diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs
index f6c9f8185..47357889e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ impl Prompt for NushellPrompt {
         match edit_mode {
             PromptEditMode::Default => match &self.default_prompt_indicator {
                 Some(indicator) => indicator,
-                None => "〉",
+                None => "> ",
             }
             .into(),
             PromptEditMode::Emacs => match &self.default_prompt_indicator {
                 Some(indicator) => indicator,
-                None => "〉",
+                None => "> ",
             }
             .into(),
             PromptEditMode::Vi(vi_mode) => match vi_mode {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl Prompt for NushellPrompt {
                 },
                 PromptViMode::Insert => match &self.default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator {
                     Some(indicator) => indicator,
-                    None => "〉",
+                    None => "> ",
                 },
             }
             .into(),
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
index 34ea16e4f..8d9d490e5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ let-env PROMPT_COMMAND_RIGHT = { create_right_prompt }
 
 # The prompt indicators are environmental variables that represent
 # the state of the prompt
-let-env PROMPT_INDICATOR = { "〉" }
+let-env PROMPT_INDICATOR = { "> " }
 let-env PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_INSERT = { ": " }
-let-env PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_NORMAL = { "〉" }
+let-env PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_NORMAL = { "> " }
 let-env PROMPT_MULTILINE_INDICATOR = { "::: " }
 
 # Specifies how environment variables are:
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/sample_login.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/sample_login.nu
index 4bb43f254..26539c8ea 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/sample_login.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/sample_login.nu
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # - will be sourced after config.nu and env.nu in case of nushell started as login shell
 
 # just as an example for overwriting of an environment variable of env.nu
-let-env PROMPT_INDICATOR = { "(LS)〉" }
+let-env PROMPT_INDICATOR = { "(LS)> " }
 
 # Similar to env-path and config-path there is a variable containing the path to login.nu
 echo $nu.loginshell-path
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