eot?v=#{$fa-version}');
   src: url('#{$fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.eot?#iefix&v=#{$fa-version}') format('embedded-opentype'),
     url('#{$fa-font-path}/fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=#{$fa-version}') format('woff2'),
diff --git a/src/assets/font-awesome/scss/_variables.scss b/src/assets/font-awesome/scss/_variables.scss
index 9dfa9018d..d944ce3af 100644
--- a/src/assets/font-awesome/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/assets/font-awesome/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ $fa-font-size-base:   14px !default;
 $fa-line-height-base: 1 !default;
 //$fa-font-path:        "//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/{{site.fontawesome.version}}/fonts" !default; // for referencing Bootstrap CDN font files directly
 $fa-css-prefix:       {{ site.fontawesome.css_prefix }} !default;
+$fa-font-family:      {{ site.fontawesome.font_family }} !default;
 $fa-version:          "{{ site.fontawesome.version }}" !default;
 $fa-border-color:     #eee !default;
 $fa-inverse:          #fff !default;