diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index e7b6eb7..4fbd759 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 vim.g.mapleader = " "
 vim.opt.termguicolors = true
+require "ui.fillchars"
 
 -- bootstrap lazy.nvim
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath "data" .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
diff --git a/lua/plugins/nvim_navbuddy.lua b/lua/plugins/nvim_navbuddy.lua
index caaef69..a495f4c 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/nvim_navbuddy.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/nvim_navbuddy.lua
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ return {
         node_markers = {
             enabled = true,
             icons = {
-                leaf = "  ",
-                leaf_selected = " → ",
-                branch = " ",
+                leaf = "󰅀 ",
+                leaf_selected = "󰄼 ",
+                branch = "󰅂 ",
             },
         },
     },
diff --git a/lua/ui/fillchars.lua b/lua/ui/fillchars.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61a2aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/ui/fillchars.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+vim.opt.fillchars:append {
+    horiz = "━",
+    horizup = "┻",
+    horizdown = "┳",
+    vert = "┃",
+    vertleft = "┨",
+    vertright = "┣",
+    verthoriz = "╋",
+}