diff --git a/modules/app/email/config.el b/modules/app/email/config.el
index e26b708f0..8f9210440 100644
--- a/modules/app/email/config.el
+++ b/modules/app/email/config.el
@@ -63,20 +63,20 @@
   ;; Use fancy icons
   (setq mu4e-headers-has-child-prefix '("+" . "")
         mu4e-headers-empty-parent-prefix '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-first-child-prefix '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-duplicate-prefix '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-default-prefix '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-draft-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-flagged-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-new-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-passed-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-replied-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-seen-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-trashed-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-attach-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-encrypted-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-signed-mark '("-" . "")
-        mu4e-headers-unread-mark '("-" . ""))
+        mu4e-headers-first-child-prefix '("\\" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-duplicate-prefix '("=" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-default-prefix '("|" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-draft-mark '("D" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-flagged-mark '("F" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-new-mark '("N" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-passed-mark '("P" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-replied-mark '("R" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-seen-mark '("S" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-trashed-mark '("T" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-attach-mark '("a" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-encrypted-mark '("x" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-signed-mark '("s" . "")
+        mu4e-headers-unread-mark '("u" . ""))
 
   ;; Add a column to display what email account the email belongs to.
   (add-to-list 'mu4e-header-info-custom