diff --git a/css/area_main-sidebar.less b/css/area_main-sidebar.less
index 52a03b0..1b65553 100755
--- a/css/area_main-sidebar.less
+++ b/css/area_main-sidebar.less
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@
                 margin-right: @margin-small;
                 color: @color-nav;
 
+                // simple fake icon
+                strong {
+                    display: inline-block;
+                    font-size: @icon-size * 0.5;
+                    width: @icon-size * 0.9;
+                    height: @icon-size * 0.9;
+                    line-height: @icon-size * 0.9;
+                    margin: @icon-size * 0.05;
+                    vertical-align: baseline;
+                    text-align: center;
+                    color: @color-nav;
+                    border: 1px solid @color-nav;
+                    border-top-left-radius: 50%;
+                    border-bottom-right-radius: 50%;
+
+                }
+
+                // real icon
                 svg {
                     width: @icon-size;
                     height: @icon-size;
@@ -52,6 +70,11 @@
                 color: @button_background;
                 text-decoration: none;
 
+                span strong {
+                    color: @button_background;
+                    border-color: @button_background;
+                }
+
                 span svg path {
                     fill: @button_background;
                 }
diff --git a/js/sidebar.js b/js/sidebar.js
index 15e14f6..52b7521 100644
--- a/js/sidebar.js
+++ b/js/sidebar.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ jQuery(function () {
         const data = $me.text().split('@', 2);
         const text = data[0].trim();
         const $icon = jQuery('<span>')
-            .text(text.substr(0, 1).toUpperCase() + text.substr(1, 1).toLowerCase());
+            .text(text.substr(0, 1).toUpperCase() + text.substr(1, 1).toLowerCase())
+            .wrapInner('<strong>');
         if (data[1]) {
             const src = data[1].trim();
             $icon.load(DOKU_BASE + 'lib/tpl/sprintdoc/svg.php?svg=' + src + '&e=1'); // directly embed