diff --git a/doc/gitgutter.txt b/doc/gitgutter.txt
index f1e9c2a..e29e5db 100644
--- a/doc/gitgutter.txt
+++ b/doc/gitgutter.txt
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ Defaults:
     let g:gitgutter_sign_modified           = '~'
     let g:gitgutter_sign_removed            = '_'
     let g:gitgutter_sign_removed_first_line = '‾'
-    let g:gitgutter_sign_removed_above_and_below = '_‾'
+    let g:gitgutter_sign_removed_above_and_below = '_¯'
     let g:gitgutter_sign_modified_removed   = '~_'
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 You can use unicode characters but not images.  Signs must not take up more than