diff --git a/lib/options.nix b/lib/options.nix
index 3c723a5..b17825f 100644
--- a/lib/options.nix
+++ b/lib/options.nix
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ in {
   };
 
   rice = {
-    font = "monospace"; # global font for rice GUIs, leave empty to use monospace
+    font = "DroidSansM Nerd Font"; # global font for rice GUIs, must be a Nerd Font for icon glyphs to render correctly
     bar = {
       top = true; # false will put the bar at the bottom
       fragmented = true; # enable fragmented bar, false will make it a single block
diff --git a/modules/home/rice/bar.nix b/modules/home/rice/bar.nix
index 4360e9c..cc6b175 100644
--- a/modules/home/rice/bar.nix
+++ b/modules/home/rice/bar.nix
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
     style = ''
       * {
         font-size: 12px;
-        font-family: Font Awesome, ${rice.font};
+        font-family: ${rice.font};
         font-weight: bold;
         color: @text;
         transition: none;