diff --git a/src/core/layout.rs b/src/core/layout.rs
index d956409..beb16b0 100644
--- a/src/core/layout.rs
+++ b/src/core/layout.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ const KEYSYMS: [(&str, Keysym, &str); 20] = [
     ("loc alt", Keysym::Alt_L, "Alt"),
     ("right", Keysym::Right, "→"),
     ("shift", Keysym::Shift_L, "⇧"),
-    ("space", Keysym::space, "␣"),
+    ("space", Keysym::space, " "),
     ("tab", Keysym::Tab, "⭾"),
     ("up", Keysym::Up, "↑"),
 ];