diff --git a/src/lib/client/stores/navIcons.ts b/src/lib/client/stores/navIcons.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d6f3fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/client/stores/navIcons.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * Navigation icon style store (emoji vs lucide icons)
+ */
+
+import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+import { browser } from '$app/environment';
+
+export type NavIconStyle = 'emoji' | 'lucide';
+
+function createNavIconStore() {
+	let initialStyle: NavIconStyle = 'lucide';
+	if (browser) {
+		const stored = localStorage.getItem('navIconStyle') as NavIconStyle | null;
+		if (stored && (stored === 'emoji' || stored === 'lucide')) {
+			initialStyle = stored;
+		}
+	}
+
+	const { subscribe, set } = writable<NavIconStyle>(initialStyle);
+
+	function setStyle(style: NavIconStyle) {
+		set(style);
+		if (browser) {
+			localStorage.setItem('navIconStyle', style);
+		}
+	}
+
+	function toggle() {
+		if (browser) {
+			const current = localStorage.getItem('navIconStyle') as NavIconStyle | null;
+			const newStyle = current === 'emoji' ? 'lucide' : 'emoji';
+			setStyle(newStyle);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return {
+		subscribe,
+		setStyle,
+		toggle
+	};
+}
+
+export const navIconStore = createNavIconStore();
diff --git a/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/group.svelte b/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/group.svelte
index cf801a5..e4552f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/group.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/group.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import GroupHeader from './groupHeader.svelte';
-	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+	import type { Snippet, Component } from 'svelte';
+	import type { IconProps } from 'lucide-svelte';
 	import { slide } from 'svelte/transition';
 
 	interface Props {
 		label: string;
 		href: string;
+		icon?: Component<IconProps>;
 		initialOpen?: boolean;
 		hasItems?: boolean;
 		children?: Snippet;
 	}
 
-	let { label, href, initialOpen = true, hasItems = false, children }: Props = $props();
+	let { label, href, icon, initialOpen = true, hasItems = false, children }: Props = $props();
 	let isOpen = $state(initialOpen);
 
 	function toggleOpen() {
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="mb-4">
-	<GroupHeader {label} {href} {isOpen} {hasItems} onToggle={toggleOpen} />
+	<GroupHeader {label} {href} {icon} {isOpen} {hasItems} onToggle={toggleOpen} />
 
 	{#if isOpen && hasItems && children}
 		<div class="mt-2 grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr]" transition:slide={{ duration: 200 }}>
diff --git a/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/groupHeader.svelte b/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/groupHeader.svelte
index 5c0184a..4cbf6eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/groupHeader.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/groupHeader.svelte
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { page } from '$app/stores';
+	import type { Component } from 'svelte';
+	import type { IconProps } from 'lucide-svelte';
 
 	interface Props {
 		label: string;
 		href: string;
+		icon?: Component<IconProps>;
 		isOpen: boolean;
 		hasItems: boolean;
 		onToggle: () => void;
 	}
 
-	let { label, href, isOpen, hasItems, onToggle }: Props = $props();
+	let { label, href, icon, isOpen, hasItems, onToggle }: Props = $props();
 
 	const isActive = $derived($page.url.pathname === href || $page.url.pathname.startsWith(href + '/'));
 </script>
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@
 			? 'bg-neutral-200 hover:bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-neutral-800 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700'
 			: ''}"
 	>
+		{#if icon}
+			<svelte:component this={icon} class="h-4 w-4" />
+		{/if}
 		{label}
 	</a>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/pageNav.svelte b/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/pageNav.svelte
index c1aa5c2..9b8dbc2 100644
--- a/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/pageNav.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/client/ui/navigation/pageNav/pageNav.svelte
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 	import Group from './group.svelte';
 	import GroupItem from './groupItem.svelte';
 	import Version from './version.svelte';
+	import { Home, Sliders, Palette, Microscope, Tag, Clock, Settings } from 'lucide-svelte';
+	import { navIconStore } from '$stores/navIcons';
 
 	export let collapsed: boolean = false;
+
+	$: useEmoji = $navIconStore === 'emoji';
 </script>
 
 <nav
@@ -11,24 +15,24 @@
 	class:-translate-x-[calc(100%-24px)]={collapsed}
 >
 	<div class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4">
-		<Group label="🏠 Home" href="/" hasItems={true}>
+		<Group label={useEmoji ? '🏠 Home' : 'Home'} href="/" icon={useEmoji ? undefined : Home} hasItems={true}>
 			<GroupItem label="Databases" href="/databases" />
 			<GroupItem label="Arrs" href="/arr" />
 		</Group>
 
-		<Group label="⚡ Quality Profiles" href="/quality-profiles" initialOpen={true} hasItems={true}>
+		<Group label={useEmoji ? '⚡ Quality Profiles' : 'Quality Profiles'} href="/quality-profiles" icon={useEmoji ? undefined : Sliders} initialOpen={true} hasItems={true}>
 			<GroupItem label="Entity Testing" href="/quality-profiles/entity-testing" />
 		</Group>
 
-		<Group label="🎨 Custom Formats" href="/custom-formats" initialOpen={false} />
+		<Group label={useEmoji ? '🎨 Custom Formats' : 'Custom Formats'} href="/custom-formats" icon={useEmoji ? undefined : Palette} initialOpen={false} />
 
-		<Group label="🔬 Regular Expressions" href="/regular-expressions" initialOpen={false} />
+		<Group label={useEmoji ? '🔬 Regular Expressions' : 'Regular Expressions'} href="/regular-expressions" icon={useEmoji ? undefined : Microscope} initialOpen={false} />
 
-		<Group label="🏷️ Media Management" href="/media-management" initialOpen={false} />
+		<Group label={useEmoji ? '🏷️ Media Management' : 'Media Management'} href="/media-management" icon={useEmoji ? undefined : Tag} initialOpen={false} />
 
-		<Group label="⏱️ Delay Profiles" href="/delay-profiles" initialOpen={false} />
+		<Group label={useEmoji ? '⏱️ Delay Profiles' : 'Delay Profiles'} href="/delay-profiles" icon={useEmoji ? undefined : Clock} initialOpen={false} />
 
-		<Group label="⚙️ Settings" href="/settings" initialOpen={true} hasItems={true}>
+		<Group label={useEmoji ? '⚙️ Settings' : 'Settings'} href="/settings" icon={useEmoji ? undefined : Settings} initialOpen={true} hasItems={true}>
 			<GroupItem label="General" href="/settings/general" />
 			<GroupItem label="Jobs" href="/settings/jobs" />
 			<GroupItem label="Logs" href="/settings/logs" />
diff --git a/src/routes/settings/general/+page.svelte b/src/routes/settings/general/+page.svelte
index 2ae968e..9223782 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings/general/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/settings/general/+page.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	import BackupSettings from './components/BackupSettings.svelte';
 	import AISettings from './components/AISettings.svelte';
 	import TMDBSettings from './components/TMDBSettings.svelte';
+	import UISettings from './components/UISettings.svelte';
 	import type { PageData } from './$types';
 
 	export let data: PageData;
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="space-y-8">
+		<!-- UI Preferences -->
+		<UISettings />
+
 		<!-- Backup Configuration -->
 		<BackupSettings settings={data.backupSettings} />
 
diff --git a/src/routes/settings/general/components/UISettings.svelte b/src/routes/settings/general/components/UISettings.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79e6468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/settings/general/components/UISettings.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { navIconStore, type NavIconStyle } from '$stores/navIcons';
+	import { Check } from 'lucide-svelte';
+	import IconCheckbox from '$ui/form/IconCheckbox.svelte';
+
+	let useEmojis = $derived($navIconStore === 'emoji');
+
+	function toggle() {
+		navIconStore.toggle();
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div
+	class="rounded-lg border border-neutral-200 bg-white dark:border-neutral-800 dark:bg-neutral-900"
+>
+	<!-- Header -->
+	<div class="border-b border-neutral-200 px-6 py-4 dark:border-neutral-800">
+		<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-50">
+			Interface
+		</h2>
+		<p class="mt-1 text-sm text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
+			Customize the look and feel of the application
+		</p>
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Settings -->
+	<div class="p-6">
+		<div class="space-y-3">
+			<h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-50">Navigation</h3>
+			<div class="space-y-2">
+				<div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+					<IconCheckbox
+						icon={Check}
+						checked={useEmojis}
+						on:click={toggle}
+					/>
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						class="flex-1 text-left"
+						on:click={toggle}
+					>
+						<span class="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-50">
+							Use Emojis
+						</span>
+						<p class="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
+							Show emojis instead of icons in the sidebar navigation
+						</p>
+					</button>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>