diff --git a/app/src/main/java/mobi/maptrek/MapTrek.java b/app/src/main/java/mobi/maptrek/MapTrek.java
index 5f6c6cc8..b1c374bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/mobi/maptrek/MapTrek.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/mobi/maptrek/MapTrek.java
@@ -198,8 +198,6 @@ private void initializeSettings() {
         unit = Configuration.getAngleUnit();
         StringFormatter.angleFactor = Double.parseDouble(resources.getStringArray(R.array.angle_factors)[unit]);
         StringFormatter.angleAbbr = resources.getStringArray(R.array.angle_abbreviations)[unit];
-        StringFormatter.angleLeft = resources.getString(R.string.angle_left);
-        StringFormatter.angleRight = resources.getString(R.string.angle_right);
         boolean precision = Configuration.getUnitPrecision();
         StringFormatter.precisionFormat = precision ? "%.1f" : "%.0f";
         StringFormatter.coordinateFormat = Configuration.getCoordinatesFormat();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/mobi/maptrek/util/StringFormatter.java b/app/src/main/java/mobi/maptrek/util/StringFormatter.java
index e6c6be7e..e263c555 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/mobi/maptrek/util/StringFormatter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/mobi/maptrek/util/StringFormatter.java
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ public class StringFormatter
 	public static String angleFormat = "%.0f";
 	public static double angleFactor = 1d;
 	public static String angleAbbr = "deg";
-	public static String angleLeft = "L";
-	public static String angleRight = "R";
+	public static String angleLeft = "↖";
+	public static String angleRight = "↗";
 
 	//FIXME Should localize:
 	public static String secondAbbr = "sec";
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0adfaea1..eb8e80d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@
     <string name="gauge_xtk">Cross track</string>
     <string name="gauge_ete">ETE</string>
     <string name="gauge_elevation">Elevation</string>
-    <string name="angle_left">L</string>
-    <string name="angle_right">R</string>
     <string name="place_altitude" translatable="false">&#9014; %s</string>
     <string name="place_proximity" translatable="false">~ %s</string>
     <string name="placeStoreName">My places</string>