diff --git a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-emerge b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-emerge
index 4c60697..50ed8f8 100755
--- a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-emerge
+++ b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-emerge
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-[ $(pgrep -x emerge) ] && printf "^c#ffffff^\ue20f ^c#ffffff^^b#9a37ff^emerge^d^" || printf ""
+[ $(pgrep -x emerge) ] && printf "\ue20f ^c#ffffff^^b#9a37ff^emerge^d^" || printf ""
diff --git a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-mail b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-mail
index 857d2a7..e635ec3 100755
--- a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-mail
+++ b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-mail
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ for i in $(cat ~/.local/share/passwords); do
   count=$(curl -s --user "${user}:${pass}" https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom/ | grep -oPm1 "(?<=<title>)[^<]+" | sed '1d' | wc -l 2>/dev/null)
   [ $count -ne 0 ] && export unread=$((unread + count))
   if [ $user = 'ftpd@insomniac.pl' ]; then
-    count=$(curl -s --user "${user}:${pass}" https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom/sites | grep -oPm1 "(?<=<title>)[^<]+" | sed '1d' | wc -l 2>/dev/null)
-    [ $count -ne 0 ] && export unread=$((unread + count))
+    scount=$(curl -s --user "${user}:${pass}" https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom/sites | grep -oPm1 "(?<=<title>)[^<]+" | sed '1d' | wc -l 2>/dev/null)
+    [ $scount -ne 0 ] && export unread=$((unread + scount))
   fi
 done
-[ "$unread" -eq 0 ] && printf "" || printf "^c#ffffff^^b#005577^\uf7aa new mail: ${unread}^d^"
+[ "$unread" -ne 0 ] && printf "\uf7aa  ^c#ffffff^^b#005577^new mail: ${unread}^d^"
+
diff --git a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-network b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-network
index 7da42b1..5d4aea4 100755
--- a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-network
+++ b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-network
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 case "$(cat /sys/class/net/w*/operstate 2>/dev/null)" in
-  down) printf " ^c#ffffff^^b#770000^ no wifi^d^" ;;
+  down) printf "^c#ffffff^^b#770000^no wifi^d^" ;;
   up)
     [ -n "$(ip address show dev wlan0 | grep 'inet ')" ] \
       && printf "$(iw dev wlan0 info | grep 'ssid ' | cut -d' ' -f2-)" \
diff --git a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-vol-in b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-vol-in
index c0a8d29..1dcd728 100755
--- a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-vol-in
+++ b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-vol-in
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ if [ "${1}" = "micmute" ]; then
   kill -44 $(pidof dwmblocks)
 else
   mic=$(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 ] && printf "^c#ffffff^\uf131 ^c#ffffff^^b#770000^mute^d^"
+  [ $(pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$mic" -eq 0 ] && printf "\uf131  ^c#ffffff^^b#770000^mute^d^"
 fi
diff --git a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-vol-out b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-vol-out
index c84facb..89221b7 100755
--- a/_suckless/_scripts/sb-vol-out
+++ b/_suckless/_scripts/sb-vol-out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 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 "^c#ffffff^\ufa80 ^c#ffffff^^b#770000^mute^d^" || printf "^c#ffffff^\uf028 ^d^${vol}%%"
+[ $(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$vol" -eq 0 ] && printf "^c#ffffff^^b#770000^mute^d^" || printf "${vol}%%"
diff --git a/_suckless/dwmblocks/blocks.h b/_suckless/dwmblocks/blocks.h
index b2fa1ad..d264e1e 100644
--- a/_suckless/dwmblocks/blocks.h
+++ b/_suckless/dwmblocks/blocks.h
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 //Modify this file to change what commands output to your statusbar, and recompile using the make command.
 static const Block blocks[] = {
-  /*Icon*/                      /*Command*/                   /*Update Interval*/  /*Update Signal*/
-  {"",                         "sb-emerge",                  1,                   0   },
-  {"",                         "sb-mail",                    60,                  16  },
-  {"",                         "sb-vol-in",                  0,                   10  },
-  {"",                         "sb-vol-out",                 0,                   12  },
-  {"^c#ffffff^\uf241  ^d^",    "sb-battery",                 3,                   0   },
-  {"^c#ffffff^\uf1eb  ^d^",    "sb-network",                 1,                   0   },
-  {"^c#ffffff^\uf073  ^d^",    "date '+[%e] %I:%M:%S %p |'", 1,                   0   },
+  /*Icon*/      /*Command*/                     /*Update Interval*/  /*Update Signal*/
+  {"",          "sb-emerge",                    1,                   0   },
+  {"",          "sb-mail",                      60,                  16  },
+  {"",          "sb-vol-in",                    0,                   10  },
+  {"\uf028  ",  "sb-vol-out",                   0,                   12  },
+  {"\uf241  ",  "sb-battery",                   3,                   0   },
+  {"\uf1eb  ",  "sb-network",                   1,                   0   },
+  {"\uf073  ",  "date '+[%e] %I:%M:%S %p |'",   1,                   0   },
 };
 
 //sets delimeter between status commands. NULL character ('\0') means no delimeter.