diff --git a/lib/outputlib.php b/lib/outputlib.php
index e9b9b7ec1dd3f..35e2f34a5220e 100644
--- a/lib/outputlib.php
+++ b/lib/outputlib.php
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ private function check_theme_arrows() {
                 || false !== strpos($uagent, 'Mac')) {
                 // Looks good in Win XP/Mac/Opera 8/9, Mac/Firefox 2, Camino, Safari.
                 // Not broken in Mac/IE 5, Mac/Netscape 7 (?).
-                $this->rarrow = '▶';
-                $this->larrow = '◀';
+                $this->rarrow = '▶︎';
+                $this->larrow = '◀︎';
             }
             elseif ((false !== strpos($uagent, 'Konqueror'))
                 || (false !== strpos($uagent, 'Android')))  {