diff --git a/battery.c b/battery.c
index 2b2fc83..dc52643 100644
--- a/battery.c
+++ b/battery.c
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 // };
 
 const char *icon[] = {
-    "󰂎",                                         /* 0% */
+    "󰂎",                     /* 0% */
     "󰁺", "󰁻", "󰁼", "󰁽", "󰁾", /* 50% */
     "󰁿", "󰂀", "󰂁", "󰂂", "󰁹", /* 100% */
 };
+const char charging[] = "󰂄";
+const char disconnected[] = "-";
+const char unknown[] = "󰂑";
 
 typedef enum {
   CHARGED = 0,
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ typedef enum {
   UNKNOWN = -1
 } State;
 
-const char separator[] = "  ";  // space between battery indicators
+const char separator[] = "  "; // space between battery indicators
 
 void battery_state(int *nbats, int bat[], State state[]) {
 #if defined(__linux__)
@@ -108,13 +111,13 @@ int main() {
              life[i]);
       break;
     case CHARGING: /* charging */
-      printf("#[fg=yellow]\uf583#[fg=default] %d%%", life[i]);
+      printf("#[fg=yellow]%s#[fg=default] %d%%", charging, life[i]);
       break;
     case DISCONNECTED: /* disconnected */
-      printf("\uf492");
+      printf("%s", disconnected);
       break;
     default: /* unknown code */
-      printf("\uf590");
+      printf("%s", unknown);
     }
   }
 
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