diff --git a/src/icons.rs b/src/icons.rs
index d3c061e..07d9bf0 100644
--- a/src/icons.rs
+++ b/src/icons.rs
@@ -55,4 +55,9 @@ impl Icons {
         let icon_path = format!("{}/{}.svg", self.icons_dir_path, icon);
         fs::read(icon_path).ok()
     }
+
+    pub fn get_icon_string(&self, icon: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        let icon_path = format!("{}/{}.svg", self.icons_dir_path, icon);
+        fs::read_to_string(icon_path).ok()
+    }
 }