diff --git a/core/autoload/packages.el b/core/autoload/packages.el
index 7fb7356ad..9cd1ab917 100644
--- a/core/autoload/packages.el
+++ b/core/autoload/packages.el
@@ -354,14 +354,14 @@ package.el as appropriate."
            (dolist (pkg packages)
              (message! "Installing %s" (car pkg))
              (doom--condition-case!
-              (message! "  %s%s"
+              (message! "%s%s"
                         (cond ((and (package-installed-p (car pkg))
                                     (not (doom-package-different-backend-p (car pkg))))
-                               (dark (white "ALREADY INSTALLED")))
+                               (dark (white "⚠ ALREADY INSTALLED")))
                               ((doom-install-package (car pkg) (cdr pkg))
-                               (green "DONE"))
+                               (green "✓ DONE"))
                               (t
-                               (red "FAILED")))
+                               (red "✕ FAILED")))
                         (if (plist-member (cdr pkg) :pin)
                             (format " [pinned: %s]" (plist-get (cdr pkg) :pin))
                           "")))))
@@ -404,8 +404,7 @@ package.el as appropriate."
               (message!
                (let ((result (doom-update-package (car pkg) t)))
                  (color (if result 'green 'red)
-                        "  %s"
-                        (if result "DONE" "FAILED"))))))
+                        (if result "✓ DONE" "✕ FAILED"))))))
 
            (message! (bold (green "Finished!")))
            (doom//reload-load-path)))))
@@ -446,7 +445,7 @@ package.el as appropriate."
                (let ((result (doom-delete-package pkg t)))
                  (color (if result 'green 'red)
                         "%s %s"
-                        (if result "Removed" "Failed to remove")
+                        (if result "✓ Removed" "✕ Failed to remove")
                         pkg)))))
 
            (message! (bold (green "Finished!")))
diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index e7013fbc4..0905da477 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -572,11 +572,11 @@ This should be run whenever init.el or an autoload file is modified. Running
         (message "Deleted old autoloads.el"))
       (dolist (file (reverse targets))
         (message (cond ((not (doom-packages--read-if-cookies file))
-                        "Ignoring %s")
+                        "⚠ Ignoring %s")
                        ((update-file-autoloads file nil doom-autoload-file)
-                        "Nothing in %s")
+                        "✕ Nothing in %s")
                        (t
-                        "Scanned %s"))
+                        "✓ Scanned %s"))
                  (file-relative-name file doom-emacs-dir)))
       (let ((buf (get-file-buffer doom-autoload-file))
             current-sexp)
@@ -657,13 +657,13 @@ If RECOMPILE-P is non-nil, only recompile out-of-date files."
                     (short-name (file-relative-name target doom-emacs-dir)))
                 (cl-incf
                  (cond ((eq result 'no-byte-compile)
-                        (message! (dark (white "Ignored %s" short-name)))
+                        (message! (dark (white "⚠ Ignored %s" short-name)))
                         total-noop)
                        ((null result)
-                        (message! (red "Failed to compile %s" short-name))
+                        (message! (red "✕ Failed to compile %s" short-name))
                         total-fail)
                        (t
-                        (message! (green "Compiled %s" short-name))
+                        (message! (green "✓ Compiled %s" short-name))
                         (quiet! (load target t t))
                         total-ok))))))
           (message!