diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
index 05d7b5f..60cee83 100644
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ icon_and=""
 icon_wif=""
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 icon_bth=""
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+icon_pls=""
 
 #allow the user to override icons
 if [ -x "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/icons" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_contactmenu.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_contactmenu.sh
index be4ae18..6a223a8 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_contactmenu.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_contactmenu.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 . "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
 
 newcontact() {
-	name="$(echo | sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -c -l 2 -p "Name")"
-	number="$(echo | sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -c -l 2 -p "Number")"
+	name="$(echo | sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -c -l 2 -p "$icon_usr Name")"
+	number="$(echo | sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -c -l 2 -p "$icon_phl Number")"
 
 	PICKED="$number	$name" # now act like if we picked this new contact
 	echo "$PICKED" >> "$CONTACTFILE"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ editcontactname() {
 	ENTRIES="$(printf %b "Old name: $oldname")"
 	PICKED="$(
 		echo "$ENTRIES" |
-		sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -c -l 3 -p "Edit Contact"
+		sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -c -l 3 -p "$icon_edt Edit Contact"
 	)"
 
 	if ! echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Old name: "; then
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ editcontactnumber() {
 	ENTRIES="$(printf %b "Old number: $oldnumber")"
 	PICKED="$(
 		echo "$ENTRIES" |
-		sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -c -l 3 -p "Edit Contact"
+		sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -c -l 3 -p "$icon_edt Edit Contact"
 	)"
 
 	if ! echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Old number: "; then
@@ -52,28 +52,28 @@ editcontactnumber() {
 deletecontact() {
 	name="$(echo "$1" | cut -d"	" -f2)"
 
-	ENTRIES="$(printf "Yes\nNo")"
+	ENTRIES="$(printf "$icon_chk Yes\n$icon_cls No")"
 	PICKED="$(
 		echo "$ENTRIES" |
-		dmenu -c -l 3 -p "Delete $name ?"
+		dmenu -c -l 3 -p "$icon_del Delete $name ?"
 	)"
 
-	echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Yes" && sed -i "/^$1$/d" "$CONTACTFILE"
+	echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "Yes" && sed -i "/^$1$/d" "$CONTACTFILE"
 }
 
 editcontact() {
 	number="$(echo "$1" | cut -d"	" -f1)"
 	name="$(echo "$1" | cut -d"	" -f2)"
-	ENTRIES="$(printf %b "Cancel\nName: $name\nNumber: $number")"
+	ENTRIES="$(printf %b "$icon_ret Cancel\n$icon_usr Name: $name\n$icon_phl Number: $number")"
 
 	PICKED="$(
 		echo "$ENTRIES" |
-		dmenu -c -l 4 -p "Edit Contact"
+		dmenu -c -l 4 -p "$icon_edt Edit Contact"
 	)"
 
-	if echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Name: "; then
+	if echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "Name: "; then
 		editcontactname "$1"
-	elif echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Number: "; then
+	elif echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "Number: "; then
 		editcontactnumber "$1"
 	else
 		showcontact "$1"
@@ -83,22 +83,22 @@ editcontact() {
 showcontact() {
 	number="$(echo "$1" | cut -d"	" -f1)"
 	name="$(echo "$1" | cut -d"	" -f2)"
-	ENTRIES="$(printf %b "Cancel\nSend a Message\nCall\nEdit\nDelete")"
+	ENTRIES="$(printf %b "$icon_ret Cancel\n$icon_msg Send a Message\n$icon_phn Call\n$icon_edt Edit\n$icon_del Delete")"
 
 	PICKED="$(
 		echo "$ENTRIES" |
-		dmenu -c -l 5 -p "$name"
+		dmenu -c -l 5 -p "$icon_usr $name"
 	)"
 
-	if echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Send a Message"; then
+	if echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "Send a Message"; then
 		sxmo_modemtext.sh sendtextmenu  "$number"
 		exit
-	elif echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Call"; then
+	elif echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "Call"; then
 		sxmo_modemdial.sh "$number"
 		exit
-	elif echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Edit"; then
+	elif echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "Edit"; then
 		editcontact "$1"
-	elif echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "^Delete"; then
+	elif echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "Delete"; then
 		deletecontact "$1" || showcontact "$1"
 	fi
 }
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ showcontact() {
 main() {
 	while true; do
 		CONTACTS="$(sed 's/\t/: /g' "$CONTACTFILE")"
-		ENTRIES="$(echo "$CONTACTS" | xargs -0 printf "Close Menu\nNew Contact\n%s")"
+		ENTRIES="$(echo "$CONTACTS" | xargs -0 printf "$icon_ret Close Menu\n$icon_pls New Contact\n%s")"
 
 		PICKED="$(
 			echo "$ENTRIES" |
-			sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -i -c -l 10 -p "Contacts"
+			sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -i -c -l 10 -p "$icon_lst Contacts"
 		)"
 
 		echo "$PICKED" | grep -q "Close Menu" && exit