diff --git a/themes/barbuk/README.md b/themes/barbuk/README.md
index de218b30..cc188190 100644
--- a/themes/barbuk/README.md
+++ b/themes/barbuk/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ A minimal theme with a clean git prompt
 * Current git info
 * Last command exit code (only shown when the exit code is greater than 0)
 
-## Font
+## Fonts and glyphs
 
 A font with SCM glyphs is required to display the default tool/host logos.
 You can use a font from https://www.nerdfonts.com/ or patch your own font with the tool
@@ -17,6 +17,26 @@ provided by https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts.
 
 You can also override the default variables if you want to use different glyphs or standard ASCII characters.
 
+### Default theme glyphs
+
+```bash
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_GITLAB='  '
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_BITBUCKET='  '
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_GITHUB='  '
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_DEFAULT='  '
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_ICON_BRANCH=''
+EXIT_CODE_ICON=' '
+```
+
+### Customize glyphs
+
+Define your custom glyphs before sourcing bash-it:
+
+```bash
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_GITHUB='•'
+source "$BASH_IT"/bash_it.sh
+```
+
 ## Examples
 
 ### Clean
@@ -30,3 +50,4 @@ You can also override the default variables if you want to use different glyphs
 ```bash
    ~/.dotfiles on  master ⤏  origin ↑2 •7 ✗ ❯
  ```
+
diff --git a/themes/barbuk/barbuk.theme.bash b/themes/barbuk/barbuk.theme.bash
index 971cdd91..39d4995e 100644
--- a/themes/barbuk/barbuk.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/barbuk/barbuk.theme.bash
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # shellcheck disable=2034,2154
 
-SCM_GIT_CHAR_GITLAB='  '
-SCM_GIT_CHAR_BITBUCKET='  '
-SCM_GIT_CHAR_GITHUB='  '
-SCM_GIT_CHAR_DEFAULT='  '
-SCM_GIT_CHAR_ICON_BRANCH=''
+# Theme custom glyphs
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_GITLAB=${SCM_GITLAB_CHAR:='  '}
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_BITBUCKET=${SCM_GIT_CHAR_BITBUCKET:='  '}
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_GITHUB=${SCM_GIT_CHAR_GITHUB:='  '}
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_DEFAULT=${SCM_GIT_CHAR_DEFAULT:='  '}
+SCM_GIT_CHAR_ICON_BRANCH=${SCM_GIT_CHAR_ICON_BRANCH:=''}
+EXIT_CODE_ICON=${EXIT_CODE_ICON:=' '}
+
+# Bash-it default glyphs customization
 SCM_HG_CHAR='☿ '
 SCM_SVN_CHAR='⑆ '
 SCM_NONE_CHAR=
@@ -25,7 +29,6 @@ GIT_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX="${cyan}"
 SCM_THEME_BRANCH_TRACK_PREFIX="${normal} ⤏  ${cyan}"
 SCM_THEME_CURRENT_USER_PREFFIX='  '
 SCM_GIT_SHOW_CURRENT_USER=false
-EXIT_CODE_ICON=' '
 
 function _git-uptream-remote-logo {
     [[ "$(_git-upstream)" == "" ]] && return