diff --git a/scripts/xmobar-status-updates b/scripts/xmobar-status-updates
index 7835cbb..b154870 100755
--- a/scripts/xmobar-status-updates
+++ b/scripts/xmobar-status-updates
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 count=$(yay -Qu | wc -l)
 
-printf "<fn=1>\ufbae </fn>%s" $count
+printf "<fn=1></fn>%s" $count
diff --git a/scripts/xmobar-status-weather b/scripts/xmobar-status-weather
index b337e56..95e8dc5 100755
--- a/scripts/xmobar-status-weather
+++ b/scripts/xmobar-status-weather
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ else
 	color="#8be9fd"
 fi
 
-echo -e "<fc=#ff79c6>$loc <fc=$color>$temp</fc><fn=1>\u00b0</fn>C</fc>"
+echo -e "<fc=#ff79c6>$loc <fc=$color>$temp</fc>C</fc>"