diff --git a/manual/fa-icons.py b/manual/fa-icons.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..137896fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/fa-icons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Replace Font Awesome icon macros in LaTeX with Unicode codepoints."""
+
+import re
+import sys
+
+def pascal_to_snake(name):
+    """Convert PascalCase to UPPER_SNAKE_CASE."""
+    result = name[0]
+    for i in range(1, len(name)):
+        if name[i].isupper() and name[i - 1].islower():
+            result += '_'
+        result += name[i]
+    return result.upper()
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <header_path> <tex_path>", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    header_path = sys.argv[1]
+    tex_path = sys.argv[2]
+
+    # Parse header: ICON_FA_SNAKE_CASE -> Unicode char
+    icons = {}
+    with open(header_path) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            m = re.match(
+                r'#define\s+ICON_FA_(\w+)\s+.*?//\s*(U\+([0-9a-fA-F]+))', line
+            )
+            if m:
+                snake = m.group(1)
+                parts = snake.split('_')
+                pascal = ''.join(p.capitalize() for p in parts)
+                codepoint = int(m.group(3), 16)
+                icons[pascal] = chr(codepoint)
+
+    # Read tex file
+    with open(tex_path) as f:
+        text = f.read()
+
+    # Find all \faXxx used in the text (uppercase first letter excludes \fancyhead etc.)
+    used = set()
+    for m in re.finditer(r'\\fa([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*)', text):
+        used.add(m.group(1))
+
+    # Replace each used icon, longest names first to avoid prefix conflicts
+    for name in sorted(used, key=lambda n: (-len(n), n)):
+        if name not in icons:
+            print(f"Warning: \\fa{name} not found in header", file=sys.stderr)
+            continue
+        char = icons[name]
+        # Order matters: more specific patterns first
+        text = text.replace(f'\\fa{name}{{}}~', f'{char} ')
+        text = text.replace(f'\\fa{name}{{}}', char)
+        text = text.replace(f'\\fa{name}~', f'{char} ')
+        text = text.replace(f'\\fa{name}', char)
+
+    # Write back
+    with open(tex_path, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(text)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
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diff --git a/manual/latex2md.sh b/manual/latex2md.sh
index 4049bca8..1dbb4515 100644
--- a/manual/latex2md.sh
+++ b/manual/latex2md.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sed -i -e 's@\\ctrl@Ctrl@g' _tmp.tex
 sed -i -e 's@\\shift@Shift@g' _tmp.tex
 sed -i -e 's@\\Alt@Alt@g' _tmp.tex
 sed -i -e 's@\\del@Delete@g' _tmp.tex
-sed -i -e 's@\\fa\([a-zA-Z]*\)@(\1~icon)@g' _tmp.tex
+python3 fa-icons.py ../profiler/src/profiler/IconsFontAwesome6.h _tmp.tex
 sed -i -e 's@\\LMB{}~@@g' _tmp.tex
 sed -i -e 's@\\MMB{}~@@g' _tmp.tex
 sed -i -e 's@\\RMB{}~@@g' _tmp.tex