diff --git a/apps/common-app/package.json b/apps/common-app/package.json
index 1837a0f0a83..b319fcb2d2a 100644
--- a/apps/common-app/package.json
+++ b/apps/common-app/package.json
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
     "format": "prettier --write --list-different ."
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "*",
-    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "*",
-    "@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome": "*",
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "*",
     "@react-native-community/slider": "*",
     "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": "*",
@@ -34,9 +31,6 @@
     "react-strict-dom": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "^6.4.0",
-    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^6.4.0",
-    "@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome": "^0.3.0",
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.22.3",
     "@react-native-community/slider": "^4.5.0",
     "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": "^0.3.1",
diff --git a/apps/common-app/src/examples/AnimatedTabBarExample.tsx b/apps/common-app/src/examples/AnimatedTabBarExample.tsx
index 0b2ee0d74fb..905c718db91 100644
--- a/apps/common-app/src/examples/AnimatedTabBarExample.tsx
+++ b/apps/common-app/src/examples/AnimatedTabBarExample.tsx
@@ -9,45 +9,37 @@ import Animated, {
   withTiming,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import {
+  Text,
   View,
   Dimensions,
   StyleSheet,
   TouchableWithoutFeedback,
 } from 'react-native';
-import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome';
-import {
-  faCoffee,
-  faTrash,
-  faUser,
-  faList,
-  faReply,
-} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import Svg, { Path } from 'react-native-svg';
 import * as shape from 'd3-shape';
-import type { IconProp } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 
 const { width, height } = Dimensions.get('window');
 
 const tabs = [
   {
     name: 'coffee',
-    item: faCoffee,
+    item: '☕️',
   },
   {
     name: 'list',
-    item: faList,
+    item: '📝',
   },
   {
     name: 'reply',
-    item: faReply,
+    item: '🔁',
   },
   {
     name: 'trash',
-    item: faTrash,
+    item: '🗑',
   },
   {
     name: 'user',
-    item: faUser,
+    item: '👤',
   },
 ];
 
@@ -101,10 +93,13 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     alignItems: 'center',
     zIndex: 5,
   },
+  emoji: {
+    fontSize: 25,
+  },
 });
 
 type ButtonProps = {
-  item: IconProp;
+  item: string;
   index: number;
   activeIndex: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
   width: number;
@@ -141,7 +136,7 @@ function Button({
     <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={() => (activeIndex.value = index)}>
       <View style={styles.tab}>
         <Animated.View style={staticIconStyle}>
-          <FontAwesomeIcon icon={item} color="black" size={25} />
+          <Text style={styles.emoji}>{item}</Text>
         </Animated.View>
       </View>
     </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
@@ -149,7 +144,7 @@ function Button({
 }
 
 type ActiveIconProps = {
-  item: IconProp;
+  item: string;
   index: number;
   activeIndex: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
   width: number;
@@ -170,7 +165,7 @@ function ActiveIcon({ item, index, activeIndex }: ActiveIconProps) {
   return (
     <Animated.View style={[styles.circleIcon, circleIconStyle]}>
       <View style={styles.activeIcon}>
-        <FontAwesomeIcon icon={item} color="black" size={25} />
+        <Text style={styles.emoji}>{item}</Text>
       </View>
     </Animated.View>
   );
diff --git a/apps/common-app/src/examples/LayoutAnimations/HabitsExample.tsx b/apps/common-app/src/examples/LayoutAnimations/HabitsExample.tsx
index 5ffd72e2a58..c24463fdeba 100644
--- a/apps/common-app/src/examples/LayoutAnimations/HabitsExample.tsx
+++ b/apps/common-app/src/examples/LayoutAnimations/HabitsExample.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import Animated, {
   BounceIn,
   FadeOut,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated';
-import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome';
-import { faCheck, faClose } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 
 const data = [
   { label: 'Water plants', icon: '🌿', isDone: true },
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ function Summary({ onPress }: SummaryProps) {
         Great job!
       </Animated.Text>
       <Animated.View entering={BounceIn} style={styles.checkmark}>
-        <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCheck} size={64} color="white" />
+        <Text style={styles.summaryIcon}>{'✅'}</Text>
       </Animated.View>
       <Animated.Text style={styles.label}>
         {data.filter((item) => item.isDone).length} out of {data.length} habits
@@ -115,11 +113,7 @@ function ListItem({ label, icon, isDone, index }: ListItemProps) {
         {label}
       </Animated.Text>
       <Animated.View entering={FadeInLeft.delay(400 * index)}>
-        <FontAwesomeIcon
-          icon={isDone ? faCheck : faClose}
-          size={32}
-          color="white"
-        />
+        <Text>{isDone ? '✅' : '❌'}</Text>
       </Animated.View>
     </Animated.View>
   );
@@ -220,4 +214,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     color: 'white',
     fontWeight: 'bold',
   },
+  summaryIcon: {
+    fontSize: 64,
+  },
 });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6a82a08cf11..3cd0728fee7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4204,45 +4204,6 @@ __metadata:
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-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core@npm:^6.4.0":
-  version: 6.5.2
-  resolution: "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core@npm:6.5.2"
-  dependencies:
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-  languageName: node
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-  resolution: "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons@npm:6.5.2"
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-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome@npm:^0.3.0":
-  version: 0.3.0
-  resolution: "@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome@npm:0.3.0"
-  dependencies:
-    humps: "npm:^2.0.1"
-    prop-types: "npm:^15.7.2"
-  peerDependencies:
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": ~1 || ~6
-    react-native: ">= 0.67"
-    react-native-svg: ">= 11.x"
-  checksum: 10/c538b9f36b1fa5c079be3aa597984c9c36833b513d70b0364b4c7abf30edba0952baafee25db78e35f8af51fbb39573fa2f0792ff9cf959fb3245e49babb752f
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   resolution: "@gar/promisify@npm:1.1.3"
@@ -8870,9 +8831,6 @@ __metadata:
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   resolution: "common-app@workspace:apps/common-app"
   dependencies:
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "npm:^6.4.0"
-    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "npm:^6.4.0"
-    "@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome": "npm:^0.3.0"
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "npm:^1.22.3"
     "@react-native-community/slider": "npm:^4.5.0"
     "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": "npm:^0.3.1"
@@ -8900,9 +8858,6 @@ __metadata:
     react-strict-dom: "npm:^0.0.17"
     typescript: "npm:~5.3.0"
   peerDependencies:
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "*"
-    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "*"
-    "@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome": "*"
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "*"
     "@react-native-community/slider": "*"
     "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": "*"
@@ -12597,13 +12552,6 @@ __metadata:
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-  resolution: "humps@npm:2.0.1"
-  checksum: 10/16e63cba9659c54cdc5d55bc5f50033939e959cfb6a65d2e9aa36a7ac882e70c66fdb5b0cb28fb81a204681a28cc1051eecbed7b70d4ede2435ab13ebaa8ac2d
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "husky@npm:^9.0.11":
   version: 9.0.11
   resolution: "husky@npm:9.0.11"