diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..389e635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "icons/feather"]
+	path = icons/feather
+	url = https://github.com/feathericons/feather/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff72380..cbb4758 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ BASE_URL_WWW ?= https://monotremata.xyz
 BASE_URL_ONION ?= http://zswm576cm7wgmgcwluy4l4ixkfasj25taqbn2r5pnrrj552l263ff2qd.onion
 
 SASS_FILES=$(shell find sass -name \*.scss)
-ICON_FILES=$(shell find icons -name \*.svg)
+FEATHER_ICONS=$(shell find icons/feather/icons -name \*.svg)
 PAGES=$(shell find pages -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d -printf "%f\n")
 ASSETS=$(shell find assets -mindepth 1)
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ define tidy_html
 	tidy --show-info no -output $@ $<
 endef
 
-page_deps = pages/%/*.j2 config.yaml header.j2 footer.j2 style.css $(ICON_FILES)
+page_deps = pages/%/*.j2 config.yaml header.j2 footer.j2 style.css $(FEATHER_ICONS)
 
 untidy_www_%.html: $(page_deps)
 	$(call build_html,$(BASE_URL_WWW))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 710b58f..cec51f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ My site is simple enough that using a proper static site generator would have
 been overkill, but I still wanted something easier to maintain than directly
 writing HTML by hand. So a templating system like Jinja2 is a nice compromise.
 
+## Icons
+
+I'm using the [feather icons](https://feathericons.com/) for the website
+navigation bar. The repo with the icons is cloned as sub-module and the needed
+SVGs are embedded into the HTML when the website is built.
+
 ## Build dependencies
 
 There's a zero chance than anyone other than me would want to build this, and
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index eb8e381..9b96606 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ nav:
     - name: buy me a coffee
       icon: coffee
       endpoint: donate
+
+icon_path: icons/feather/icons
diff --git a/header.j2 b/header.j2
index 105faa0..90d98bb 100644
--- a/header.j2
+++ b/header.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             class="nav-link"
             href="{% if x.url is defined %}{{ x.url }}{% else %}{{ "BASE_URL" | env }}/{{ x.endpoint }}{% endif %}"
         >
-            {% include "icons/" + x.icon + ".svg" %}{{ x.name }}
+            {% include  icon_path + "/" + x.icon + ".svg" %}{{ x.name }}
         </a>
     {% endfor %}
 </nav>
diff --git a/icons/code.svg b/icons/code.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index c4954b5..0000000
--- a/icons/code.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-code"><polyline points="16 18 22 12 16 6"></polyline><polyline points="8 6 2 12 8 18"></polyline></svg>
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diff --git a/icons/coffee.svg b/icons/coffee.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 32905e5..0000000
--- a/icons/coffee.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-coffee"><path d="M18 8h1a4 4 0 0 1 0 8h-1"></path><path d="M2 8h16v9a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H6a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V8z"></path><line x1="6" y1="1" x2="6" y2="4"></line><line x1="10" y1="1" x2="10" y2="4"></line><line x1="14" y1="1" x2="14" y2="4"></line></svg>
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diff --git a/icons/dollar-sign.svg b/icons/dollar-sign.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a124d2..0000000
--- a/icons/dollar-sign.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-dollar-sign"><line x1="12" y1="1" x2="12" y2="23"></line><path d="M17 5H9.5a3.5 3.5 0 0 0 0 7h5a3.5 3.5 0 0 1 0 7H6"></path></svg>
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diff --git a/icons/feather b/icons/feather
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..f81cd40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/feather
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit f81cd40fdcdd5e94f3f97eb670a5058e3aac528d
diff --git a/icons/file-text.svg b/icons/file-text.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4197ddd..0000000
--- a/icons/file-text.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-file-text"><path d="M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z"></path><polyline points="14 2 14 8 20 8"></polyline><line x1="16" y1="13" x2="8" y2="13"></line><line x1="16" y1="17" x2="8" y2="17"></line><polyline points="10 9 9 9 8 9"></polyline></svg>
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diff --git a/icons/info.svg b/icons/info.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index a09fa5f..0000000
--- a/icons/info.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-info"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle><line x1="12" y1="16" x2="12" y2="12"></line><line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12.01" y2="8"></line></svg>
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diff --git a/icons/mail.svg b/icons/mail.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2af169e..0000000
--- a/icons/mail.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-mail"><path d="M4 4h16c1.1 0 2 .9 2 2v12c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2H4c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2V6c0-1.1.9-2 2-2z"></path><polyline points="22,6 12,13 2,6"></polyline></svg>
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