diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 126a3297..06915e16 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ input, textarea, .select, .input {
     opacity: 0.5;
   }
 
-  .icon-down-open {
+  .select-down-icon {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     bottom: 0;
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ i[class*=icon-], .svg-inline--fa  {
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 
   .nav-icon {
-    margin-left: 0.4em;
+    margin-left: 0.2em;
+    width: 2em;
+    text-align: center;
   }
 
   &.right {
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 0276c6a6..5efaf717 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -42,36 +42,42 @@
         <div class="item right">
           <search-bar
             v-if="currentUser || !privateMode"
-            class="nav-icon mobile-hidden"
+            class="mobile-hidden"
             @toggled="onSearchBarToggled"
             @click.stop.native
           />
           <a
             href="#"
-            class="mobile-hidden"
+            class="mobile-hidden nav-icon"
             @click.stop="openSettingsModal"
           >
-            <i
-              class="button-icon icon-cog nav-icon"
+            <FAIcon
+              fixed-width
+              size="lg"
+              class="button-icon" icon="cog"
               :title="$t('nav.preferences')"
             />
           </a>
           <a
             v-if="currentUser && currentUser.role === 'admin'"
             href="/pleroma/admin/#/login-pleroma"
-            class="mobile-hidden"
+            class="mobile-hidden nav-icon"
             target="_blank"
-          ><i
-            class="button-icon icon-gauge nav-icon"
+          ><FAIcon
+             fixed-width
+              size="lg"
+             class="button-icon" icon="tachometer-alt"
             :title="$t('nav.administration')"
           /></a>
           <a
             v-if="currentUser"
             href="#"
-            class="mobile-hidden"
+            class="mobile-hidden nav-icon"
             @click.prevent="logout"
-          ><i
-            class="button-icon icon-logout nav-icon"
+          ><FAIcon
+             fixed-width
+              size="lg"
+             class="button-icon" icon="sign-out-alt"
             :title="$t('login.logout')"
           /></a>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/font_control/font_control.vue b/src/components/font_control/font_control.vue
index 40aed190..6070ab22 100644
--- a/src/components/font_control/font_control.vue
+++ b/src/components/font_control/font_control.vue
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
           {{ option === 'custom' ? $t('settings.style.fonts.custom') : option }}
         </option>
       </select>
-      <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down" />
+      <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down" />
     </label>
     <input
       v-if="isCustom"
diff --git a/src/components/interface_language_switcher/interface_language_switcher.vue b/src/components/interface_language_switcher/interface_language_switcher.vue
index 2a3d4cbb..76bdcdfe 100644
--- a/src/components/interface_language_switcher/interface_language_switcher.vue
+++ b/src/components/interface_language_switcher/interface_language_switcher.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           {{ languageNames[i] }}
         </option>
       </select>
-      <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down" />
+      <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down" />
     </label>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/components/poll/poll_form.vue b/src/components/poll/poll_form.vue
index 3a8a2f42..8c4ada89 100644
--- a/src/components/poll/poll_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/poll/poll_form.vue
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             <option value="single">{{ $t('polls.single_choice') }}</option>
             <option value="multiple">{{ $t('polls.multiple_choices') }}</option>
           </select>
-          <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down"/>
+          <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down"/>
         </label>
       </div>
       <div
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
               {{ $t(`time.${unit}_short`, ['']) }}
             </option>
           </select>
-          <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down"/>
+          <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down"/>
         </label>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 7f7ac72f..817b2fa0 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
                   {{ $t(`post_status.content_type["${postFormat}"]`) }}
                 </option>
               </select>
-              <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down"/>
+              <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down"/>
             </label>
           </div>
           <div
diff --git a/src/components/search_bar/search_bar.js b/src/components/search_bar/search_bar.js
index 7ae8b21b..551649c7 100644
--- a/src/components/search_bar/search_bar.js
+++ b/src/components/search_bar/search_bar.js
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ const SearchBar = {
   data: () => ({
     searchTerm: undefined,
     hidden: true,
-    error: false,
-    loading: false
+    error: false
   }),
   watch: {
     '$route': function (route) {
diff --git a/src/components/search_bar/search_bar.vue b/src/components/search_bar/search_bar.vue
index ecc0febf..fbbbbfe0 100644
--- a/src/components/search_bar/search_bar.vue
+++ b/src/components/search_bar/search_bar.vue
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <div class="search-bar-container">
-      <i
-        v-if="loading"
-        class="icon-spin4 finder-icon animate-spin-slow"
-      />
       <a
         v-if="hidden"
         href="#"
+        class="nav-icon"
         :title="$t('nav.search')"
-      ><i
-        class="button-icon icon-search"
-        @click.prevent.stop="toggleHidden"
+      ><FAIcon
+         fixed-width
+         size="lg"
+         class="button-icon"
+         icon="search"
+         @click.prevent.stop="toggleHidden"
       /></a>
       <template v-else>
         <input
@@ -27,12 +27,20 @@
           class="btn search-button"
           @click="find(searchTerm)"
         >
-          <FAIcon icon="search" />
+          <FAIcon
+            fixed-width
+            icon="search"
+            />
         </button>
-        <FAIcon
-          class="button-icon" icon="times"
-          @click.prevent.stop="toggleHidden"
-        />
+        <span>
+          <FAIcon
+            size="lg"
+            fixed-width
+            icon="times"
+            class="cancel-icon"
+            @click.prevent.stop="toggleHidden"
+          />
+        </span>
       </template>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -60,13 +68,10 @@
     max-width: calc(100% - 30px - 30px - 20px);
   }
 
-  .search-button {
-    margin-left: .5em;
-    margin-right: .5em;
-  }
-
-  .icon-cancel {
+  .cancel-icon {
     cursor: pointer;
+    color: $fallback--text;
+    color: var(--btnTopBarText, $fallback--text);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_content.js b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_content.js
index ef1a5ffa..9dcf1b5a 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_content.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_content.js
@@ -10,6 +10,29 @@ import GeneralTab from './tabs/general_tab.vue'
 import VersionTab from './tabs/version_tab.vue'
 import ThemeTab from './tabs/theme_tab/theme_tab.vue'
 
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import {
+  faWrench,
+  faUser,
+  faFilter,
+  faPaintBrush,
+  faBell,
+  faDownload,
+  faEyeSlash,
+  faInfo
+} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+
+library.add(
+  faWrench,
+  faUser,
+  faFilter,
+  faPaintBrush,
+  faBell,
+  faDownload,
+  faEyeSlash,
+  faInfo
+)
+
 const SettingsModalContent = {
   components: {
     TabSwitcher,
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_content.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_content.vue
index bc30a0ff..c9ed2a38 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/settings_modal_content.vue
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     </div>
     <div
       :label="$t('settings.theme')"
-      icon="brush"
+      icon="paint-brush"
       data-tab-name="theme"
     >
       <ThemeTab />
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <div
       v-if="isLoggedIn"
       :label="$t('settings.notifications')"
-      icon="bell-ringing-o"
+      icon="bell"
       data-tab-name="notifications"
     >
       <NotificationsTab />
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@
       v-if="isLoggedIn"
       :label="$t('settings.mutes_and_blocks')"
       :fullHeight="true"
-      icon="eye-off"
+      icon="eye-slash"
       data-tab-name="mutesAndBlocks"
     >
       <MutesAndBlocksTab />
     </div>
     <div
       :label="$t('settings.version.title')"
-      icon="info-circled"
+      icon="info"
       data-tab-name="version"
     >
       <VersionTab />
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.vue
index 786f3618..ff1a129b 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.vue
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             <option value="following">{{ $t('settings.reply_visibility_following') }}</option>
             <option value="self">{{ $t('settings.reply_visibility_self') }}</option>
           </select>
-          <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down" />
+          <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down" />
         </label>
       </div>
       <div>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index 2ab6b314..99d3a0dc 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
                   {{ subjectLineBehaviorDefaultValue == 'noop' ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : '' }}
                 </option>
               </select>
-              <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down" />
+              <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down" />
             </label>
           </div>
         </li>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                   {{ postContentTypeDefaultValue === postFormat ? $t('settings.instance_default_simple') : '' }}
                 </option>
               </select>
-              <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down" />
+              <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down" />
             </label>
           </div>
         </li>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/theme_tab/preview.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/theme_tab/preview.vue
index c8cb2665..65863c54 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/theme_tab/preview.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/theme_tab/preview.vue
@@ -39,19 +39,23 @@
             </i18n>
 
             <div class="icons">
-              <i
+              <FAIcon
+                fixed-width
                 style="color: var(--cBlue)"
-                class="button-icon icon-reply"
+                class="button-icon" icon="reply"
               />
-              <i
+              <FAIcon
+                fixed-width
                 style="color: var(--cGreen)"
-                class="button-icon icon-retweet"
+                class="button-icon" icon="retweet"
               />
-              <i
+              <FAIcon
+                fixed-width
                 style="color: var(--cOrange)"
-                class="button-icon icon-star"
+                class="button-icon" icon="star"
               />
-              <i
+              <FAIcon
+                fixed-width
                 style="color: var(--cRed)"
                 class="button-icon" icon="times"
               />
@@ -106,11 +110,17 @@
 <script>
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import {
-  faTimes
+  faTimes,
+  faStar,
+  faRetweet,
+  faReply
 } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 
 library.add(
-  faTimes
+  faTimes,
+  faStar,
+  faRetweet,
+  faReply
 )
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/theme_tab/theme_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/theme_tab/theme_tab.vue
index fb8b16ae..9cc1c392 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/theme_tab/theme_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/theme_tab/theme_tab.vue
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                     {{ style[0] || style.name }}
                   </option>
                 </select>
-                <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down" />
+                <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down" />
               </label>
             </div>
           </template>
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@
                     {{ $t('settings.style.shadows.components.' + shadow) }}
                   </option>
                 </select>
-                <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down" />
+                <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down" />
               </label>
             </div>
             <div class="override">
diff --git a/src/components/shadow_control/shadow_control.vue b/src/components/shadow_control/shadow_control.vue
index 1f63f3f2..32220ae8 100644
--- a/src/components/shadow_control/shadow_control.vue
+++ b/src/components/shadow_control/shadow_control.vue
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
               {{ $t('settings.style.shadows.shadow_id', { value: index }) }}
             </option>
           </select>
-          <FAIcon icon="chevron-down" class="icon-down-open" />
+          <FAIcon icon="chevron-down" class="select-down-icon" />
         </label>
         <button
           class="btn btn-default"
diff --git a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.js b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.js
index 9c1da354..6e6e8193 100644
--- a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.js
+++ b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import { mapState } from 'vuex'
+import { FontAwesomeIcon as FAIcon } from '@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome'
 
 import './tab_switcher.scss'
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ export default Vue.component('tab-switcher', {
               class={classesTab.join(' ')}
               type="button"
             >
-              {!slot.data.attrs.icon ? '' : (<i class={'tab-icon icon-' + slot.data.attrs.icon}/>)}
+              {!slot.data.attrs.icon ? '' : (<FAIcon class="tab-icon" size="2x" fixed-width icon={slot.data.attrs.icon}/>)}
               <span class="text">
                 {slot.data.attrs.label}
               </span>
diff --git a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
index d2ef4857..cd8fff6f 100644
--- a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
+++ b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   display: flex;
 
   .tab-icon {
-    font-size: 2em;
+    width: 100%;
+    margin: 0.2em 0;
     display: block;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 4f7df789..6c35c781 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                 <option value="striped">Striped bg</option>
                 <option value="side">Side stripe</option>
               </select>
-              <FAIcon class="icon-down-open" icon="chevron-down" />
+              <FAIcon class="select-down-icon" icon="chevron-down" />
             </label>
           </div>
         </div>