diff --git a/src/core/components/mark-required/core-mark-required.html b/src/core/components/mark-required/core-mark-required.html
index f45d161e8..73f8ec1b0 100644
--- a/src/core/components/mark-required/core-mark-required.html
+++ b/src/core/components/mark-required/core-mark-required.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <ng-content></ng-content>
-<ion-icon *ngIf="coreMarkRequired" class="core-input-required-asterisk" name="fas-asterisk" color="danger"
+<ion-icon *ngIf="coreMarkRequired" class="core-input-required-asterisk" name="fas-circle-exclamation" color="danger"
     [attr.aria-label]="requiredLabel">
 </ion-icon>
diff --git a/src/core/components/mark-required/mark-required.scss b/src/core/components/mark-required/mark-required.scss
index dd1292e5e..1c05a77f4 100644
--- a/src/core/components/mark-required/mark-required.scss
+++ b/src/core/components/mark-required/mark-required.scss
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 :host {
     .core-input-required-asterisk {
-        font-size: 8px;
-        line-height: 100%;
         vertical-align: top;
         @include padding-horizontal(4px, null);
     }