diff --git a/_templates/layout.html b/_templates/layout.html
index 2656622c7fef64f08aa5dc4239cbce64d4525b40..daf9768c6916b0602b73997df61af34e28924090 100644
--- a/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/_templates/layout.html
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
             primarySidebar,
             'primary',
             'sidebar-toggle-btn',
-            '<strong>&lt;</strong>',
-            '<strong>&gt;</strong>',
+            '<i class="fa-solid fa-caret-left"></i>',
+            '<i class="fa-solid fa-caret-right"></i>',
             'after'
         );
     }
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
             secondarySidebar,
             'secondary',
             'sidebar-toggle-btn',
-            '<strong>&gt;</strong>',
-            '<strong>&lt;</strong>',
+            '<i class="fa-solid fa-caret-left"></i>',
+            '<i class="fa-solid fa-caret-right"></i>',
             'before'
         );
     }