diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network
index b4a112f..f8ffa43 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-icon='\uf1eb '
 case "$(cat /sys/class/net/w*/operstate 2>/dev/null)" in
-  down) printf "<span background='#770000'>$icon no wifi</span>" ;;
+  down) printf "<span background='#770000'>no wifi</span>" ;;
   up)
-    [ -n "$(ip address show dev wlan0 | grep 'inet ')" ]  || printf "<span background='#770000'>$icon no ip</span>"
+    [ -n "$(ip address show dev wlan0 | grep 'inet ')" ]  || printf "<span background='#770000'>no ip</span>"
 #      && printf "$icon $(iwgetid -r)" \
 esac
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-yubikey b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-yubikey
index 278d643..6170d13 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='#e8b923'> touch the yubikey</span>" ;;
+  *_1) printf " <span foreground='#000000' background='#e8b923'>touch the yubikey</span>" ;;
   *)   printf "" ;;
 esac