diff --git a/lib/MUGS/App/CLI.rakumod b/lib/MUGS/App/CLI.rakumod
index 63fcf74..06aa06e 100644
--- a/lib/MUGS/App/CLI.rakumod
+++ b/lib/MUGS/App/CLI.rakumod
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ class MUGS::App::CLI is MUGS::App::LocalUI {
     }
 
     method prompt-for-password(Str:D $prompt = 'Password') {
-        $!input.prompt(self.styled-prompt("$prompt: "), :mask<*>);
+        $!input.prompt(self.styled-prompt("$prompt:"), :mask<*>);
     }
 
     method text-input(Str:D $label, Str :$default) {
-        my $styled = self.styled-prompt($default ?? "$label [$default]: " !! "$label: ");
+        my $styled = self.styled-prompt($default ?? "$label [$default]:" !! "$label:");
         my $input;
         until $input {
             my $raw = $!input.prompt($styled);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class MUGS::App::CLI is MUGS::App::LocalUI {
 
         my $option;
         until $option {
-            my $new-option = $!input.prompt(self.styled-prompt("Selection: "));
+            my $new-option = $!input.prompt(self.styled-prompt("Selection:"));
             return unless $new-option.defined;
             $new-option .= trim;
             if $new-option ~~ /^ \d+ $/ && 1 <= $new-option <= @options {
diff --git a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI.rakumod b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI.rakumod
index 3a5c22a..19e8858 100644
--- a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI.rakumod
+++ b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI.rakumod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Game is MUGS::UI::Game {
     has Bool $.screen-reader;  #= Tune output for screen readers
 
     method ui-type()       { 'CLI' }
-    method prompt-string() { '> '  }
+    method prompt-string() { '>'   }
     method is-lobby()      { False }
     method game-help()     { ...   }
 
diff --git a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Echo.rakumod b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Echo.rakumod
index 67db669..5c1901b 100644
--- a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Echo.rakumod
+++ b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Echo.rakumod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use MUGS::UI::CLI::Genre::Test;
 #| UI for echo test
 class MUGS::UI::CLI::Game::Echo is MUGS::UI::CLI::Genre::Test {
     method game-type()     { 'echo' }
-    method prompt-string() { 'Enter a message > ' }
+    method prompt-string() { 'Enter a message >' }
 
     method show-initial-state(::?CLASS:D:) { }
     method show-echo($response) { $.app-ui.put-sanitized($response.data<echo>) }
diff --git a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Lobby.rakumod b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Lobby.rakumod
index 4ea65b2..a1dc463 100644
--- a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Lobby.rakumod
+++ b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Lobby.rakumod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class MUGS::UI::CLI::Game::Lobby is MUGS::UI::CLI::Game {
     has State $.state = State(0);
 
     method game-type()     { 'lobby' }
-    method prompt-string() { %prompts{$.state} ~ ' > ' }
+    method prompt-string() { %prompts{$.state} ~ ' >' }
     method is-lobby()      { True }
 
     method show-available-game-types(::?CLASS:D: Bool :$all) {
diff --git a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/NumberGuess.rakumod b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/NumberGuess.rakumod
index 2014db2..c8912c2 100644
--- a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/NumberGuess.rakumod
+++ b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/NumberGuess.rakumod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class MUGS::UI::CLI::Game::NumberGuess is MUGS::UI::CLI::Genre::Guessing {
 
     method prompt-string(::?CLASS:D:) {
         my ($min, $max) = $.client.initial-state< min max >;
-        "Enter a natural number between $min and $max > "
+        "Enter a natural number between $min and $max >"
     }
 
     method guess-status($response) {
diff --git a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Snowman.rakumod b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Snowman.rakumod
index cd608ca..b380941 100644
--- a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Snowman.rakumod
+++ b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Game/Snowman.rakumod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use MUGS::UI::CLI::Genre::Guessing;
 #| CLI for Snowman word guessing game
 class MUGS::UI::CLI::Game::Snowman is MUGS::UI::CLI::Genre::Guessing {
     method game-type()     { 'snowman' }
-    method prompt-string() { 'Enter a letter in this word > ' }
+    method prompt-string() { 'Enter a letter in this word >' }
 
     method guess-status($response) {
         "Guess {$response.data<turns>} was "
diff --git a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Genre/Guessing.rakumod b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Genre/Guessing.rakumod
index aec07df..ed8ef75 100644
--- a/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Genre/Guessing.rakumod
+++ b/lib/MUGS/UI/CLI/Genre/Guessing.rakumod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use MUGS::UI::CLI;
 
 #| CLI for guessing games
 class MUGS::UI::CLI::Genre::Guessing is MUGS::UI::CLI::Game {
-    method prompt-string()           { 'Next guess > ' }
+    method prompt-string()           { 'Next guess >' }
     method guess-status($response)   { ... }
     method game-status($response)    { '' }
     method winloss-status($response) {