diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index af4c43ba5..d4edfc025 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -846,13 +846,13 @@
       a = $('.summary', thread);
       switch (a.textContent[0]) {
         case '+':
-          a.textContent = a.textContent.replace('+', '\u00d7 Loading...');
+          a.textContent = a.textContent.replace('+', '× Loading...');
           $.cache(pathname, function() {
             return ExpandThread.parse(this, thread, a);
           });
           break;
-        case '\u00d7':
-          a.textContent = a.textContent.replace('\u00d7 Loading...', '+');
+        case '×':
+          a.textContent = a.textContent.replace('× Loading...', '+');
           $.cache.requests[pathname].abort();
           break;
         case '-':
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@
         $.off(a, 'click', ExpandThread.cb.toggle);
         return;
       }
-      a.textContent = a.textContent.replace('\u00d7 Loading...', '-');
+      a.textContent = a.textContent.replace('× Loading...', '-');
       doc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument('');
       doc.documentElement.innerHTML = req.response;
       threadID = thread.id.slice(1);
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@
           className: 'thumbnail',
           draggable: true,
           href: 'javascript:;',
-          innerHTML: '<a class=remove>&times;</a><label hidden><input type=checkbox> Spoiler</label><span></span>'
+          innerHTML: '<a class=remove>×</a><label hidden><input type=checkbox> Spoiler</label><span></span>'
         });
         $('input', this.el).checked = this.spoiler;
         $.on(this.el, 'click', function() {
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@
       QR.el = UI.dialog('qr', 'top:0;right:0;', '\
 <div class=move>\
   Quick Reply <input type=checkbox id=autohide title=Auto-hide>\
-  <span> <a class=close title=Close>&times;</a></span>\
+  <span> <a class=close title=Close>×</a></span>\
 </div>\
 <form>\
   <div><input id=dump type=button title="Dump list" value=+ class=field><input name=name title=Name placeholder=Name class=field size=1><input name=email title=E-mail placeholder=E-mail class=field size=1><input name=sub title=Subject placeholder=Subject class=field size=1></div>\
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@
         for (id in _ref) {
           props = _ref[id];
           x = $.el('a', {
-            textContent: '\u00d7',
+            textContent: '×',
             href: 'javascript:;'
           });
           $.on(x, 'click', Watcher.cb.x);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index faf99c37e..72085076b 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -646,15 +646,13 @@ ExpandThread =
     pathname = "/#{g.BOARD}/res/#{thread.id[1..]}"
     a = $ '.summary', thread
 
-    # \u00d7 is &times;
-
     switch a.textContent[0]
       when '+'
-        a.textContent = a.textContent.replace '+', '\u00d7 Loading...'
+        a.textContent = a.textContent.replace '+', '× Loading...'
         $.cache pathname, -> ExpandThread.parse @, thread, a
 
-      when '\u00d7'
-        a.textContent = a.textContent.replace '\u00d7 Loading...', '+'
+      when '×'
+        a.textContent = a.textContent.replace '× Loading...', '+'
         $.cache.requests[pathname].abort()
 
       when '-'
@@ -676,7 +674,7 @@ ExpandThread =
       $.off a, 'click', ExpandThread.cb.toggle
       return
 
-    a.textContent = a.textContent.replace '\u00d7 Loading...', '-'
+    a.textContent = a.textContent.replace '× Loading...', '-'
 
     doc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument ''
     doc.documentElement.innerHTML = req.response
@@ -1261,7 +1259,7 @@ QR =
         className: 'thumbnail'
         draggable: true
         href: 'javascript:;'
-        innerHTML: '<a class=remove>&times;</a><label hidden><input type=checkbox> Spoiler</label><span></span>'
+        innerHTML: '<a class=remove>×</a><label hidden><input type=checkbox> Spoiler</label><span></span>'
       $('input', @el).checked = @spoiler
       $.on @el,               'click',      => @select()
       $.on $('.remove', @el), 'click',  (e) =>
@@ -1466,7 +1464,7 @@ QR =
     QR.el = UI.dialog 'qr', 'top:0;right:0;', '
 <div class=move>
   Quick Reply <input type=checkbox id=autohide title=Auto-hide>
-  <span> <a class=close title=Close>&times;</a></span>
+  <span> <a class=close title=Close>×</a></span>
 </div>
 <form>
   <div><input id=dump type=button title="Dump list" value=+ class=field><input name=name title=Name placeholder=Name class=field size=1><input name=email title=E-mail placeholder=E-mail class=field size=1><input name=sub title=Subject placeholder=Subject class=field size=1></div>
@@ -2166,8 +2164,7 @@ Watcher =
     for board of watched
       for id, props of watched[board]
         x = $.el 'a',
-          # \u00d7 is &times;
-          textContent: '\u00d7'
+          textContent: '×'
           href: 'javascript:;'
         $.on x, 'click', Watcher.cb.x
         link = $.el 'a', props