diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
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--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ version 1.5.0 (xx MMM 2013)
  - added a new icon set: "awesome" (using the icons from the Font Awesome font).
  - set the "awesome" icon set as the default for the "casual" and "banking"
  style variants (can be changed back with \moderncvicons{marvosym}).
+ - forced all the icons of the "letters" icon set to be of the same width, for
+ alignment purpose.
 
 version 1.4.0 (28 Mar 2013)
  - deprecated \phone, \mobile and \fax in favour of \phone[<type>], where <type>
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diff --git a/moderncviconsletters.sty b/moderncviconsletters.sty
index a0da2dd..71f753f 100644
--- a/moderncviconsletters.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsletters.sty
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 %\renewcommand*{\labelitemiv}      {\labelitemiii}                                         % no change from default in moderncv.cls
 
 \renewcommand*{\addresssymbol}    {}
-\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}{\textbf{M}~}
-\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol} {\textbf{T}~}
-\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}   {\textbf{F}~}
-\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol}      {\textbf{E}~}
+\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}{\hbox to 1em{\textbf{M}}~}% 1em is the width of the M capital in most fonts
+\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol} {\hbox to 1em{\textbf{T}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}   {\hbox to 1em{\textbf{F}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol}      {\hbox to 1em{\textbf{E}}~}
 \renewcommand*{\homepagesymbol}   {}
 
 \renewcommand*{\listitemsymbol}   {\labelitemi~}