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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Place the 5 font files and the main `weather-icons.min.css` file in your project
The icons are displayed by using an `i` element and adding the base class `wi` and then the icon class you want, such as `day-sunny`. This then looks like ``.
-To add a modifier, include the class you want after the icon name, which looks like ``. You can flip, rotate, or add a fixed with. See it all at [http://weathericons.io](http://weathericons.io).
+To add a modifier, include the class you want after the icon name, which looks like ``. You can flip, rotate, or add a fixed width. See it all at [http://weathericons.io](http://weathericons.io).
## API Usage