diff --git a/examples/editor/src/main.rs b/examples/editor/src/main.rs
index ad2337d8..e6243717 100644
--- a/examples/editor/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/editor/src/main.rs
@@ -326,5 +326,8 @@ fn open_icon<'a, Message>() -> Element<'a, Message> {
 fn icon<'a, Message>(codepoint: char) -> Element<'a, Message> {
     const ICON_FONT: Font = Font::with_name("editor-icons");
 
-    text(codepoint).font(ICON_FONT).into()
+    text(codepoint)
+        .font(ICON_FONT)
+        .shaping(text::Shaping::Basic)
+        .into()
 }
diff --git a/examples/todos/src/main.rs b/examples/todos/src/main.rs
index 65f4a56c..bd1d9379 100644
--- a/examples/todos/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/todos/src/main.rs
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ fn icon(unicode: char) -> Text<'static> {
         .font(Font::with_name("Iced-Todos-Icons"))
         .width(20)
         .align_x(Center)
+        .shaping(text::Shaping::Basic)
 }
 
 fn edit_icon() -> Text<'static> {