diff --git a/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-radio.mustache b/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-radio.mustache
index 06a0ecf0cf3..872a580b3cf 100644
--- a/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-radio.mustache
+++ b/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-radio.mustache
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         {{/text}}
         </label>
         <span class="text-nowrap">
-            {{#required}}<abbr class="initialism text-danger" title="{{#str}}required{{/str}}"><i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i></abbr>{{/required}}
+            {{#required}}<abbr class="initialism text-danger" title="{{#str}}required{{/str}}">{{#pix}}req, core, {{#str}}required{{/str}}{{/pix}}</abbr>{{/required}}
             {{#advanced}}<abbr class="initialism text-info" title="{{#str}}advanced{{/str}}">!</abbr>{{/advanced}}
             {{{helpbutton}}}
         </span>
diff --git a/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-template-inline.mustache b/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-template-inline.mustache
index a3900bbe9dd..88593fccdcb 100644
--- a/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-template-inline.mustache
+++ b/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-template-inline.mustache
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="form-group {{#error}}has-danger{{/error}} fitem {{#advanced}}advanced{{/advanced}} {{{element.extraclasses}}}">
     <label class="col-form-label {{#element.hiddenlabel}}sr-only{{/element.hiddenlabel}}" for="{{element.id}}">
         {{{label}}} {{{helpbutton}}}
-        {{#required}}<abbr class="initialism text-danger" title="{{#str}}required{{/str}}"><i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i></abbr>{{/required}}
+        {{#required}}<abbr class="initialism text-danger" title="{{#str}}required{{/str}}">{{#pix}}req, core, {{#str}}required{{/str}}{{/pix}}</abbr>{{/required}}
         {{#advanced}}<abbr class="initialism text-info" title="{{#str}}advanced{{/str}}">!</abbr>{{/advanced}}
     </label>
     <span data-fieldtype="{{element.type}}">
diff --git a/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-template.mustache b/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-template.mustache
index 7595fc47296..082a3d2418e 100644
--- a/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-template.mustache
+++ b/theme/boost/templates/core_form/element-template.mustache
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 <div class="form-group row {{#error}}has-danger{{/error}} fitem {{#advanced}}advanced{{/advanced}} {{{element.extraclasses}}}">
     <div class="col-md-3">
         <span class="pull-xs-right text-nowrap">
-            {{#required}}<abbr class="initialism text-danger" title="{{#str}}required{{/str}}"><i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i></abbr>{{/required}}
+            {{#required}}<abbr class="initialism text-danger" title="{{#str}}required{{/str}}">{{#pix}}req, core, {{#str}}required{{/str}}{{/pix}}</abbr>{{/required}}
             {{#advanced}}<abbr class="initialism text-info" title="{{#str}}advanced{{/str}}">!</abbr>{{/advanced}}
             {{{helpbutton}}}
         </span>