diff --git a/src/app/color.cpp b/src/app/color.cpp
index 706a9563c..6265c2b06 100644
--- a/src/app/color.cpp
+++ b/src/app/color.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ std::string Color::toHumanReadableString(PixelFormat pixelFormat, HumanReadableS
         }
         else {
           result << "HSB "
-                 << m_value.hsv.h << "\xB0 "
+                 << m_value.hsv.h << "\xc2\xb0 "
                  << m_value.hsv.s << " "
                  << m_value.hsv.v;
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ std::string Color::toHumanReadableString(PixelFormat pixelFormat, HumanReadableS
           result << "Gry-" << getGray();
         }
         else {
-          result << m_value.hsv.h << "\xB0"
+          result << m_value.hsv.h << "\xc2\xb0"
                  << m_value.hsv.s << ","
                  << m_value.hsv.v;
         }
diff --git a/src/app/ui/context_bar.cpp b/src/app/ui/context_bar.cpp
index a72adfc87..443b14ea8 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/context_bar.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/context_bar.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public:
   BrushAngleField(BrushTypeField* brushType)
     : IntEntry(0, 180)
     , m_brushType(brushType) {
-    setSuffix("\xB0");
+    setSuffix("\xc2\xb0");
   }
 
 protected: