diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 0c41eab..acb9992 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ set timeoutlen=1000
 set ttimeoutlen=50
 
 "airline
+let g:airline_theme='raven'
 if !exists('g:airline_symbols')
     let g:airline_symbols = {}
 endif
 let g:airline_left_sep=''
 let g:airline_right_sep=''
-let g:airline_symbols.linenr = '␤'
+let g:airline_symbols.linenr = ''
 let g:airline_symbols.branch = '⎇'
+let g:airline_symbols.whitespace = ''
 
 "terminal behavior and appearance
 if !has('gui_running')