diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index a535d1901..3eb88cc44 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -3421,7 +3421,7 @@
     init: function() {
       this.a = $.el('a', {
         className: 'delete_button',
-        innerHTML: '[ × ]',
+        innerHTML: '×',
         href: 'javascript:;'
       });
       return Main.callbacks.push(this.node);
@@ -4738,6 +4738,12 @@ div.opContainer {\
   text-decoration: none;\
   border-bottom: 1px dashed;\
 }\
+.delete_button::before {\
+  content: "[ "\
+}\
+.delete_button::after {\
+  content: " ]"\
+}\
 '
   };
 
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index b5dd13192..89a33333e 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ DeleteButton =
   init: ->
     @a = $.el 'a',
       className: 'delete_button'
-      innerHTML: '[ × ]'
+      innerHTML: '×'
       href: 'javascript:;'
     Main.callbacks.push @node
   node: (post) ->
@@ -3696,6 +3696,12 @@ div.opContainer {
   text-decoration: none;
   border-bottom: 1px dashed;
 }
+.delete_button::before {
+  content: "[ "
+}
+.delete_button::after {
+  content: " ]"
+}
 '
 
 Main.init()