[docs] Font vs SVG. Which approach to use? (#12466)

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 ### [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons)
 
 {{"demo": "pages/style/icons/FontAwesome.js", "hideEditButton": true}}
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+## Font vs SVG. Which approach to use?
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+Both approaches work fine, however, there are some subtle differences, especially in terms of performance and rendering quality.
+Whenever possible SVG is preferred as it allows code splitting, supports more icons, renders faster and better.
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+For more details, you can check out [why GiHub migrated](https://blog.github.com/2016-02-22-delivering-octicons-with-svg/) from font icons to SVG icons.