diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/NoteEditor.java b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/NoteEditor.java
index bb7e6558e593..0076023c3927 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/NoteEditor.java
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/NoteEditor.java
@@ -1913,8 +1913,7 @@ private void updateToolbar() {
 
             // 0th button shows as '1' and is Ctrl + 1
             int visualIndex = b.getIndex() + 1;
-            String text = Integer.toString(visualIndex);
-            Drawable bmp = mToolbar.createDrawableForString(text);
+            Drawable bmp = mToolbar.createDrawableForString(b.getIcon());
 
             View v = mToolbar.insertItem(0, bmp, b.toFormatter());
 
@@ -1946,14 +1945,14 @@ private void saveToolbarButtons(ArrayList<CustomToolbarButton> buttons) {
                 .apply();
     }
 
-    private void addToolbarButton(String prefix, String suffix) {
-        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(prefix) && TextUtils.isEmpty(suffix)) {
+    private void addToolbarButton(String icon, String prefix, String suffix) {
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(icon) && TextUtils.isEmpty(prefix) && TextUtils.isEmpty(suffix)) {
             return;
         }
 
         ArrayList<CustomToolbarButton> toolbarButtons = getToolbarButtons();
 
-        toolbarButtons.add(new CustomToolbarButton(toolbarButtons.size(), prefix, suffix));
+        toolbarButtons.add(new CustomToolbarButton(toolbarButtons.size(), icon, prefix, suffix));
         saveToolbarButtons(toolbarButtons);
 
         updateToolbar();
@@ -1988,10 +1987,11 @@ private void displayAddToolbarDialog() {
                 .onNeutral((m, v) -> openUrl(Uri.parse(getString(R.string.link_manual_note_format_toolbar))))
                 .onPositive((m, v) -> {
                     View view = m.getView();
+                    EditText etIcon =  view.findViewById(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_item_icon);
                     EditText et =  view.findViewById(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_before);
                     EditText et2 = view.findViewById(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_after);
 
-                    addToolbarButton(et.getText().toString(), et2.getText().toString());
+                    addToolbarButton(etIcon.getText().toString(), et.getText().toString(), et2.getText().toString());
                 })
                 .show();
     }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/noteeditor/CustomToolbarButton.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/noteeditor/CustomToolbarButton.kt
index 7b1fb061cdf3..876d7e67eb90 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/noteeditor/CustomToolbarButton.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/noteeditor/CustomToolbarButton.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import com.ichi2.utils.HashUtil.HashSetInit
 import timber.log.Timber
 import java.util.*
 
-class CustomToolbarButton(var index: Int, private val prefix: String, private val suffix: String) {
+class CustomToolbarButton(var index: Int, var icon: String, private val prefix: String, private val suffix: String) {
     fun toFormatter(): Toolbar.TextFormatter {
         return TextWrapper(prefix, suffix)
     }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class CustomToolbarButton(var index: Int, private val prefix: String, private va
                 return null
             }
             val fields = s.split(Consts.FIELD_SEPARATOR.toRegex(), KEEP_EMPTY_ENTRIES.coerceAtLeast(0)).toTypedArray()
-            if (fields.size != 3) {
+            if (fields.size != 4) {
                 return null
             }
             val index: Int = try {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class CustomToolbarButton(var index: Int, private val prefix: String, private va
                 Timber.w(e)
                 return null
             }
-            return CustomToolbarButton(index, fields[1], fields[2])
+            return CustomToolbarButton(index, fields[1], fields[2], fields[3])
         }
 
         @JvmStatic
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class CustomToolbarButton(var index: Int, private val prefix: String, private va
         fun toStringSet(buttons: ArrayList<CustomToolbarButton>): Set<String> {
             val ret = HashSetInit<String>(buttons.size)
             for (b in buttons) {
-                val values = arrayOf(b.index.toString(), b.prefix, b.suffix)
+                val values = arrayOf(b.index.toString(), b.icon, b.prefix, b.suffix)
                 for (i in values.indices) {
                     values[i] = values[i].replace(Consts.FIELD_SEPARATOR, "")
                 }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/layout/note_editor_toolbar_add_custom_item.xml b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/layout/note_editor_toolbar_add_custom_item.xml
index f4ae5b76acde..61d46b87adcd 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/layout/note_editor_toolbar_add_custom_item.xml
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/layout/note_editor_toolbar_add_custom_item.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@
         android:text="@string/toolbar_item_explain_remove"
         android:paddingBottom="15dp"/>
 
+    <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
+
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:hint="@string/note_editor_toolbar_icon">
+
+        <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
+            android:id="@+id/note_editor_toolbar_item_icon"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_margin="@dimen/content_vertical_padding"/>
+    </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
+
+
     <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
 
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/02-strings.xml b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/02-strings.xml
index f43319129df3..18ba1f9d5d6a 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/02-strings.xml
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/02-strings.xml
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@
     <string name="insert_mathjax">Insert MathJax Equation</string>
     <string name="insert_cloze">Insert Cloze Deletion</string>
 
+    <string name="note_editor_toolbar_icon">Character As Icon</string>
     <string name="before_text">HTML Before Selection</string>
     <string name="after_text">HTML After Selection</string>
     <string name="add_toolbar_item">Create Toolbar Item</string>