diff --git a/src/musikcube/app/layout/SettingsLayout.cpp b/src/musikcube/app/layout/SettingsLayout.cpp
index eb6c40eb9..1df466243 100755
--- a/src/musikcube/app/layout/SettingsLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/musikcube/app/layout/SettingsLayout.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ using namespace std::placeholders;
 
 using EntryPtr = IScrollAdapter::EntryPtr;
 
-static const std::string arrow = "\xe2\x96\xba ";
+static const std::string arrow = "> ";
 static bool showDotfiles = false;
 
 static UpdateCheck updateCheck;
diff --git a/src/musikcube/app/overlay/PluginOverlay.cpp b/src/musikcube/app/overlay/PluginOverlay.cpp
index 115b8920e..e527ad3e0 100644
--- a/src/musikcube/app/overlay/PluginOverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/musikcube/app/overlay/PluginOverlay.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ using namespace musik::core::sdk;
 using namespace musik::cube;
 using namespace cursespp;
 
-static const std::string check = "\xe2\x9c\x93";
+static const std::string check = "√";
 
 struct PluginInfo {
     std::string name;
diff --git a/src/musikcube/cursespp/Checkbox.cpp b/src/musikcube/cursespp/Checkbox.cpp
index 0dd4369be..1b55bd02b 100755
--- a/src/musikcube/cursespp/Checkbox.cpp
+++ b/src/musikcube/cursespp/Checkbox.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 using namespace cursespp;
 
 #define UNCHECKED std::string("□")
-#define CHECKED std::string("✓")
+#define CHECKED std::string("√")
 
 Checkbox::Checkbox()
 : Window()