diff --git a/src/ui/RecipeSelectionDialog.cpp b/src/ui/RecipeSelectionDialog.cpp
index 42548d2..5e07ea1 100644
--- a/src/ui/RecipeSelectionDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/RecipeSelectionDialog.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ QString itemLine(const std::string& itemId, int amount)
 {
     return QStringLiteral("  ")
         + QString::fromStdString(toDisplayName(itemId))
-        + QStringLiteral(" ×") + QString::number(amount);
+        + QStringLiteral(" x ") + QString::number(amount);
 }
 
 QString shipTooltip(const ShipDef& def)
diff --git a/src/ui/RecipeTooltip.cpp b/src/ui/RecipeTooltip.cpp
index 0a4f5c1..a5761b6 100644
--- a/src/ui/RecipeTooltip.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/RecipeTooltip.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ QString itemLine(const std::string& itemId, int amount)
 {
     return QStringLiteral("  ")
         + QString::fromStdString(toDisplayName(itemId))
-        + QStringLiteral(" ×") + QString::number(amount);
+        + QStringLiteral(" x ") + QString::number(amount);
 }
 
 }  // namespace