diff --git a/git-prompt.sh b/git-prompt.sh
index 4c90bb4..cdf25f0 100644
--- a/git-prompt.sh
+++ b/git-prompt.sh
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ __posh_git_echo () {
     local BranchBehindAndAheadStatusSymbol=''
     local BranchWarningStatusSymbol=''
     if $EnableStatusSymbol; then
-      BranchIdenticalStatusSymbol=$' \xE2\x89\xA1' # Three horizontal lines
-      BranchAheadStatusSymbol=$' \xE2\x86\x91' # Up Arrow
-      BranchBehindStatusSymbol=$' \xE2\x86\x93' # Down Arrow
-      BranchBehindAndAheadStatusSymbol=$'\xE2\x86\x95' # Up and Down Arrow
+      BranchIdenticalStatusSymbol=$' \[\xE2\x89\]\xA1' # Three horizontal lines
+      BranchAheadStatusSymbol=$' \[\xE2\x86\]\x91' # Up Arrow
+      BranchBehindStatusSymbol=$' \[\xE2\x86\]\x93' # Down Arrow
+      BranchBehindAndAheadStatusSymbol=$'\[\xE2\x86\]\x95' # Up and Down Arrow
       BranchWarningStatusSymbol=' ?'
     fi