diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd59bae771922577be6c91cc7b82c2ee6b57fd9e..fe399a128885660a8449e8397f803eb54b482f08 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     "lint": "vue-cli-service lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "^1.2.35",
+    "@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons": "^5.15.3",
+    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^5.15.3",
+    "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome": "^2.0.2",
     "axios": "^0.19.2",
     "core-js": "^3.6.5",
     "debounce": "^1.2.1",
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@
     "vue-material-design-icons": "^4.11.0",
     "vue-plausible": "^1.1.4",
     "vue-router": "^3.5.1",
+    "vue-social-sharing": "^3.0.8",
     "vuetify": "^2.4.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/components/Article.vue b/src/components/Article.vue
index 87845e341afa4b89729fdf6f6808b5944b0d9e90..7dafe6410fd911b5d1c42b562453963e5016c577 100644
--- a/src/components/Article.vue
+++ b/src/components/Article.vue
@@ -32,9 +32,36 @@
         </router-link>
       </div>
     </div>
-  </article>
+    <div class="share" v-if="webShareApiSupported">
+      <button @click="shareViaWebShare">
+        Del ordet <font-awesome-icon icon="share-alt-square" size = "lg"/>
+    </button>
+    </div>
+    <div class="share" v-else>
+        <button class="share-button">
+            <ShareNetwork network="facebook"
+                :url="share_link"
+                title="TITLE"
+                description="DESCRIPTION"
+                quote="QUOTE">
+                <font-awesome-icon :icon="['fab', 'facebook-square']" size="lg" />
+            </ShareNetwork>
+        </button>
+        <button class="share-button">
+            <ShareNetwork
+                network="twitter"
+                :url="share_link"
+                title="TITLE"
+                description="DESCRIPTION"
+                hashtags="Ordbøkene">
+                <font-awesome-icon :icon="['fab', 'twitter-square']" size="lg" />
+            </ShareNetwork>
+        </button>
+    </div>
+</article>
 </template>
 
+<script src="/dist/vue-social-sharing.js"></script>
 <script>
 import DefElement from './DefElement.vue'
 import Definition from './Definition.vue'
@@ -74,13 +101,20 @@ export default {
   props: {
     article: Object
   },
-  computed: {
+    computed: {
+    webShareApiSupported() {
+      return navigator.share
+    },
     link_to_self: function() {
       return  {
         ref: '/' + this.dictionary + '/' + this.article.article_id + '/' + encodeURIComponent(this.article.lemmas[0].lemma),
         article: this.article
       }
     },
+    share_link: function() {
+      let host =  window.location.hostname === 'localhost'? 'https://dev.ordbok.uib.no' : 'https://' + window.location.host
+      return host + "/" + this.dictionary + '/' + this.article.article_id + '/' + encodeURIComponent(this.article.lemmas[0].lemma)
+    },
     dictionary: function() {
       return this.article.dictionary
     },
@@ -104,6 +138,13 @@ export default {
     Header
   },
   methods: {
+    shareViaWebShare() {
+      navigator.share({
+        title: 'Title to be shared',
+        text: 'Text to be shared',
+        url: 'URL to be shared'
+      })
+    },
     article_link_click: function(item) {
       this.$emit('article-click', item)
     },
@@ -141,6 +182,15 @@ h3 {
   font-variant: small-caps;
 }
 
+div.share {
+  color: #560027;
+  padding-top: 24px;
+}
+
+.share-button {
+  padding-right: 4px;
+}
+
 section.etymology > h3, section.pronunciation > h3 {
   display: inline;
   font-size: 14px;
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 91b1778abae64f4b4612682364f60e1bdf09187f..fd6606f43131e953981b0d69ca94a3b6b877d429 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ import VueRouter from 'vue-router'
 import { VuePlausible } from 'vue-plausible'
 import vuetify from './plugins/vuetify'
 
+import VueSocialSharing from 'vue-social-sharing'
+Vue.use(VueSocialSharing);
+
+
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import { faShareAltSquare } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+import { faFacebookSquare, faTwitterSquare } from '@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons'
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome'
+library.add(faFacebookSquare, faTwitterSquare, faShareAltSquare)
+Vue.component('font-awesome-icon', FontAwesomeIcon);
+
+
 Vue.config.productionTip = false
 Vue.use(VueRouter)
 Vue.use(VuePlausible, {