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+// (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 { CoreIconComponent } from '@components/icon/icon';
+
+import { renderWrapperComponent } from '@/tests/utils';
+
+describe('CoreIcon', () => {
+
+    it('should render', async () => {
+        // Act
+        const fixture = await renderWrapperComponent(CoreIconComponent, 'core-icon', { name: 'fa-thumbs-up' });
+
+        // Assert
+        expect(fixture.nativeElement.innerHTML.trim()).not.toHaveLength(0);
+
+        const icon = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('ion-icon');
+        expect(icon).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(icon.classList.contains('fa')).toBe(true);
+        expect(icon.classList.contains('fa-thumbs-up')).toBe(true);
+        expect(icon.getAttribute('role')).toEqual('presentation');
+    });
+
+});