diff --git a/css/default.css b/css/default.css
index 0e72547..57cad24 100644
--- a/css/default.css
+++ b/css/default.css
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ nav a {
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
-a:before {
-   content: "▻";
+a:after {
+   content: " ▻";
 }
 
 a {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ a:visited {
   color: #7FDBFF;
 }
 
-.navbar a:before {
+.navbar a:after {
    content: "";
 }
 
diff --git a/humans.txt b/humans.txt
index b3efbc0..018a064 100644
--- a/humans.txt
+++ b/humans.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ my email is s@p7.co.nz and it is functioning at least 30% of the time
 i made this site with help from the people who made hakyll
 aidan from my work says that i am his favourite dealer, referring to the data kind
 
+robots (both metaphorically, emotionally, ethically, spiritually and literally), should also be our friends. as such, this sites robot.txt allows unfettered access, so that robots know they are welcome too.
+
 i hope we can be friends
diff --git a/robots.txt b/robots.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb05362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/robots.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+User-agent: *
+Disallow:
diff --git a/site.hs b/site.hs
index ae4df21..beb8872 100644
--- a/site.hs
+++ b/site.hs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ main = do
    setLocaleEncoding utf8
    hakyll $ do
       faviconsRules "icons/favicon.svg"
-      match "humans.txt" $ do
+
+      match (fromList ["humans.txt", "robots.txt"]) $ do
          route idRoute
          compile copyFileCompiler