   (spacemacs/load-or-install-package 'evil-leader t)
   ;; check for new version
   (if dotspacemacs-mode-line-unicode-symbols
-      (setq-default spacemacs-version-check-lighter "[⬆]"))
+      (setq-default spacemacs-version-check-lighter "[⇪]"))
   (spacemacs/set-new-version-lighter-mode-line-faces)
   ;; motion state since this is a special mode
   (add-to-list 'evil-motion-state-modes 'spacemacs-mode))

                                 spacemacs-checkversion-remote
                                 spacemacs-checkversion-branch))
   (lambda (result)
     (message "result: %s" result)
     (when result
       (unless (or (version< result spacemacs-version)
                   (string= result spacemacs-version)

                             '(#x24b6 . #x24fe) fallback-font nil 'append)
           ;; mode-line additional characters (i.e. golden ratio)
           (set-fontset-font "fontset-default"
                             '(#x2295 . #x22a1) fallback-font nil 'append)
           ;; new version lighter
           (set-fontset-font "fontset-default"
                             '(#x2190 . #x21ea) fallback-font nil 'append)))
        (other (spacemacs/set-font font 10)))))
  
  ;; banner
