diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 46a49d1..c1c2f1e 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -533,10 +533,10 @@ Configure email with iCalendar event support, to integrate with
 
 (with-eval-after-load 'mu4e
   (require 'mu4e-modeline)
-  (setq mu4e-modeline-all-read '("R:" . "R:")
-        mu4e-modeline-all-clear '("C:" . "C:")
-        mu4e-modeline-new-items '("N:" . "N:")
-        mu4e-modeline-unread-items '("U:" . "U:"))
+  (setq mu4e-modeline-all-read '("R:" . "󰪲 :")
+        mu4e-modeline-all-clear '("C:" . "󰪲 :")
+        mu4e-modeline-new-items '("N:" . "󰧬 :")
+        mu4e-modeline-unread-items '("U:" . "󰻨 :"))
   (mu4e-modeline-mode +1))
 
 (with-eval-after-load 'mu4e
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ Configure email with iCalendar event support, to integrate with
         mu4e-search-threaded-label'("T" . " ")
         mu4e-headers-draft-mark '("D" . " ")
         mu4e-headers-flagged-mark '("F" . " ")
-        mu4e-headers-unread-mark '("u" . " ")
+        mu4e-headers-unread-mark '("u" . "󰻨 ")
         mu4e-headers-passed-mark '("P" . " ")
         mu4e-headers-replied-mark '("R" . " ")
         mu4e-headers-trashed-mark '("T" . " ")