diff --git a/docs/_static/css/custom.css b/docs/_static/css/custom.css
index 6f26621ed96..ee43e722512 100644
--- a/docs/_static/css/custom.css
+++ b/docs/_static/css/custom.css
@@ -9,3 +9,15 @@
 #rtd-stickybox-container {
   text-align: center;
 }
+
+.wy-menu.wy-menu-vertical a.reference.external::after {
+  /* \00a0 = no break space */
+  content: "\00a0\f08e";
+  font-family: FontAwesome;
+  display: inline-block;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-variant: normal;
+  text-rendering: auto;
+  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/_static/js/expand_tabs.js b/docs/_static/js/expand_tabs.js
index 8f874455d16..38e1dd12fde 100644
--- a/docs/_static/js/expand_tabs.js
+++ b/docs/_static/js/expand_tabs.js
@@ -21,17 +21,19 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
 
   // Uses a hash referencing a Sphinx label from the URL page#sphinx-label
   var hash = window.location.hash.substr(1);
-  hash = hash.replace(/[^0-9a-z\-_]/gi, '');
-  // If the hash is inside a tab panel
-  var tab_with_reference = $(".sphinx-tabs-panel #" + hash).parents(".sphinx-tabs-panel");
+    if (hash) {
+    hash = hash.replace(/[^0-9a-z\-_]/gi, '');
+    // If the hash is inside a tab panel
+    var tab_with_reference = $(".sphinx-tabs-panel #" + hash).parents(".sphinx-tabs-panel");
 
-  if (tab_with_reference.length > 0) {
-    // Use the panel's ID to guess the tab's ID
-    var panel_id = tab_with_reference.first().attr("id");
-    var tab_id = panel_id.replace("panel-", "tab-");
-    // Invoke the tab buttons click() method to display it
-    $("button#" + tab_id).click();
-    // Scroll the tab widget into view
-    $('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: tab_with_reference.parents(".sphinx-tabs").first().offset().top}, 1000);
+    if (tab_with_reference.length > 0) {
+      // Use the panel's ID to guess the tab's ID
+      var panel_id = tab_with_reference.first().attr("id");
+      var tab_id = panel_id.replace("panel-", "tab-");
+      // Invoke the tab buttons click() method to display it
+      $("button#" + tab_id).click();
+      // Scroll the tab widget into view
+      $('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: tab_with_reference.parents(".sphinx-tabs").first().offset().top}, 1000);
+    }
   }
 });
diff --git a/docs/user/index.rst b/docs/user/index.rst
index 385d3059aee..833d53b2b54 100644
--- a/docs/user/index.rst
+++ b/docs/user/index.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Read the Docs: Documentation Simplified
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :hidden:
-   :caption: Tutorials 🚀
+   :caption: 🚀 Tutorials
 
    /tutorial/index
    /intro/getting-started-with-sphinx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Read the Docs: Documentation Simplified
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :hidden:
-   :caption: Explanation 💡
+   :caption: 💡 Explanation
 
    /choosing-a-site
    /integrations
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Read the Docs: Documentation Simplified
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :hidden:
-   :caption: How-to guides 🪄
+   :caption: 🪄 How-to guides
 
    /guides/authors
    /guides/administrators
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Read the Docs: Documentation Simplified
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :hidden:
-   :caption: Reference 📚
+   :caption: 📚 Reference
 
    /reference/features
    /config-file/index
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Read the Docs: Documentation Simplified
    /api/index
    /changelog
    /about/index
-   Developer Documentation 🔗 <https://dev.readthedocs.io>
+   Developer Documentation <https://dev.readthedocs.io>
 
 .. meta::
    :description lang=en: Automate building, versioning, and hosting of your technical documentation continuously on Read the Docs.