format

Here is a comparison table to help you choose what glyph format match your needs:

Criteria	Uni	SVG	Font	Details
Reproductible	✗	✓	✓	Unicode glyph rendering are specific to each platform
Coloration	✗	✗	✓	Only Font (and SVG sprites) follows font colors
Lightweight	✓	✗	✓	SVG is the heaviest format (even as sprite)
Custom Glyph	✗	✓	✓	Unicode will never have your favorite social media logo
Text-based	✓	✗	✓	SVGs can't be used in text elements (select, list, placeholder ...)
Multi-shade	✓	✓	✓	The OpenType COLR table is universally supported