diff --git a/config.arg.h b/config.arg.h
index 8e9b2b4..3215c77 100644
--- a/config.arg.h
+++ b/config.arg.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const char *tags[] = { "dev", "work", "net", "fnord", NULL };
 #define FLOATSYMBOL		"><>"
 #define TILESYMBOL		"[]="
 
-#define FONT			"-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+#define FONT			"-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*"
 #define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333333"
 #define NORMFGCOLOR		"#dddddd"
 #define SELBGCOLOR		"#336699"