diff --git a/client/dbus-proxy.c b/client/dbus-proxy.c
index 1283764d..0372699b 100644
--- a/client/dbus-proxy.c
+++ b/client/dbus-proxy.c
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ void proxy_properties_display(const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
 			continue;
 
 		display("%s%*s  %-*s%-*s\n", margin,
-			8, properties[i].is_read_write ? "       " CHECK : "",
+			8, properties[i].is_read_write ?
+				COLOR_BOLDGRAY "       *" COLOR_OFF : "",
 			name_column_width, properties[i].name,
 			value_column_width, properties[i].tostr(data) ? : "");
 	}
diff --git a/client/device.c b/client/device.c
index afa5d5e7..9dbecfeb 100644
--- a/client/device.c
+++ b/client/device.c
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ static void ordered_networks_display(struct l_queue *ordered_networks)
 		struct ordered_network *network = entry->data;
 
 		if (is_first && network_is_connected(network->network_path)) {
-			display("%s%-*s%-*s%-*s%*d\n", MARGIN, 2, "\u25CB ",
+			display("%s%-*s%-*s%-*s%*d\n", MARGIN,
+					2, COLOR_BOLDGRAY "> " COLOR_OFF,
 					32, network->name, 10, network->type,
 					4, network->signal_strength);
 
diff --git a/client/display.h b/client/display.h
index 686d6c81..f602c49a 100644
--- a/client/display.h
+++ b/client/display.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ struct command_family;
 #define COLOR_GREEN	"\x1b[32m"
 #define COLOR_RED	"\x1B[0;91m"
 #define COLOR_OFF	"\x1B[0m"
-#define CHECK		"\u2714"
 #define CLEAR_SCREEN	"\033[2J"
 #define MARGIN		"  "