diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.css b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.css
index f4d35b6e..ac18e294 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.css
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.css
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ body { background-color: #eeeeee; padding: 0; margin: 5px; overflow-y: scroll; }
 .html-reporter .symbol-summary li.passed { font-size: 14px; }
 .html-reporter .symbol-summary li.passed:before { color: #5e7d00; content: "\02022"; }
 .html-reporter .symbol-summary li.failed { line-height: 9px; }
-.html-reporter .symbol-summary li.failed:before { color: #b03911; content: "x"; font-weight: bold; margin-left: -1px; }
+.html-reporter .symbol-summary li.failed:before { color: #b03911; content: "\d7"; font-weight: bold; margin-left: -1px; }
 .html-reporter .symbol-summary li.disabled { font-size: 14px; }
 .html-reporter .symbol-summary li.disabled:before { color: #bababa; content: "\02022"; }
 .html-reporter .symbol-summary li.pending { line-height: 17px; }
diff --git a/src/html/_HTMLReporter.scss b/src/html/_HTMLReporter.scss
index 6b0239bb..df25aef6 100644
--- a/src/html/_HTMLReporter.scss
+++ b/src/html/_HTMLReporter.scss
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ body {
 
         &:before {
           color: $failing-color;
-          content: "x";
+          content: "\d7";
           font-weight: bold;
           margin-left: -1px;
         }