diff --git a/view/css/widgets.css b/view/css/widgets.css
index 9cfcb4a88..03150c67a 100644
--- a/view/css/widgets.css
+++ b/view/css/widgets.css
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ a.wikilist {
 }
 
 .notifications-textinput input {
-	font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;
+	font-family: sans-serif, ForkAwesome;
 }
 
 .notifications-textinput {
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css b/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
index 75992468e..9af1c461e 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
@@ -604,14 +604,6 @@ footer {
 	padding: .15rem .5rem;
 }
 
-#nav-search-text::-webkit-input-placeholder {
-	font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;
-}
-
-#nav-search-text::-moz-placeholder {
-	font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;
-}
-
 nav .acpopup {
 	top: 46px !important;
 	margin-left: -35px;
@@ -842,12 +834,12 @@ div.jGrowl div.jGrowl-notification {
 
 #acl-search::-webkit-input-placeholder {
 	/* non-fontawesome fonts set a fallback for text parts of the placeholder*/
-	font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif, arial, freesans;
+	font-family: ForkAwesome, sans-serif, arial, freesans;
 }
 
 #acl-search::-moz-placeholder {
 	/* non-fontawesome fonts set a fallback for text parts of the placeholder*/
-	font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif, arial, freesans;
+	font-family: ForkAwesome, sans-serif, arial, freesans;
 }
 
 .acl-list-item {
diff --git a/view/tpl/acl_selector.tpl b/view/tpl/acl_selector.tpl
index f4f851c8a..e032071b3 100755
--- a/view/tpl/acl_selector.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/acl_selector.tpl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 				<div id="acl-wrapper">
 					<div id="acl-list">
-						<input class="form-control" type="text" id="acl-search" placeholder="&#xf002; {{$search}}">
+						<input class="form-control" type="text" id="acl-search" placeholder="&#xf002;" title="{{$search}}">
 						<small class="text-muted">{{$showlimitedDesc}}</small>
 						<div id="acl-list-content"></div>
 					</div>
diff --git a/view/tpl/navbar_default.tpl b/view/tpl/navbar_default.tpl
index 2c9570938..b0b3198c6 100755
--- a/view/tpl/navbar_default.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/navbar_default.tpl
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	<ul id="nav-right" class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
 		<li class="nav-item collapse clearfix" id="nav-search">
 			<form class="form-inline" method="get" action="search" role="search">
-				<input class="form-control form-control-sm mt-1 mr-2" id="nav-search-text" type="text" value="" placeholder="&#xf002; {{$help}}" name="search" title="{{$nav.search.3}}" onclick="this.submit();" onblur="closeMenu('nav-search'); openMenu('nav-search-btn');"/>
+				<input class="form-control form-control-sm mt-1 mr-2" id="nav-search-text" type="text" value="" placeholder="{{$help}}" name="search" title="{{$nav.search.3}}" onclick="this.submit();" onblur="closeMenu('nav-search'); openMenu('nav-search-btn');"/>
 			</form>
 			<div id="nav-search-spinner" class="spinner-wrapper">
 				<div class="spinner s"></div>
diff --git a/view/tpl/navbar_tucson.tpl b/view/tpl/navbar_tucson.tpl
index 2c9570938..b0b3198c6 100755
--- a/view/tpl/navbar_tucson.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/navbar_tucson.tpl
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	<ul id="nav-right" class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
 		<li class="nav-item collapse clearfix" id="nav-search">
 			<form class="form-inline" method="get" action="search" role="search">
-				<input class="form-control form-control-sm mt-1 mr-2" id="nav-search-text" type="text" value="" placeholder="&#xf002; {{$help}}" name="search" title="{{$nav.search.3}}" onclick="this.submit();" onblur="closeMenu('nav-search'); openMenu('nav-search-btn');"/>
+				<input class="form-control form-control-sm mt-1 mr-2" id="nav-search-text" type="text" value="" placeholder="{{$help}}" name="search" title="{{$nav.search.3}}" onclick="this.submit();" onblur="closeMenu('nav-search'); openMenu('nav-search-btn');"/>
 			</form>
 			<div id="nav-search-spinner" class="spinner-wrapper">
 				<div class="spinner s"></div>