diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4be89286..5f597302 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 byobu (5.59) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc:
+    - use MATHEMATICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U+27EB, Pe): ⟫
+    - I've tested this to display properly in:
+      + gnome-terminal, xterm, uxterm, terminator, konsole
+    - Still doesn't look right in putty
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:53:27 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
index 70af8f85..7ac86e85 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
@@ -28,7 +28,16 @@ if [ -n "$TMUX" ] || [ "${TERMCAP#*screen}" != "${TERMCAP}" ]; then
 		case "$BYOBU_DISTRO" in
 			"Ubuntu")
 				# Use Ubuntu colors (grey / aubergine / orange)
-				PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[38;5;245m\]\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[38;5;5m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[38;5;172m\]\w\[\e[00m\]❭ "
+				case "$(locale charmap 2>/dev/null || echo)" in
+					"UTF-8")
+						# MATHEMATICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U+27EB, Pe): ⟫
+						PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[38;5;245m\]\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[38;5;5m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[38;5;172m\]\w\[\e[00m\]⟫ "
+					;;
+					*)
+						# Simple ASCII greater-than sign
+						PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[38;5;245m\]\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[38;5;5m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[38;5;172m\]\w\[\e[00m\]> "
+					;;
+				esac
 			;;
 			*)
 				# Use Byobu colors (green / blue / red)