diff --git a/config/emacs/init.el b/config/emacs/init.el
index 2641fde0..b5de4724 100644
--- a/config/emacs/init.el
+++ b/config/emacs/init.el
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;; UI/UX
+;; Ui/UX
 (setq inhibit-startup-message t)
 
 ;; make it look like neovim a little
@@ -89,16 +89,18 @@
   (setq ivy-inital-inputs-alist nil))
 
 ;; doom themes
+
 (use-package doom-themes
   :ensure t
   :config
   ;; Global settings (defaults)
   (setq doom-themes-enable-bold t    ; if nil, bold is universally disabled
         doom-themes-enable-italic t) ; if nil, italics is universally disabled
+  ;; load the theme
   (load-theme 'doom-monokai-pro t)
 
   ;; Enable flashing mode-line on errors
-  (doom-themes-visual-bell-config)
+  (doom-themes-visual-bell-config))
   ;; Enable custom neotree theme (all-the-icons must be installed!)
   ;;(doom-themes-neotree-config)
   ;; or for treemacs users
@@ -113,6 +115,9 @@
   :init (doom-modeline-mode 1)
   :custom ((doom-modeline-height 35)))
 
+;; all the icons
+(use-package all-the-icons)
+
 ;; continue configuring from here
 ;; https://youtu.be/74zOY-vgkyw?t=3125
 
diff --git a/modules/dev/editors/emacs/default.nix b/modules/dev/editors/emacs/default.nix
index 4246a7d8..a6317659 100644
--- a/modules/dev/editors/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/modules/dev/editors/emacs/default.nix
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@ in
       source = ../../../../config/emacs;
       recursive = true;
     };
+    fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
+      emacs-all-the-icons-fonts
+    ];
   };
 }