diff --git a/templates/repo/header.tmpl b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
index 76102529dfe..713968dc218 100644
--- a/templates/repo/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 						{{$.CsrfTokenHtml}}
 						<div class="ui labeled button" tabindex="0">
 							<button type="submit" class="ui compact basic button">
-								<i class="icon fa-eye{{if not $.IsWatchingRepo}}-slash{{end}}"></i>{{if $.IsWatchingRepo}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.unwatch"}}{{else}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.watch"}}{{end}}
+								{{if $.IsWatchingRepo}}{{svg "octicon-eye-closed" 16}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.unwatch"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-eye" 16}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.watch"}}{{end}}
 							</button>
 							<a class="ui basic label" href="{{.Link}}/watchers">
 								{{.NumWatches}}
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 						{{$.CsrfTokenHtml}}
 						<div class="ui labeled button" tabindex="0">
 							<button type="submit" class="ui compact basic button">
-								<i class="icon star{{if not $.IsStaringRepo}} outline{{end}}"></i>{{if $.IsStaringRepo}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.unstar"}}{{else}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.star"}}{{end}}
+								<!-- TODO use star-filled once octicons v2 are in place */ -->
+								{{if $.IsStaringRepo}}{{svg "octicon-star" 16}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.unstar"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-star" 16}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.star"}}{{end}}
 							</button>
 							<a class="ui basic label" href="{{.Link}}/stars">
 								{{.NumStars}}
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
 					{{if and (not .IsEmpty) ($.Permission.CanRead $.UnitTypeCode)}}
 						<div class="ui labeled button {{if and ($.IsSigned) (not $.CanSignedUserFork)}}disabled-repo-button{{end}}" tabindex="0">
 							<a class="ui compact basic button {{if or (not $.IsSigned) (not $.CanSignedUserFork)}}poping up{{end}}" {{if $.CanSignedUserFork}}href="{{AppSubUrl}}/repo/fork/{{.ID}}"{{else if $.IsSigned}} data-content="{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.fork_from_self"}}" {{ else }} data-content="{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.fork_guest_user" }}" rel="nofollow" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/login?redirect_to={{AppSubUrl}}/repo/fork/{{.ID}}" {{end}} data-position="top center" data-variation="tiny">
-								{{svg "octicon-repo-forked" 15}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.fork"}}
+								{{svg "octicon-repo-forked" 16}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.fork"}}
 							</a>
 							<a class="ui basic label" href="{{.Link}}/forks">
 								{{.NumForks}}
diff --git a/web_src/less/_repository.less b/web_src/less/_repository.less
index 795deeb49ca..76e6729c35c 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_repository.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_repository.less
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
             white-space: nowrap;
         }
 
-        .svg.octicon-repo-forked {
-            margin-top: -1px;
+        .repo-buttons .svg {
+            margin: 0 .42857143em 0 -.21428571em;
         }
 
         .button {