gistfile1.sass

%icon-font:before {
  font-family: "fontcustom";
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
  text-decoration: inherit;
  display: inline-block;
}

.icon-calendar:before { content: "\f100"; }
.icon-comment:before { content: "\f101"; }
.icon-like:before { content: "\f102"; }
.icon-location:before { content: "\f103"; }
.icon-print:before { content: "\f104"; }
.icon-search:before { content: "\f105"; }

@mixin icon-font($font-name) {
  @extend .icon-#{$font-name};
  @extend %icon-font;
  &:before {
   @content;
  }
}


//to call the search icon

@include icon-font(search) {
  padding-right: .5em;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px (#000);
}