diff --git a/core/core-defuns.el b/core/core-defuns.el
index 58748aef8..bda613001 100644
--- a/core/core-defuns.el
+++ b/core/core-defuns.el
@@ -322,13 +322,20 @@ Examples:
       (load "autoloads"))
     (message "Done!")))
 
-(defun doom-fix-unicode (font chars &optional size)
+(defun doom-fix-unicode (font &rest chars)
   "Display certain unicode characters in a specific font.
 
-e.g. (doom-fix-unicode \"DejaVu Sans\" '(?⚠ ?★ ?λ ?➊ ?➋ ?➌ ?➍ ?➎ ?❻ ?➐ ?➑ ?➒ ?➓))"
+e.g. (doom-fix-unicode \"DejaVu Sans\" ?⚠ ?★ ?λ)"
+  (declare (indent 1))
   (mapc (lambda (x) (set-fontset-font
                 t (cons x x)
-                (font-spec :name font :size size)))
+                (cond ((fontp font)
+                       font)
+                      ((listp font)
+                       (font-spec :family (car font) :size (nth 1 font)))
+                      ((stringp font)
+                       (font-spec :family font))
+                      (t (error "FONT is an invalid type: %s" font)))))
         chars))
 
 (defun doom-byte-compile (&optional minimal)
diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index ce38d953c..433c42fed 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -343,7 +343,10 @@
       "A-o" (kbd "ø")
       "A-O" (kbd "Ø")
       "A--" (kbd "–")
-      "A-_" (kbd "—"))
+      "A-_" (kbd "—")
+      "A-8" (kbd "•")
+      "A-*" (kbd "°")
+      "A-p" (kbd "π"))
 
 (provide 'core-editor)
 ;;; core-editor.el ends here
diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 5a21f538f..2f7e54474 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@
   (define-fringe-bitmap 'tilde [64 168 16] nil nil 'center)
   (set-fringe-bitmap-face 'tilde 'fringe)
   (setcdr (assq 'empty-line fringe-indicator-alist) 'tilde)
-  ;; Fix certain unicode characters without upsetting line-height
-  (doom-fix-unicode "DejaVu Sans Mono" '(?★) 13)
-  (doom-fix-unicode "Hack" '(?λ) 13))
+  ;; Fallback to `doom-unicode-font' for Unicode characters
+  (set-fontset-font t 'unicode doom-unicode-font))
 
 ;; Hide mode-line in help/compile window
 (add-hook 'help-mode-hook 'doom|hide-mode-line)
@@ -192,6 +191,13 @@
   (defface mode-line-buffer-file nil "Face for mode-line buffer file name")
   (defface mode-line-buffer-path nil "Face for mode-line buffer file path")
 
+  ;; Make certain unicode glyphs bigger for UI purposes
+  (doom-fix-unicode '("DejaVu Sans Mono" 15) ?✱)
+  (let ((font "DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline"))
+    (doom-fix-unicode (list font 10) ?)
+    (doom-fix-unicode (list font 16) ?∄)
+    (doom-fix-unicode (list font 15) ?))
+
   ;; Custom modeline segments
   (spaceline-define-segment *buffer-path
     (concat
@@ -217,13 +223,13 @@
                      buffer-path))))
         (if active 'mode-line-buffer-path)))
      (powerline-raw "%b" (if active 'mode-line-buffer-file))
+     " "
      (when buffer-file-name
        (powerline-raw
-        (concat (when buffer-file-name
-                  (concat
-                   (if (buffer-modified-p) " ✱")
-                   (if (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name)) "[!]")))
-                (if buffer-read-only "[RO]"))
+        (concat
+         (if (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name)) "∄"
+            (if (buffer-modified-p) "✱"))
+          (if buffer-read-only ""))
         'mode-line-is-modified)))
     :tight-right t
     :skip-alternate t)
@@ -248,7 +254,8 @@
     "Version control info"
     (when vc-mode
       (propertize
-       (concat "⎇ " (substring vc-mode (+ 2 (length (symbol-name (vc-backend buffer-file-name))))))
+       (concat " "
+               (substring vc-mode (+ 2 (length (symbol-name (vc-backend buffer-file-name))))))
        'face (when active
                (let ((state (vc-state buffer-file-name)))
                  (cond ((memq state '(edited added))
@@ -378,11 +385,11 @@ anzu to be enabled."
                      (let ((fe (doom/-flycheck-count 'error))
                            (fw (doom/-flycheck-count 'warning)))
                        (concat
-                        (if fe (propertize (format " ⚠%s " fe)
+                        (if fe (propertize (format " •%s " fe)
                                            'face (if active
                                                      'doom-flycheck-error
                                                    'mode-line)))
-                        (if fw (propertize (format " ⚠%s " fw)
+                        (if fw (propertize (format " •%s " fw)
                                            'face (if active
                                                      'doom-flycheck-warning
                                                    'mode-line))))))))))
diff --git a/core/core-vars.el b/core/core-vars.el
index cf4a72ed8..f84b73c69 100644
--- a/core/core-vars.el
+++ b/core/core-vars.el
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ gets killed.")
   "A list of files that count as 'project files', which determine whether a
 folder is the root of a project or not.")
 
+(defvar doom-unicode-font
+  (font-spec :family "DejaVu Sans Mono" :size 13)
+  "Font to fall back to for unicode glyphs.")
+
 (provide 'core-vars)
 ;;; core-vars.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/module-org.el b/modules/module-org.el
index 30c70ee5a..94502e8f6 100644
--- a/modules/module-org.el
+++ b/modules/module-org.el
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@
      ))
 
   ;; Display certain unicode characters properly
-  (doom-fix-unicode "DejaVu Sans" '(?⟳) 13)
-  (doom-fix-unicode "DejaVu Sans" '(?♭ ?♯))
-  (doom-fix-unicode "Hack" '(?× ?∙ ?÷ ?⌉ ?⌈ ?⌊ ?⌋
-                             ?∩ ?∪ ?⊆ ?⊂ ?⊄ ?⊇ ?⊃ ?⊅
-                             ?⇒ ?⇐ ?⇔ ?↔ ?→ ?≡ ?∴ ?∵ ?⊕ ?∀ ?∃ ?∄ ?∈ ?∉
-                             ?∨ ?∧ ?¬))
+  ;; (doom-fix-unicode '("DejaVu Sans" 13)
+  ;;   ?♭ ?♯ ?⟳
+  ;;   ?× ?∙ ?÷ ?⌉ ?⌈ ?⌊ ?⌋
+  ;;   ?∩ ?∪ ?⊆ ?⊂ ?⊄ ?⊇ ?⊃ ?⊅
+  ;;   ?⇒ ?⇐ ?⇔ ?↔ ?→ ?≡ ?∴ ?∵ ?⊕ ?∀ ?∃ ?∄ ?∈ ?∉
+  ;;   ?∨ ?∧ ?¬)
 
   (org-babel-do-load-languages
    'org-babel-load-languages