diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bd88b08bc..aa7eda930 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8574,6 +8574,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "font-awesome": {
+      "version": "4.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/font-awesome/-/font-awesome-4.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-j6jPBBGhoxr9B7BtKQK7n8gVoTM="
+    },
     "for-in": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/for-in/-/for-in-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 774cc91a8..b999cd2c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     "cordova-support-google-services": "^1.2.1",
     "cordova.plugins.diagnostic": "^6.0.2",
     "es6-promise-plugin": "^4.2.2",
+    "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
     "moment": "^2.29.0",
     "nl.kingsquare.cordova.background-audio": "^1.0.1",
     "phonegap-plugin-multidex": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/app/components/components.module.ts b/src/app/components/components.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55bee79bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/components.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// (C) Copyright 2015 Moodle Pty Ltd.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { CoreIconComponent } from './icon/icon';
+
+@NgModule({
+    declarations: [
+        CoreIconComponent,
+    ],
+    imports: [],
+    exports: [
+        CoreIconComponent,
+    ]
+})
+export class CoreComponentsModule {}
diff --git a/src/app/components/icon/core-icon.html b/src/app/components/icon/core-icon.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c89b545c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/icon/core-icon.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div></div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/icon/icon.scss b/src/app/components/icon/icon.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b3467edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/icon/icon.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// TODO ionic 5
+:host-context([dir=rtl]) ion-icon {
+    &.core-icon-dir-flip,
+    &.fa-caret-right,
+    &.ion-md-send, &.ion-ios-send {
+      -webkit-transform: scale(-1, 1);
+      transform: scale(-1, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+// Slash
+@font-face {
+  font-family: "Moodle Slash Icon";
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  src: url("/assets/fonts/slash-icon.woff") format("woff");
+}
+
+:host {
+  &.fa {
+    font-size: 24px;
+  }
+
+  // Center font awesome icons
+  &.fa::before {
+    width: 1em;
+    height: 1em;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  &.icon-slash {
+    position: relative;
+    &::after {
+      content: "/";
+      font-family: "Moodle Slash Icon";
+      font-size: 0.75em;
+      margin-top: 0.125em;
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 0;
+      bottom: 0;
+      left: 0;
+      right: 0;
+      text-align: center;
+      color: var(--ion-color-danger);
+    }
+
+    &.fa::after {
+      font-size: 1em;
+      margin-top: 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/icon/icon.ts b/src/app/components/icon/icon.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff70d868e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/icon/icon.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// (C) Copyright 2015 Moodle Pty Ltd.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import { Component, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy, ElementRef, SimpleChange } from '@angular/core';
+
+/**
+ * Core Icon is a component that enables the posibility to add fontawesome icon to the html. It's recommended if both fontawesome
+ * or ionicons can be used in the name attribute. To use fontawesome just place the full icon name with the fa- prefix and
+ * the component will detect it.
+ * Check available icons at https://fontawesome.com/v4.7.0/icons/.
+ */
+@Component({
+    selector: 'core-icon',
+    templateUrl: 'core-icon.html',
+    styleUrls: ['icon.scss'],
+})
+export class CoreIconComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
+    // Common params.
+    @Input() name: string;
+    @Input('color') color?: string;
+    @Input('slash') slash?: boolean; // Display a red slash over the icon.
+
+    // Ionicons params.
+    @Input('isActive') isActive?: boolean;
+    @Input('md') md?: string;
+    @Input('ios') ios?: string;
+
+    // FontAwesome params.
+    @Input('fixed-width') fixedWidth: string;
+
+    @Input('label') ariaLabel?: string;
+    @Input() flipRtl?: boolean; // Whether to flip the icon in RTL. Defaults to false.
+
+    protected element: HTMLElement;
+    protected newElement: HTMLElement;
+
+    constructor(el: ElementRef) {
+        this.element = el.nativeElement;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Detect changes on input properties.
+     */
+    ngOnChanges(changes: {[name: string]: SimpleChange}): void {
+        if (!changes.name || !this.name) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const oldElement = this.newElement ? this.newElement : this.element;
+
+        // Use a new created element to avoid ion-icon working.
+        // This is necessary to make the FontAwesome stuff work.
+        // It is also required to stop Ionic overriding the aria-label attribute.
+        this.newElement = document.createElement('ion-icon');
+        if (this.name.startsWith('fa-')) {
+            this.newElement.classList.add('fa');
+            this.newElement.classList.add(this.name);
+            if (this.isTrueProperty(this.fixedWidth)) {
+                this.newElement.classList.add('fa-fw');
+            }
+            if (this.color) {
+                this.newElement.classList.add('fa-' + this.color);
+            }
+        }
+
+        !this.ariaLabel && this.newElement.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+        !this.ariaLabel && this.newElement.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
+        this.ariaLabel && this.newElement.setAttribute('aria-label', this.ariaLabel);
+        this.ariaLabel && this.newElement.setAttribute('title', this.ariaLabel);
+
+        const attrs = this.element.attributes;
+        for (let i = attrs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (attrs[i].name == 'class') {
+                // We don't want to override the classes we already added. Add them one by one.
+                if (attrs[i].value) {
+                    const classes = attrs[i].value.split(' ');
+                    for (let j = 0; j < classes.length; j++) {
+                        if (classes[j]) {
+                            this.newElement.classList.add(classes[j]);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+            } else {
+                this.newElement.setAttribute(attrs[i].name, attrs[i].value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (this.slash) {
+            this.newElement.classList.add('icon-slash');
+        }
+
+        if (this.flipRtl) {
+            this.newElement.classList.add('core-icon-dir-flip');
+        }
+
+        oldElement.parentElement.replaceChild(this.newElement, oldElement);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the value is true or on.
+     *
+     * @param val value to be checked.
+     * @return If has a value equivalent to true.
+     */
+    isTrueProperty(val: any): boolean {
+        if (typeof val === 'string') {
+            val = val.toLowerCase().trim();
+
+            return (val === 'true' || val === 'on' || val === '');
+        }
+
+        return !!val;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Component destroyed.
+     */
+    ngOnDestroy(): void {
+        if (this.newElement) {
+            this.newElement.remove();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/assets/fonts/slash-icon.woff b/src/assets/fonts/slash-icon.woff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e02178e4
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/fonts/slash-icon.woff differ
diff --git a/src/global.scss b/src/global.scss
index d854de84a..36c0be50d 100644
--- a/src/global.scss
+++ b/src/global.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * https://ionicframework.com/docs/layout/global-stylesheets
  */
 
+ 
 /* Core CSS required for Ionic components to work properly */
 @import "~@ionic/angular/css/core.css";
 
@@ -24,3 +25,6 @@
 @import "~@ionic/angular/css/text-alignment.css";
 @import "~@ionic/angular/css/text-transformation.css";
 @import "~@ionic/angular/css/flex-utils.css";
+
+/* Font awesome */
+@import "~font-awesome/scss/font-awesome.scss";