diff --git a/emacs/mu4e-vars.el b/emacs/mu4e-vars.el
index 90e230a0..90e6e9b6 100644
--- a/emacs/mu4e-vars.el
+++ b/emacs/mu4e-vars.el
@@ -576,14 +576,14 @@ flag set)."
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   :group 'mu4e-faces)
 
-
-(defconst mu4e-logo
-  (concat
-    (propertize "mu" 'face 'font-lock-builtin-face)
-    (propertize "4"  'face 'font-lock-constant-face)
-    (propertize "e"  'face 'font-lock-string-face))
+(defconst mu4e-logo 
+  (propertize "mu4e" 'face 'mu4e-title-face)
   "A propertized string for the mu4e 'logo'.")
 
+(defconst mu4e-prefix 
+  (concat "[" mu4e-logo "]")
+  "Prefix for mu4e minibuffer input.")
+
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 ;; internal variables / constants