diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
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index 000000000..bfe5fcb81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/component.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+	"name": "ionicons",
+	"repo": "driftyco/ionicons",
+	"description": "The premium icon font for Ionic Framework.",
+	"version": "v1.2",
+	"license": "MIT",
+	"styles": [
+		"ionicons.css"
+	],
+	"fonts": [
+		"fonts/ionicons.eot",
+		"fonts/ionicons.svg",
+		"fonts/ionicons.ttf",
+		"fonts/ionicons.woff"
+	]
+}
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3ab9ad1b3..764b5d012 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ We intend for this icon pack to be used with [Ionic](http://ionicframework.com/)
  4. Ensure the font urls within `ionicons.css` properly reference the `font` path within your project.
  5. Include a reference to the `ionicons.css` file from every webpage you need to use it.
 
+Or install with [component](https://github.com/component/component):
+
+    $ component install driftyco/ionicons
+
 
 ## HTML Example