     :defer t
     :config (spacemacs|diminish whitespace-mode " Ⓦ" " W")))
 
+(defun spacemacs/init-window-numbering ()
+  (use-package window-numbering
+    ;; not deferred on puprose
+    :init
+    (progn
+      (when (configuration-layer/layer-declaredp 'powerline)
+        (defun window-numbering-install-mode-line (&optional position)
+          "Do nothing, the display is handled by the powerline."))
+      (evil-leader/set-key
+        "0" 'select-window-0
+        "1" 'select-window-1
+        "2" 'select-window-2
+        "3" 'select-window-3
+        "4" 'select-window-4
+        "5" 'select-window-5
+        "6" 'select-window-6
+        "7" 'select-window-7
+        "8" 'select-window-8
+        "9" 'select-window-9)
+      (window-numbering-mode 1))
+
+    (defun spacemacs/window-number ()
+      "Return the number of the window."
+      (let ((num (window-numbering-get-number-string)))
+        (cond
+         ((not dotspacemacs-mode-line-unicode-symbols) (concat " " num " "))
+         ((equal num "1")  " ➊ ")
+         ((equal num "2")  " ➋ ")
+         ((equal num "3")  " ➌ ")
+         ((equal num "4")  " ➍ ")
+         ((equal num "5")  " ➎ ")
+         ((equal num "6")  " ❻ ")
+         ((equal num "7")  " ➐ ")
+         ((equal num "8")  " ➑ ")
+         ((equal num "9")  " ➒ ")
+         ((equal num "0")  " ➓ ")
+         (t (concat " " num " ")))))))
+
 (defun spacemacs/init-yasnippet ()
   (use-package yasnippet
     :commands yas-global-mode

                                 (or flycheck-current-errors
                                     (eq 'running flycheck-last-status-change))))
                 (vc-face (if (or flycheckp spacemacs-mode-line-minor-modesp)
                               face1 line-face))
                 (separator-left (intern (format "powerline-%s-%s"
                                                 powerline-default-separator
                                                 (car powerline-default-separator-dir))))

                                                  powerline-default-separator
                                                  (cdr powerline-default-separator-dir))))
                 (lhs (append
                       ;; window number
                       (if window-numberingp
                           (list (powerline-raw (spacemacs/window-number) state-face))
                         (list (powerline-raw (evil-state-property evil-state :tag t) state-face)))
                       (if (and active anzu--state)
                           (list
                            (funcall separator-right state-face face1)
