diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3dec5c4..5d0fb8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ require('lualine').setup({
   sections = {
     lualine_a = {
       -- with default options
-      { 'gh-actions', icon = ' ' },
+      { 'gh-actions', icon = '' },
     },
   }
 })
diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/gh-actions.lua b/lua/lualine/components/gh-actions.lua
index d0d5fd8..b02b8a8 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/components/gh-actions.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/gh-actions.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local component = require('lualine.component'):extend()
 
 ---@class GhActionsComponent
 local default_options = {
-  icon = ' ',
+  icon = '',
 }
 
 ---@override