diff --git a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
index f1a6f80c8..c03746a48 100644
--- a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
+++ b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ pub fn add(
         const nf_symbols = b.dependency("nerd_fonts_symbols_only", .{});
         step.root_module.addAnonymousImport(
             "nerd_fonts_symbols_only",
-            .{ .root_source_file = nf_symbols.path("SymbolsNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf") },
+            .{ .root_source_file = nf_symbols.path("SymbolsNerdFont-Regular.ttf") },
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig b/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
index 14b0c6f68..5f388e09d 100644
--- a/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
+++ b/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
@@ -299,14 +299,17 @@ fn collection(
     );
 
     // Nerd-font symbols fallback.
+    // For proper icon scaling, this should be loaded at the same point
+    // size as the primary font and not undergo size normalization,
+    // hence we use the em size as scale reference.
     _ = try c.add(
         self.alloc,
         .regular,
-        .init(.{ .fallback_loaded = try Face.init(
+        .initWithScaleReference(.{ .fallback_loaded = try .init(
             self.font_lib,
             font.embedded.symbols_nerd_font,
             load_options.faceOptions(),
-        ) }),
+        ) }, .em_size),
     );
 
     // On macOS, always search for and add the Apple Emoji font
diff --git a/src/font/face.zig b/src/font/face.zig
index fc5118c3d..cf2ed7218 100644
--- a/src/font/face.zig
+++ b/src/font/face.zig
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ pub const RenderOptions = struct {
         ) GlyphSize {
             var g = glyph;
 
-            var available_width: f64 = @floatFromInt(
+            const available_width: f64 = @floatFromInt(
                 metrics.cell_width * @min(
                     self.max_constraint_width,
                     constraint_width,
@@ -233,22 +233,6 @@ pub const RenderOptions = struct {
                 .icon => metrics.icon_height,
             });
 
-            // We make the opinionated choice here to reduce the width
-            // of icon-height symbols by the same amount horizontally,
-            // since otherwise wide aspect ratio icons like folders end
-            // up far too wide.
-            //
-            // But we *only* do this if the constraint width is 2, since
-            // otherwise it would make them way too small when sized for
-            // a single cell.
-            const is_icon_width = self.height == .icon and @min(self.max_constraint_width, constraint_width) > 1;
-            const orig_avail_width = available_width;
-            if (is_icon_width) {
-                const cell_height: f64 = @floatFromInt(metrics.cell_height);
-                const ratio = available_height / cell_height;
-                available_width *= ratio;
-            }
-
             const w = available_width -
                 self.pad_left * available_width -
                 self.pad_right * available_width;
@@ -372,11 +356,6 @@ pub const RenderOptions = struct {
                 .center => g.y = (h - g.height) / 2,
             }
 
-            // Add offset for icon width restriction, to keep it centered.
-            if (is_icon_width) {
-                g.x += (orig_avail_width - available_width) / 2;
-            }
-
             // Re-add our padding before returning.
             g.x += self.pad_left * available_width;
             g.y += self.pad_bottom * available_height;