diff --git a/.config/sway/config b/.config/sway/config
index 705dbbf..8c2e7ba 100644
--- a/.config/sway/config
+++ b/.config/sway/config
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ input * xkb_layout "gb"
 #input * xkb_layout "de"
 #input * xkb_layout "nl"
 
+# apply gtk theming
+exec_always ~/.config/sway/scripts/import-gsettings
+
 #Default Terminal Emulator
 set $term alacritty
 
diff --git a/.config/sway/scripts/import-gsettings b/.config/sway/scripts/import-gsettings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1257df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/sway/scripts/import-gsettings
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# usage: import-gsettings
+config="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/gtk-3.0/settings.ini"
+if [ ! -f "$config" ]; then exit 1; fi
+
+gnome_schema="org.gnome.desktop.interface"
+gtk_theme="$(grep 'gtk-theme-name' "$config" | cut -d'=' -f2)"
+icon_theme="$(grep 'gtk-icon-theme-name' "$config" | cut -d'=' -f2)"
+cursor_theme="$(grep 'gtk-cursor-theme-name' "$config" | cut -d'=' -f2)"
+font_name="$(grep 'gtk-font-name' "$config" | cut -d'=' -f2)"
+gsettings set "$gnome_schema" gtk-theme "$gtk_theme"
+gsettings set "$gnome_schema" icon-theme "$icon_theme"
+gsettings set "$gnome_schema" cursor-theme "$cursor_theme"
+gsettings set "$gnome_schema" font-name "$font_name"
diff --git a/.config/waybar/config b/.config/waybar/config
index ff70bd1..121ad1b 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/.config/waybar/config
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         "disable-scroll": true,
         "format": "{icon} {name}",
         "format-icons": {
-            "1:www": "龜", // Icon: firefox-browser
+            "1:www": "", // Icon: firefox-browser
             "2:mail": "", // Icon: mail
             "3:editor": "", // Icon: code
             "4:terminals": "", // Icon: terminal
@@ -203,22 +203,22 @@
     "tooltip": false
    },
    "custom/firefox": {
-    "format": "browser ",
+    "format": " Firefox",
     "on-click": "exec firefox",
     "tooltip": false
   },
   "custom/terminal": {
-    "format": "terminal ",
+    "format": " Terminal",
     "on-click": "exec alacritty",
     "tooltip": false
   },
   "custom/files": {
-    "format": "files ",
+    "format": " Files",
     "on-click": "thunar",
     "tooltip": false
   },
   "custom/seperator": {
-    "format": "|",
+    "format": "  ",
     
   },
  "custom/launcher": {