diff --git a/book.toml b/book.toml
index e926ea1..f9e327d 100644
--- a/book.toml
+++ b/book.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ assets_version = "3.0.2" # do not edit: managed by `mdbook-admonish install`
 [output.html]
 default-theme = "aggie"
 preferred-dark-theme = "navy"
-additional-css = ["./theme/css/mdbook-admonish.css", "./theme/css/tabbed-code-blocks.css"]
+additional-css = ["./theme/css/mdbook-admonish.css", "./theme/css/tabbed-code-blocks.css", "./theme/css/aggie-custom.css"]
 additional-js = ["./theme/js/tabbed-code-blocks.js"]
 edit-url-template = "https://github.com/tamu-edu/it-cloud-docs/edit/main/{path}"
 
diff --git a/theme/css/aggie-custom.css b/theme/css/aggie-custom.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92aae0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theme/css/aggie-custom.css
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* adding aggie styles for icons*/
+
+/* custom 1 */
+:is(.admonition):is(.aggiecustom) {
+  border-color: #4b0000;
+  box-shadow:  0 0.2rem 1rem 2px rgb(0 0 0 / 10%), 0 0 0.5rem 1px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%);
+}
+
+
+:is(.aggiecustom) > :is(.admonition-title, summary.admonition-title) {
+  background-color: rgb(75 0 0 / 50%);
+}
+
+:is(.aggiecustom) > :is(.admonition-title, summary.admonition-title)::before {
+  background-color: #4b0000;
+}
+
+/* custom 2 */
+:is(.admonition):is(.aggiecustom2) {
+  border-color: var(--sidebar-bg);
+  box-shadow:  0 0.2rem 1rem 2px rgb(0 0 0 / 10%), 0 0 0.5rem 1px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%);
+}
+
+:is(.aggiecustom2) > :is(.admonition-title, summary.admonition-title) {
+  background-color: var(--sidebar-bg);
+  color: var(--sidebar-fg);
+}
+
+:is(.aggiecustom2) > :is(.admonition-title, summary.admonition-title)::before {
+  background-color: var(--sidebar-fg);
+}
+/*
+.aggie :is(.admonition) {
+  background-color: var(--admo-bg);
+}
+*/
+/* end of aggie custom styles */
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