diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index cd7520b..8ddae70 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ footer_text: >
 keywords: machine learning, power systems, reinforcement learning
 
 lang: en # the language of your site (for example: en, fr, cn, ru, etc.)
-icon: 🔥 # the emoji used as the favicon (alternatively, provide image name in /assets/img/)
+icon: 🌎 # the emoji used as the favicon (alternatively, provide image name in /assets/img/)
 
 url: https://haynesstephenss.github.io/ # the base hostname & protocol for your site
 baseurl:  # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/