diff --git a/ListItem.c b/ListItem.c
index dbedfe124a2705d211f8be3172807b31576f9b89..eddcd875e92527657c0aafc8a639efaf94a7644c 100644
--- a/ListItem.c
+++ b/ListItem.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static void ListItem_display(Object* cast, RichString* out) {
    snprintf(buffer, len, "%s", this->value);
    */
    if (this->moving) {
-      RichString_write(out, CRT_colors[DEFAULT_COLOR], "↕ ");
+      RichString_write(out, CRT_colors[DEFAULT_COLOR], CRT_utf8 ? "↕ " : "+ ");
    } else {
       RichString_prune(out);
    }