diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/backstage.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/backstage.rs
index 80d3f777b..41a1e85c0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/backstage.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/backstage.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ fn open_list(app: &mut WordApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
 
 fn open_page(app: &mut WordApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     heading(ui, "Open");
-    if ui.button(egui::RichText::new(tl!("📂  Browse…")).font(medium(14.0))).clicked() {
+    if ui.button(egui::RichText::new(tl!("Browse…")).font(medium(14.0))).clicked() {
         let _ = app.run("ui.openFileDialog", json!({}));
     }
     ui.add_space(18.0);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/equation_tab.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/equation_tab.rs
index 7b2d144a6..0720afeda 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/equation_tab.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/equation_tab.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn symbols(ui: &mut Ui, app: &mut WordApp) {
         if ui.add_enabled(start + page < all.len(), egui::Button::new("▼").min_size(vec2(16.0, 22.0))).clicked() {
             ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(start_id, start + per_row));
         }
-        let resp = ui.add(egui::Button::new("⋯").min_size(vec2(16.0, 22.0))).on_hover_text(tl!("All symbol sets"));
+        let resp = ui.add(egui::Button::new("…").min_size(vec2(16.0, 22.0))).on_hover_text(tl!("All symbol sets"));
         egui::Popup::menu(&resp).show(|ui| {
             ui.set_width(420.0);
             ui.horizontal_wrapped(|ui| {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 6aead4fe8..dde77cf80 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -819,8 +819,7 @@
 	{key}+Click to follow link	{key}+clic para seguir el vínculo
 	{selected} of {words} words	{selected} de {words} palabras
 	{words} words	{words} palabras
-	➕ New comment	➕ Nuevo comentario
-	📂  Browse…	📂  Examinar…
+	Browse…	Examinar…
 	Equation	Ecuación
 	Review	Revisar
 	Track\nChanges	Control de\ncambios
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index a835285b6..c085c60da 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -790,8 +790,7 @@
 	Zoom Out	縮小
 	{group} settings	{group} の設定
 	{key}+Click to follow link	{key} キーを押しながらクリックしてリンク先を表示
-	➕ New comment	➕ 新しいコメント
-	📂  Browse…	📂  参照…
+	Browse…	参照…
 	{words} words	{words} 語
 	{selected} of {words} words	{selected}/{words} 語
 	Direction:	方向:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 8aec1974d..0f73e1ee5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -790,8 +790,7 @@
 	Zoom Out	Reduzir
 	{group} settings	Configurações de {group}
 	{key}+Click to follow link	{key}+clique para seguir o link
-	➕ New comment	➕ Novo comentário
-	📂  Browse…	📂  Procurar…
+	Browse…	Procurar…
 	{words} words	Palavras: {words}
 	{selected} of {words} words	Palavras: {words}; seleção: {selected}
 	Dark page (white text on black)	Página escura (texto branco sobre preto)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
index d0fb78548..4f5b7a509 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
@@ -798,8 +798,7 @@
 	Zoom Out	Umanji
 	{group} settings	Podešavanja za {group}
 	{key}+Click to follow link	{key}+klik za otvaranje veze
-	➕ New comment	➕ Novi komentar
-	📂  Browse…	📂  Potraži…
+	Browse…	Potraži…
 	{words} words	{words} reči
 	{selected} of {words} words	{selected} od {words} reči
 	Direction:	Smer:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
index 925c6b3c9..80ee08751 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
@@ -802,8 +802,7 @@
 	Zoom Out	Умањи
 	{group} settings	Подешавања за {group}
 	{key}+Click to follow link	{key}+клик за отварање везе
-	➕ New comment	➕ Нови коментар
-	📂  Browse…	📂  Потражи…
+	Browse…	Потражи…
 	{words} words	{words} речи
 	{selected} of {words} words	{selected} од {words} речи
 	Direction:	Смер:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index cdf03b337..50bf777cd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -817,8 +817,7 @@
 	Zoom Out	Зменшити масштаб
 	{group} settings	Параметри групи «{group}»
 	{key}+Click to follow link	{key}+клацання, щоб перейти за посиланням
-	➕ New comment	➕ Новий коментар
-	📂  Browse…	📂  Огляд…
+	Browse…	Огляд…
 	{words} words	Слів: {words}
 	{selected} of {words} words	Слів: {words}; виділено: {selected}
 	Apply Styles	Застосувати стилі
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index 2608695d6..1f8abfd53 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -801,8 +801,7 @@
 	Zoom Out	缩小
 	{group} settings	{group}设置
 	{key}+Click to follow link	按住 {key} 并单击可访问链接
-	➕ New comment	➕ 新建批注
-	📂  Browse…	📂  浏览…
+	Browse…	浏览…
 	{words} words	{words} 个字
 	{selected} of {words} words	{selected}/{words} 个字
 	Direction:	方向：
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index baf569b6f..ab809147e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -791,8 +791,7 @@
 	Zoom Out	縮小
 	{group} settings	{group}設定
 	{key}+Click to follow link	按住 {key} 並按一下以追蹤連結
-	➕ New comment	➕ 新增註解
-	📂  Browse…	📂  瀏覽…
+	Browse…	瀏覽…
 	{words} words	{words} 個字
 	{selected} of {words} words	{selected}/{words} 個字
 	Direction:	方向：
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panes.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panes.rs
index cd19b5834..70267b9bf 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panes.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panes.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@ fn header(ui: &mut Ui, title: &str) -> bool {
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         ui.label(egui::RichText::new(tl!(title)).font(semibold(15.0)));
         ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
-            if ui.small_button("✕").clicked() {
+            // Drawn, not the "✕" character: the interface fonts have no glyph for it.
+            let t = crate::theme::Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
+            let (r, resp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(egui::vec2(22.0, 22.0), egui::Sense::click());
+            if resp.hovered() {
+                ui.painter().rect_filled(r, 4.0, t.hover);
+            }
+            crate::icons::paint(ui.painter(), egui::Rect::from_center_size(r.center(), egui::vec2(14.0, 14.0)), "close", t.icon, t.accent);
+            if resp.on_hover_text(tl!("Close")).clicked() {
                 close = true;
             }
         });
@@ -216,7 +223,7 @@ fn comments(app: &mut WordApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
         let _ = app.run("view.commentsPane", json!({"value": false}));
         return;
     }
-    if ui.button(tl!("➕ New comment")).clicked() {
+    if crate::widgets::icon_text_button(ui, "newComment", tl!("New Comment"), regular(12.5)).clicked() {
         let _ = app.run("review.newComment", json!({"text": ""}));
     }
     ui.separator();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
index fb3dda442..992f6246f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
@@ -120,21 +120,24 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut WordApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
                     }
                     ui.add_space(6.0);
                     let track = app.session.doc.settings.track_changes;
-                    ui.menu_button(
-                        egui::RichText::new(format!("✎ {} ▾", if track { tl!("Reviewing") } else { tl!("Editing") })).font(regular(12.0)),
-                        |ui| {
-                            if ui.selectable_label(!track, tl!(tl!("Editing — edit the document directly"))).clicked() {
-                                let _ = app.run("review.trackChanges", json!({"value": false}));
-                                ui.close();
-                            }
-                            if ui.selectable_label(track, tl!(tl!("Reviewing — edits become suggestions"))).clicked() {
-                                let _ = app.run("review.trackChanges", json!({"value": true}));
-                                ui.close();
-                            }
-                        },
+                    let mode = crate::widgets::icon_text_button(
+                        ui,
+                        "pencil",
+                        &format!("{} ▾", if track { tl!("Reviewing") } else { tl!("Editing") }),
+                        regular(12.0),
                     );
+                    egui::Popup::menu(&mode).show(|ui| {
+                        if ui.selectable_label(!track, tl!(tl!("Editing — edit the document directly"))).clicked() {
+                            let _ = app.run("review.trackChanges", json!({"value": false}));
+                            ui.close();
+                        }
+                        if ui.selectable_label(track, tl!(tl!("Reviewing — edits become suggestions"))).clicked() {
+                            let _ = app.run("review.trackChanges", json!({"value": true}));
+                            ui.close();
+                        }
+                    });
                     ui.add_space(4.0);
-                    if ui.button(egui::RichText::new(format!("💬 {}", tl!("Comments"))).font(regular(12.0))).clicked() {
+                    if crate::widgets::icon_text_button(ui, "comment", tl!("Comments"), regular(12.0)).clicked() {
                         let _ = app.run("view.commentsPane", json!({}));
                     }
                 });
@@ -366,7 +369,16 @@ fn home(app: &mut WordApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
                     ui.label(egui::RichText::new(tl!("Bullet Library")).small().weak());
                     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
                         for c in ["•", "○", "▪", "◆", "➢", "✓", "–"] {
-                            if ui.button(egui::RichText::new(c).size(16.0)).clicked() {
+                            // The interface fonts have no ➢, so its tile draws the arrowhead.
+                            let label = if c == "➢" { " " } else { c };
+                            let resp = ui.button(egui::RichText::new(label).size(16.0));
+                            if c == "➢" {
+                                let m = resp.rect.center();
+                                let pts = [(-4.0, -5.0), (5.0, 0.0), (-4.0, 5.0), (-1.5, 0.0)].map(|(x, y)| m + vec2(x, y));
+                                ui.painter().add(egui::Shape::convex_polygon(vec![pts[0], pts[1], pts[3]], Tokens::get(ui.ctx()).text, Stroke::NONE));
+                                ui.painter().add(egui::Shape::convex_polygon(vec![pts[3], pts[1], pts[2]], Tokens::get(ui.ctx()).text, Stroke::NONE));
+                            }
+                            if resp.clicked() {
                                 let _ = app.run("para.bullets", json!({"kind": c}));
                                 ui.close();
                             }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
index a30a090f8..68c87314b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
@@ -418,3 +418,53 @@ pub fn apply(ctx: &egui::Context, t: &Tokens) {
 pub fn c32(c: wordcraft_doc::Rgb) -> Color32 {
     Color32::from_rgb(c.0, c.1, c.2)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+
+    /// Symbols written as text in the interface code must exist in the interface fonts (Inter and
+    /// egui's emoji fallbacks); a missing glyph draws as an empty box, as the panes' "✕" close
+    /// button once did. Letters are the catalogs' business (see the i18n font tests).
+    #[test]
+    fn interface_symbols_have_glyphs() {
+        let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+        ctx.set_fonts(super::font_definitions(false, false));
+        ctx.run_ui(egui::RawInput::default(), |_| {}).drop_without_applying_deltas();
+        let dir = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("src");
+        let mut symbols = BTreeSet::new();
+        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&dir).unwrap() {
+            let path = entry.unwrap().path();
+            if path.extension().is_none_or(|e| e != "rs") {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let code = std::fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
+            // Characters inside string literals, line by line (good enough for this code base).
+            for line in code.lines().filter(|l| !l.trim_start().starts_with("//")) {
+                for (i, part) in line.split('"').enumerate() {
+                    if i % 2 == 1 {
+                        symbols.extend(
+                            part.chars()
+                                .filter(|c| !c.is_ascii() && !c.is_alphabetic() && !c.is_whitespace())
+                                .map(|c| (c, path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().to_string())),
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Equation gallery templates are UnicodeMath input (`lim┬(n→∞)`, `≜`) that the math
+        // renderer draws with document fonts, not interface text.
+        // The ➢ bullet is a value for `para.bullets`; its menu tile draws the shape instead.
+        let exempt = |c: char, file: &str| match file {
+            "equation_tab.rs" => matches!(c, '≜' | '┬'),
+            "ribbon.rs" => c == '➢',
+            _ => false,
+        };
+        symbols.retain(|(c, file)| !exempt(*c, file));
+        let font = super::regular(12.5);
+        let missing: Vec<String> = ctx.fonts_mut(|f| {
+            symbols.iter().filter(|(c, _)| !f.has_glyph(&font, *c)).map(|(c, file)| format!("{c} U+{:04X} in {file}", *c as u32)).collect()
+        });
+        assert!(missing.is_empty(), "symbols without a glyph: {missing:#?}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index 558569129..5ae4fc3b5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -390,6 +390,28 @@ pub fn combo_list(ui: &mut Ui, width: f32, current: &str, items: &[String], prev
     out
 }
 
+/// A text button with a drawn icon in front. Symbols such as ✎ or 💬 aren't in the interface
+/// fonts and would draw as empty boxes, so icons are painted (`icons.rs`) rather than typed.
+pub fn icon_text_button(ui: &mut Ui, icon: &str, text: &str, font: egui::FontId) -> Response {
+    let t = Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
+    let galley = ui.painter().layout_no_wrap(text.to_string(), font, t.text);
+    let pad = ui.spacing().button_padding;
+    let icon_w = 16.0;
+    let size = vec2(pad.x + icon_w + 4.0 + galley.size().x + pad.x, galley.size().y.max(icon_w) + 2.0 * pad.y);
+    let (r, resp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(size, Sense::click());
+    let v = ui.style().interact(&resp);
+    ui.painter().rect(r, v.corner_radius, v.weak_bg_fill, v.bg_stroke, egui::StrokeKind::Inside);
+    icons::paint(
+        ui.painter(),
+        Rect::from_center_size(pos2(r.min.x + pad.x + icon_w / 2.0, r.center().y), vec2(icon_w, icon_w)),
+        icon,
+        t.icon,
+        t.accent,
+    );
+    ui.painter().galley(pos2(r.min.x + pad.x + icon_w + 4.0, r.center().y - galley.size().y / 2.0), galley, t.text);
+    resp
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;