diff --git a/public/img/svg/gitea-empty-checkbox.svg b/public/img/svg/gitea-empty-checkbox.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc4083e255d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/img/svg/gitea-empty-checkbox.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="svg gitea-empty-checkbox" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M2.75 1h10.5c.966 0 1.75.784 1.75 1.75v10.5A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 13.25 15H2.75A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 1 13.25V2.75C1 1.784 1.784 1 2.75 1ZM2.5 2.75v10.5c0 .138.112.25.25.25h10.5a.25.25 0 0 0 .25-.25V2.75a.25.25 0 0 0-.25-.25H2.75a.25.25 0 0 0-.25.25Z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js b/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
index 9995033e8978..42c10e664eaa 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {handleGlobalEnterQuickSubmit} from './QuickSubmit.js';
 import {emojiString} from '../emoji.js';
 import {renderPreviewPanelContent} from '../repo-editor.js';
 import {matchEmoji, matchMention} from '../../utils/match.js';
+import {svg} from '../../svg.js';
 
 let elementIdCounter = 0;
 
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ class ComboMarkdownEditor {
           cm.replaceSelection(`\n- [ ] ${cm.getSelection()}`);
           cm.focus();
         },
-        className: 'fa fa-square-o',
+        icon: svg('gitea-empty-checkbox'),
         title: 'Add Checkbox (empty)',
       },
       'gitea-checkbox-checked': {
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ class ComboMarkdownEditor {
           cm.replaceSelection(`\n- [x] ${cm.getSelection()}`);
           cm.focus();
         },
-        className: 'fa fa-check-square-o',
+        icon: svg('octicon-checkbox'),
         title: 'Add Checkbox (checked)',
       },
       'gitea-switch-to-textarea': {
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ class ComboMarkdownEditor {
           this.userPreferredEditor = 'textarea';
           this.switchToTextarea();
         },
-        className: 'fa fa-file',
+        icon: svg('octicon-file'),
         title: 'Revert to simple textarea',
       },
       'gitea-code-inline': {
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ class ComboMarkdownEditor {
           }
           cm.focus();
         },
-        className: 'fa fa-angle-right',
+        icon: svg('octicon-chevron-right'),
         title: 'Add Inline Code',
       }
     };
diff --git a/web_src/js/svg.js b/web_src/js/svg.js
index 94f858d7d73d..821ed9fd4325 100644
--- a/web_src/js/svg.js
+++ b/web_src/js/svg.js
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ import octiconOrganization from '../../public/img/svg/octicon-organization.svg';
 import octiconTag from '../../public/img/svg/octicon-tag.svg';
 import octiconGitBranch from '../../public/img/svg/octicon-git-branch.svg';
 import octiconRss from '../../public/img/svg/octicon-rss.svg';
+import octiconCheckbox from '../../public/img/svg/octicon-checkbox.svg';
+import giteaEmptyCheckbox from '../../public/img/svg/gitea-empty-checkbox.svg';
 
 const svgs = {
+  'octicon-archive': octiconArchive,
   'octicon-blocked': octiconBlocked,
+  'octicon-checkbox': octiconCheckbox,
   'octicon-check-circle-fill': octiconCheckCircleFill,
   'octicon-chevron-down': octiconChevronDown,
+  'octicon-chevron-left': octiconChevronLeft,
   'octicon-chevron-right': octiconChevronRight,
   'octicon-clock': octiconClock,
   'octicon-copy': octiconCopy,
@@ -56,8 +61,13 @@ const svgs = {
   'octicon-diff-modified': octiconDiffModified,
   'octicon-diff-removed': octiconDiffRemoved,
   'octicon-diff-renamed': octiconDiffRenamed,
+  'gitea-double-chevron-left': giteaDoubleChevronLeft,
+  'gitea-double-chevron-right': giteaDoubleChevronRight,
+  'gitea-empty-checkbox': giteaEmptyCheckbox,
   'octicon-file': octiconFile,
   'octicon-file-directory-fill': octiconFileDirectoryFill,
+  'octicon-filter': octiconFilter,
+  'octicon-git-branch': octiconGitBranch,
   'octicon-git-merge': octiconGitMerge,
   'octicon-git-pull-request': octiconGitPullRequest,
   'octicon-issue-closed': octiconIssueClosed,
@@ -68,29 +78,23 @@ const svgs = {
   'octicon-meter': octiconMeter,
   'octicon-milestone': octiconMilestone,
   'octicon-mirror': octiconMirror,
+  'octicon-organization': octiconOrganization,
+  'octicon-plus': octiconPlus,
   'octicon-project': octiconProject,
   'octicon-repo': octiconRepo,
   'octicon-repo-forked': octiconRepoForked,
   'octicon-repo-template': octiconRepoTemplate,
+  'octicon-rss': octiconRss,
+  'octicon-search': octiconSearch,
   'octicon-sidebar-collapse': octiconSidebarCollapse,
   'octicon-sidebar-expand': octiconSidebarExpand,
   'octicon-skip': octiconSkip,
+  'octicon-star': octiconStar,
   'octicon-sync': octiconSync,
+  'octicon-tag': octiconTag,
   'octicon-triangle-down': octiconTriangleDown,
   'octicon-x': octiconX,
-  'octicon-x-circle-fill': octiconXCircleFill,
-  'octicon-filter': octiconFilter,
-  'octicon-plus': octiconPlus,
-  'octicon-search': octiconSearch,
-  'octicon-archive': octiconArchive,
-  'octicon-star': octiconStar,
-  'gitea-double-chevron-left': giteaDoubleChevronLeft,
-  'gitea-double-chevron-right': giteaDoubleChevronRight,
-  'octicon-chevron-left': octiconChevronLeft,
-  'octicon-organization': octiconOrganization,
-  'octicon-tag': octiconTag,
-  'octicon-git-branch': octiconGitBranch,
-  'octicon-rss': octiconRss,
+  'octicon-x-circle-fill': octiconXCircleFill
 };
 
 // TODO: use a more general approach to access SVG icons.
diff --git a/web_src/svg/gitea-empty-checkbox.svg b/web_src/svg/gitea-empty-checkbox.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f0ef20a3b24c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_src/svg/gitea-empty-checkbox.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M2.75 1h10.5c.966 0 1.75.784 1.75 1.75v10.5A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 13.25 15H2.75A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 1 13.25V2.75C1 1.784 1.784 1 2.75 1ZM2.5 2.75v10.5c0 .138.112.25.25.25h10.5a.25.25 0 0 0 .25-.25V2.75a.25.25 0 0 0-.25-.25H2.75a.25.25 0 0 0-.25.25Z"/></svg>
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