diff --git a/littlelink/css/animate.css b/littlelink/css/animate.css
index 4a103df..89d1d06 100644
--- a/littlelink/css/animate.css
+++ b/littlelink/css/animate.css
@@ -60,25 +60,20 @@
   }
 }
 
-.parent {
-    margin: auto;
-    padding-top: 50px;
-    position: relative;
-    left: 34px;
-}
-.image1 {
-    position: relative;
-    width: 150px !important;
-    min-width:150px;
+.logo-container {
+  position: relative;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: white;
 }
 
-.image2 {
-    position: relative;
-    bottom: 38px;
-    right: 107px;
-    width: 55px !important;
-    min-width: 55px;
-    height: auto;
+.logo-centered {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  font-family: ll;
+  font-size: 78px;
+  font-weight: 100;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
 }
 
 .parent-footer {
diff --git a/littlelink/fonts/littlelink-custom.otf b/littlelink/fonts/littlelink-custom.otf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfca802
Binary files /dev/null and b/littlelink/fonts/littlelink-custom.otf differ
diff --git a/resources/views/home.blade.php b/resources/views/home.blade.php
index c912103..2107df5 100755
--- a/resources/views/home.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/home.blade.php
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
   <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="{{ asset('littlelink/images/logo.svg') }}">
   @endif
 
+                                                        {{-- custom font for logo text --}}
+  <style>@font-face{font-family:'ll';src:url({{ asset('littlelink/fonts/littlelink-custom.otf') }}) format("opentype")}</style>
+
   <?php // override dark/light mode if override cookie is set
   $color_scheme_override = isset($_COOKIE["color_scheme_override"]) ? $_COOKIE["color_scheme_override"] : false; ?>
   @if ($color_scheme_override == 'dark')
@@ -54,15 +57,15 @@ foreach($pages as $page)
                     @endauth
               @endif
     </div>
-      <div class="column" style="margin-top: 10%">
+      <div class="column" style="margin-top: 15%">
         <!-- Your Image Here -->
         @if(file_exists(base_path("littlelink/images/avatar.png" )))
         <img alt="avatar" src="{{ asset('littlelink/images/avatar.png') }}" srcset="{{ asset('littlelink/images/avatar@2x.png 2x') }}" width="128px" height="128px">
         @else
-		<div class="parent fadein" >
-			<img alt="logo" class="image1 rotate" src="{{ asset('littlelink/images/just-gear.svg') }}" alt="Logo"></img>
-			<img alt="logo" class="image2" src="{{ asset('littlelink/images/just-ll.svg') }}" alt="Logo"></img>
-		</div>
+        <div class="logo-container fadein">
+           <img class="rotate" src="{{ asset('littlelink/images/just-gear.svg') }}" alt="Logo" style="width:150px; height:150px;">
+           <div class="logo-centered">l</div>
+        </div>
         @endif
 
         <!-- Your Name -->