diff --git a/waybar/config.template b/waybar/config.template
index 938761639..d200b7be6 100644
--- a/waybar/config.template
+++ b/waybar/config.template
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "backlight": {
         "device": "acpi_video1",
         "format": "{icon} {percent}%",
-        "format-icons": [ "" ],
+        "format-icons": [ "\uf185" ],
         "on-click": "notify-send $(brightnessctl info)",
         "on-scroll-up": "${HOME}/scripts/waybar/waybar-backlight.sh up",
         "on-scroll-down": "${HOME}/scripts/waybar/waybar-backlight.sh down"
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     "custom/osk": {
         "interval": 1,
         "on-click": "${HOME}/scripts/waybar/waybar-keyboard.sh",
-        "exec": "if [ -e $HOME/.local/state/onscreen-keyboard ]; then CLASS='activated'; else CLASS=''; fi; echo '⌨\nToggle onscreen keyboard\n'$CLASS",
+        "exec": "if [ -e $HOME/.local/state/onscreen-keyboard ]; then CLASS='activated'; else CLASS=''; fi; echo '\uf11c \nToggle onscreen keyboard\n'$CLASS",
     },
     "custom/pkg": {
         "interval": 60,