diff --git a/git-prompt-help.sh b/git-prompt-help.sh
index 19d9312..ca6c5de 100644
--- a/git-prompt-help.sh
+++ b/git-prompt-help.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ hash prefixed with ':'.
 TRACKING indicates how the local branch differs from the
 remote branch.  It can be empty, or one of:
 
-    ${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↑N${ResetColor}   - ahead of remote by N commits
-    ${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↓N${ResetColor}   - behind remote by N commits
-    ${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↓M↑N${ResetColor} - branches diverged, other by M commits, yours by N commits
+    ${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}${ResetColor}${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↑·N${ResetColor}   - ahead of remote by N commits
+    ${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}${ResetColor}${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↓·N${ResetColor}   - behind remote by N commits
+    ${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}${ResetColor}${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↓·M↑·N${ResetColor} - branches diverged, other by M commits, yours by N commits
 
 LOCALSTATUS is one of the following:
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ git_prompt_examples() {
   cat <<EOF | sed 's/\\\[\\033//g' | sed 's/\\\]//g'
 These are examples of the git prompt:
 
-  [${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}master${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↑3${ResetColor}|${GIT_PROMPT_CHANGED}1${ResetColor}]  - on branch "master", ahead of remote by 3 commits, 1
+  [${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}master${ResetColor}${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↑·3${ResetColor}|${GIT_PROMPT_CHANGED}1${ResetColor}]  - on branch "master", ahead of remote by 3 commits, 1
                     file changed but not staged
 
   [${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}status${ResetColor}|${GIT_PROMPT_STAGED}2${ResetColor}]     - on branch "status", 2 files staged
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ These are examples of the git prompt:
 
   [${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}master${ResetColor}|${GIT_PROMPT_STASHED}2${ResetColor}]     - on branch "master", 2 stash entries
 
-  [${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}experimental${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↓2↑3${ResetColor}|${GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN}${ResetColor}]
+  [${GIT_PROMPT_BRANCH}experimental${ResetColor}${GIT_PROMPT_REMOTE}↓·2↑·3${ResetColor}|${GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN}${ResetColor}]
                   -  on branch "experimental"; your branch has diverged
                      by 3 commits, remote by 2 commits; the repository is
                      otherwise clean