diff --git a/assets/css/app.css b/assets/css/app.css
index b75ad72..dba6490 100644
--- a/assets/css/app.css
+++ b/assets/css/app.css
@@ -380,11 +380,11 @@ article[data-item-bookmark="1"] .bookmark-icon:before {
 }
 
 article[data-item-status="read"] .read-icon:before {
-    content: "✔";
+    content: "✘";
 }
 
 article[data-item-status="unread"] .read-icon:before {
-    content: "✘";
+    content: "✔";
 }
 
 /* counter brackets */
diff --git a/templates/bookmark_links.php b/templates/bookmark_links.php
index 4d2c034..2084afa 100644
--- a/templates/bookmark_links.php
+++ b/templates/bookmark_links.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php if ($item['bookmark']): ?>
     <span
         class="bookmark-icon"
-        href="?action=bookmark&amp;value=0&amp;id=<?= $item['id'] ?>&amp;menu=<?= $menu ?>&amp;offset=<?= $offset ?>&amp;source=<?= $source ?>"
         data-action="bookmark"
         data-reverse-title="<?= t('bookmark') ?>"
         title="<?= t('remove bookmark') ?>"
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@
 <?php else: ?>
     <span
         class="bookmark-icon"
-        href="?action=bookmark&amp;value=1&amp;id=<?= $item['id'] ?>&amp;menu=<?= $menu ?>&amp;offset=<?= $offset ?>&amp;source=<?= $source ?>"
         data-action="bookmark"
         data-reverse-title="<?= t('remove bookmark') ?>"
         title="<?= t('bookmark') ?>"
diff --git a/templates/status_links.php b/templates/status_links.php
index 8725b05..aea382a 100644
--- a/templates/status_links.php
+++ b/templates/status_links.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php if ($item['status'] == 'unread'): ?>
     <span
         class="read-icon"
-        href="?action=mark-item-read&amp;id=<?= $item['id'] ?>&amp;offset=<?= $offset ?>&amp;redirect=<?= $redirect ?>&amp;feed_id=<?= $item['feed_id'] ?>"
         data-action="mark-read"
         data-reverse-title="<?= t('mark as unread') ?>"
         title="<?= t('mark as read') ?>"
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@
 <?php else: ?>
     <span
         class="read-icon"
-        href="?action=mark-item-unread&amp;id=<?= $item['id'] ?>&amp;offset=<?= $offset ?>&amp;redirect=<?= $redirect ?>&amp;feed_id=<?= $item['feed_id'] ?>"
         data-action="mark-unread"
         data-reverse-title="<?= t('mark as read') ?>"
         title="<?= t('mark as unread') ?>"