diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network
index 2cc7895..1cdd0b3 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 case "$(cat /sys/class/net/w*/operstate 2>/dev/null)" in
-  down) printf "<span foreground='#000000' background='#ff3333'>no wifi</span>" ;;
-  up)
-    [ -n "$(ip address show dev wlan0 | grep 'inet ')" ]  || printf "<span foreground='#000000' background='#ff3333'>no ip</span>"
-#      && printf "$icon $(iwgetid -r)" \
+  down) printf "no wifi" ;;
+  up) [ -n "$(ip address show dev wlan0 | grep 'inet ')" ]  || printf "no ip" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
index ada236d..095b873 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ $1 ]; then
   dunstify -u low -h int:value:$volume -r 20 -t 800 "volume: $volume"
 else
   mic=$(pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F' / ' '{print $2}' | tr -d '%')
-  [ $(pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$mic" -eq 0 ] && micmute="<span foreground='#ffffff' background='#770000'>  \uf131  </span> " || micmute=""
+  [ $(pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$mic" -eq 0 ] && micmute="\uf131" || micmute=""
   vol=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F' / ' '{print $2}' | tr -d '%')
-  [ $(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$vol" -eq 0 ] && printf "${micmute} <span foreground='#ffffff' background='#770000'>  \ufc5d  </span>" || printf "$micmute"
+  [ $(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$vol" -eq 0 ] && printf "${micmute} \ufc5d" || printf "$micmute"
 fi
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-yubikey b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-yubikey
index 8e39057..8eb7f82 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-yubikey
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-yubikey
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 case $(cat $XDG_CACHE_HOME/yubikey.status) in
-  *_1) printf " <span foreground='#000000' background='#e7c547'>touch the yubikey</span>" ;;
+  *_1) printf "touch the yubikey" ;;
   *)   printf "" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/_desktop/qtile/config.py b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
index c7cc34e..454ecc3 100644
--- a/_desktop/qtile/config.py
+++ b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ layouts = [
 ]
 
 widget_defaults = dict(
-    foreground='#e6e1cf',
     background='#0f1419',
-    font="RobotoMono Nerd Font",
+    foreground='#e6e1cf',
+    font="RobotoMono Nerd Font Medium",
     fontsize=14,
 )
 extension_defaults = widget_defaults.copy()
@@ -122,24 +122,33 @@ screens = [
                     urgent_alert_method='block',
                     urgent_border='#ff3333',
                 ),
-                widget.GenPollText(
-                    update_interval=0.5,
-                    func=lambda: subprocess.check_output("sb-yubikey").decode(),
-                ),
                 widget.Prompt(
                     prompt='open: ',
                     record_history=False,
                 ),
                 widget.Spacer(),
                 widget.GenPollText(
+                    background='#e8b923',
+                    foreground='#000000',
+                    font='RobotoMono Nerd Font Bold',
+                    update_interval=0.5,
+                    func=lambda: subprocess.check_output("sb-yubikey").decode(),
+                ),
+                widget.GenPollText(
+                    background='#36a3d9',
+                    foreground='#000000',
                     update_interval=1,
                     func=lambda: subprocess.check_output("sb-mail").decode(),
                 ),
                 widget.GenPollText(
+                    background='#ff3333',
+                    foreground='#000000',
                     update_interval=1,
                     func=lambda: subprocess.check_output("sb-network").decode(),
                 ),
                 widget.GenPollText(
+                    background='#ff3333',
+                    foreground='#000000',
                     update_interval=1,
                     func=lambda: subprocess.check_output("sb-volume").decode(),
                 ),