diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a34585..065c57f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ For more examples check out plugins repository: [noobie-plugins](https://github.
    ![menu](./screenshots/screenshot2.png)
  
  - mouse actions (scroll up/down, right click);
- - icon could be either a local file, a feathericons icon or an image from URL;
+ - icon could be either a local file, a [feathericons](https://feathericons.com/) icon or an image from URL;
  - a notification with details in case your script failed:
  
    ![error notification](./screenshots/screenshot-errors.png)
diff --git a/example.json b/example.json
index 9a238eb..391291c 100644
--- a/example.json
+++ b/example.json
@@ -21,16 +21,20 @@
         "title": "Execute some script",
         "onclick": "/tmp/somescript.sh"
       },
+      {
+        "type": "header",
+        "title": "Header"
+      },
       {
         "icon": "slack",
         "title": "OpenSlack",
         "onclick": "xdg-open https://slack.com"
       },
       {
-        "title": "-"
+        "type" : "separator"
       },
       {
-        "title": "Menu item with no icon",
+        "title": "Menu item with no icon and no action"
       }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 8bae49e..d7d6de3 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ local function worker(user_args)
             if new_icon:sub(1, 1) == '/' then
                 self:get_children_by_id('icn')[1]:set_image(new_icon)
 
-            -- new_icon is a url to the icon
+            -- new_icon is a relative path to the file
+            elseif new_icon:sub(1, 1) == '~' then
+                self:get_children_by_id('icn')[1]:set_image(HOME_DIR .. '/' .. new_icon:sub(3))
+
+
+                -- new_icon is a url to the icon
             elseif new_icon:sub(1, 4) == 'http' then
                 local icon_path = CACHE_DIR .. '/' .. new_icon:sub(-16)
                 if not gfs.file_readable(icon_path) then
diff --git a/row_builder.lua b/row_builder.lua
index d7623e0..a8ffef2 100644
--- a/row_builder.lua
+++ b/row_builder.lua
@@ -35,10 +35,15 @@ local function build_icon_and_text_row(item, widget, noobie_popup)
         widget = wibox.widget.imagebox
     }
 
-    -- new_icon is a path to a file
+    -- new_icon is an absolute path to a file
     if item.icon:sub(1, 1) == '/' then
         item_image:set_image(item.icon)
 
+    -- new_icon is a relative path to the file
+    elseif item.icon:sub(1, 1) == '~' then
+        print(HOME_DIR .. '/' .. item.icon:sub(3))
+        item_image:set_image(HOME_DIR .. '/' .. item.icon:sub(3))
+
     -- new_icon is a url of the icon
     elseif item.icon:sub(1, 4) == 'http' then
         local icon_path = CACHE_DIR .. '/' .. item.icon:sub(-16)
@@ -130,11 +135,11 @@ end
 
 
 function row_builder:build_row(item, widget, noobie_popup)
-    if item.header == true then
+    if item.type == 'header' then
         return build_header_row(item)
     elseif item.title ~= nil and #item.title > 0 and item.icon ~= nil and #item.icon > 0 then
         return build_icon_and_text_row(item, widget, noobie_popup)
-    elseif item.title ~= nil and item.title == '-' then
+    elseif item.type == 'separator' then
         return wibox.widget {
             {
                 orientation = 'horizontal',