diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cbb352..c206be9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ with a single command.
 ### Requirements
 
 - **PowerShell 7** (`pwsh`). Install: `winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell -e`
-- A terminal font with **emoji / Nerd-Font glyphs** (e.g. Cascadia Code,
-  JetBrainsMono Nerd Font) so `🤖 ⚡ 🧠 █░` render correctly.
+- An **emoji-capable terminal font** so `🤖 ⚡ 🧠 █░` render. **No Nerd Font
+  required** — the statusline deliberately uses only standard Unicode (emoji +
+  block-drawing chars), never Nerd-Font private-use glyphs. Windows Terminal
+  renders them via `Segoe UI Emoji` out of the box.
 
 ### Install on a new PC
 
@@ -76,8 +78,10 @@ einem einzigen Befehl auf jeden Windows-PC installiert.
 ### Voraussetzungen
 
 - **PowerShell 7** (`pwsh`). Installation: `winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell -e`
-- Ein Terminal-Font mit **Emoji-/Nerd-Font-Glyphen** (z. B. Cascadia Code,
-  JetBrainsMono Nerd Font), damit `🤖 ⚡ 🧠 █░` korrekt dargestellt werden.
+- Ein **emoji-fähiger Terminal-Font**, damit `🤖 ⚡ 🧠 █░` dargestellt werden.
+  **Kein Nerd-Font nötig** — die Statusline nutzt bewusst nur Standard-Unicode
+  (Emoji + Block-Zeichen), keine Nerd-Font-Privatzeichen. Windows Terminal
+  rendert sie standardmäßig über `Segoe UI Emoji`.
 
 ### Installation auf einem neuen PC
 
diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index 4b96ca3..41d3638 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -85,5 +85,6 @@ Write-Ok "settings.json statusLine wired to detected pwsh"
 # --- Post-install notes -----------------------------------------------------
 Write-Host "`nDone." -ForegroundColor Green
 Write-Host "Notes:" -ForegroundColor White
-Write-Warn "Use a terminal font with emoji / Nerd-Font glyphs so the icons render (Cascadia Code, JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, ...)."
+Write-Host "  ->  Icons use standard Unicode (emoji + block chars), so no Nerd Font is needed."
+Write-Host "      Any emoji-capable terminal font works (Windows Terminal renders them via Segoe UI Emoji by default)."
 Write-Host "  Restart Claude Code (or start a new session) to see the statusline.`n"