CSS3 Buttons [support thread]

[lat9]

... Of course if I understood how to use the unicode for each glyph, then that might allow me to put the glyphs inside the language file without triggering the 40 char limit..

I think you've got it. Adding the glyph's HTML symbol (defined here: http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/cheatsheet/) to the button's alt-text will do the trick!