diff --git a/include/ItemObject.php b/include/ItemObject.php
index 9d5acd95f..019fa87ad 100644
--- a/include/ItemObject.php
+++ b/include/ItemObject.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 		$buttons = '';
 		$dropping = false;
 		$star = false;
-		$isstarred = "unstarred icon-star-empty";
+		$isstarred = "unstarred fa-star-o";
 		$indent = '';
 		$osparkle = '';
 		$total_children = $this->count_descendants();
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 					'toggle' => t("Toggle Star Status"),
 					'classdo' => (intval($item['item_starred']) ? "hidden" : ""),
 					'classundo' => (intval($item['item_starred']) ? "" : "hidden"),
-					'isstarred' => (intval($item['item_starred']) ? "starred icon-star" : "unstarred icon-star-empty"),
+					'isstarred' => (intval($item['item_starred']) ? "starred fa-star" : "unstarred fa-star-o"),
 					'starred' =>  t('starred'),
 				);
 
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index b1b47df39..94f1e7da7 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $page_mode = 'traditional', $
 				);
 
 				$star = false;
-				$isstarred = "unstarred icon-star-empty";
+				$isstarred = "unstarred fa-star-o";
 
 				$lock = (($item['item_private'] || strlen($item['allow_cid']) || strlen($item['allow_gid']) || strlen($item['deny_cid']) || strlen($item['deny_gid']))
 					? t('Private Message')
diff --git a/include/event.php b/include/event.php
index 7a99bc746..e54a172c2 100644
--- a/include/event.php
+++ b/include/event.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function format_event_html($ev) {
 
 	$o = '<div class="vevent">' . "\r\n";
 
-	$o .= '<div class="event-title"><h3><i class="icon-calendar"></i>&nbsp;' . bbcode($ev['summary']) .  '</h3></div>' . "\r\n";
+	$o .= '<div class="event-title"><h3><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i>&nbsp;' . bbcode($ev['summary']) .  '</h3></div>' . "\r\n";
 
 	$o .= '<div class="event-start"><span class="event-label">' . t('Starts:') . '</span>&nbsp;<span class="dtstart" title="'
 		. datetime_convert('UTC', 'UTC', $ev['start'], (($ev['adjust']) ? ATOM_TIME : 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s' ))
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index f1043909d..d7c91e430 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -2601,41 +2601,41 @@ function linkify_tags($a, &$body, $uid, $diaspora = false) {
 function getIconFromType($type) {
 	$iconMap = array(
 		//Folder
-		t('Collection') => 'icon-folder-close',
-		'multipart/mixed' => 'icon-folder-close', //dirs in attach use this mime type
+		t('Collection') => 'fa-folder',
+		'multipart/mixed' => 'fa-folder', //dirs in attach use this mime type
 		//Common file
-		'application/octet-stream' => 'icon-file-alt',
+		'application/octet-stream' => 'fa-file-o',
 		//Text
-		'text/plain' => 'icon-file-text-alt',
-		'application/msword' => 'icon-file-text-alt',
-		'application/pdf' => 'icon-file-text-alt',
-		'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text' => 'icon-file-text-alt',
-		'application/epub+zip' => 'icon-book',
+		'text/plain' => 'fa-file-text-o',
+		'application/msword' => 'fa-file-text-o',
+		'application/pdf' => 'fa-file-text-o',
+		'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text' => 'fa-file-text-o',
+		'application/epub+zip' => 'fa-book',
 		//Spreadsheet
-		'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet' => 'icon-table',
-		'application/vnd.ms-excel' => 'icon-table',
+		'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet' => 'fa-table',
+		'application/vnd.ms-excel' => 'fa-table',
 		//Image
-		'image/jpeg' => 'icon-picture',
-		'image/png' => 'icon-picture',
-		'image/gif' => 'icon-picture',
-		'image/svg+xml' => 'icon-picture',
+		'image/jpeg' => 'fa-picture-o',
+		'image/png' => 'fa-picture-o',
+		'image/gif' => 'fa-picture-o',
+		'image/svg+xml' => 'fa-picture-o',
 		//Archive
-		'application/zip' => 'icon-archive',
-		'application/x-rar-compressed' => 'icon-archive',
+		'application/zip' => 'fa-archive',
+		'application/x-rar-compressed' => 'fa-archive',
 		//Audio
-		'audio/mpeg' => 'icon-music',
-		'audio/wav' => 'icon-music',
-		'application/ogg' => 'icon-music',
-		'audio/ogg' => 'icon-music',
-		'audio/webm' => 'icon-music',
-		'audio/mp4' => 'icon-music',
+		'audio/mpeg' => 'fa-music',
+		'audio/wav' => 'fa-music',
+		'application/ogg' => 'fa-music',
+		'audio/ogg' => 'fa-music',
+		'audio/webm' => 'fa-music',
+		'audio/mp4' => 'fa-music',
 		//Video
-		'video/quicktime' => 'icon-film',
-		'video/webm' => 'icon-film',
-		'video/mp4' => 'icon-film'
+		'video/quicktime' => 'fa-film',
+		'video/webm' => 'fa-film',
+		'video/mp4' => 'fa-film'
 	);
 
-	$iconFromType = 'icon-file-alt';
+	$iconFromType = 'fa-file-o';
 
 	if (array_key_exists($type, $iconMap)) {
 		$iconFromType = $iconMap[$type];
diff --git a/include/widgets.php b/include/widgets.php
index 0355ebd8c..fa92901ae 100644
--- a/include/widgets.php
+++ b/include/widgets.php
@@ -1203,12 +1203,12 @@ function widget_rating($arr) {
 
 	if((($remote) || (local_channel())) && (! $self)) {
 		if($remote)
-			$o .= '<a class="btn btn-block btn-primary btn-sm" href="' . $url . '"><i class="icon-pencil"></i> ' . t('Rate Me') . '</a>';
+			$o .= '<a class="btn btn-block btn-primary btn-sm" href="' . $url . '"><i class="fa fa-pencil"></i> ' . t('Rate Me') . '</a>';
 		else
-			$o .= '<div class="btn btn-block btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="doRatings(\'' . $hash . '\'); return false;"><i class="icon-pencil"></i> ' . t('Rate Me') . '</div>';
+			$o .= '<div class="btn btn-block btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="doRatings(\'' . $hash . '\'); return false;"><i class="fa fa-pencil"></i> ' . t('Rate Me') . '</div>';
 	}
 
-	$o .= '<a class="btn btn-block btn-default btn-sm" href="ratings/' . $hash . '"><i class="icon-eye-open"></i> ' . t('View Ratings') . '</a>';
+	$o .= '<a class="btn btn-block btn-default btn-sm" href="ratings/' . $hash . '"><i class="fa fa-eye"></i> ' . t('View Ratings') . '</a>';
 	$o .= '</div>';
 
 	return $o;
diff --git a/view/tpl/item_attach.tpl b/view/tpl/item_attach.tpl
index 67accc1ec..83cc9a3cd 100644
--- a/view/tpl/item_attach.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/item_attach.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{if $attaches}}
 {{foreach $attaches as $a}}
-<li><a href="{{$a.url}}" title="{{$a.title}}"><i class="{{$a.icon}} attach-icons"></i>&nbsp;{{$a.label}}</a></li>
+<li><a href="{{$a.url}}" title="{{$a.title}}"><i class="fa {{$a.icon}} attach-icons"></i>&nbsp;{{$a.label}}</a></li>
 {{/foreach}}
 {{/if}}