diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 9f14e84..bd80c3e 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ vim.cmd("set clipboard=unnamedplus")
 -- ╰───────╯
 vim.opt.fillchars = {
 	horiz = "━",
-	vert = "│",
+	vert = "▎", -- │ ▎▍▌▋▊▉█
 	stl = " ",
 	eob = " ",
 }
diff --git a/lua/plugins/opts/bufferline.lua b/lua/plugins/opts/bufferline.lua
index 1634cde..f9729f9 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/opts/bufferline.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/opts/bufferline.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ local config = {
 		show_tab_indicators = true,
 		duplicates_across_groups = true, -- whether to consider duplicate paths in different groups as duplicates
 		persist_buffer_sort = true, -- whether or not custom sorted buffers should persist
-		separator_style = { "▏", "" }, -- { "▏", "" } | "slant" | "slope" | "thick" | "thin" | { 'any', 'any' },
+		separator_style = { "▍", "" }, -- { "▏", "" } | "slant" | "slope" | "thick" | "thin" | { 'any', 'any' },
 		-- always_show_bufferline = false,
 		auto_toggle_bufferline = true,
 		show_close_icon = true,
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ local config = {
 		offsets = {
 			{
 				filetype = "neo-tree",
-				text = "",
+				text = "",
 				highlight = "Directory",
-				separator = "│", -- use a "true" to enable the default, or set your own character
+				separator = "▎", -- use a "true" to enable the default, or set your own character
 			},
 		},
 		groups = {