diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/app/models/playback/controllers/PlayerUIController.java b/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/app/models/playback/controllers/PlayerUIController.java
index 6fd6b7fc01..ced1892e1d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/app/models/playback/controllers/PlayerUIController.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/app/models/playback/controllers/PlayerUIController.java
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ private boolean handleConfirmKey(int keyCode) {
                 case PlayerData.OK_TOGGLE_SPEED:
                     getMainController().onButtonClicked(R.id.action_video_speed, getPlayer().getButtonState(R.id.action_video_speed));
                     float speed = getPlayerData().getSpeed();
-                    MessageHelpers.showMessage(getContext(), String.format("%sx", speed));
+                    MessageHelpers.showMessage(getContext(), String.format("%s\u00D7", speed));
                     return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/exoplayer/selector/TrackInfoFormatter2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/exoplayer/selector/TrackInfoFormatter2.java
index a39ce7ce50..b290229080 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/exoplayer/selector/TrackInfoFormatter2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/exoplayer/selector/TrackInfoFormatter2.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public void setAudioFormat(Format format) {
     }
 
     public void setSpeed(float speed) {
-        mSpeedStr = speed != 1.0f ? speed + "x" : "";
+        mSpeedStr = speed != 1.0f ? speed + "\u00D7" : "";
     }
 
     public String getQualityLabel() {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/misc/PlayerKeyTranslator.java b/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/misc/PlayerKeyTranslator.java
index 6bcf9b9a2c..c12e00cd7d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/misc/PlayerKeyTranslator.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/liskovsoft/smartyoutubetv2/common/misc/PlayerKeyTranslator.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ private void speedUp(boolean up) {
 
             PlayerData.instance(mContext).setSpeed(speed);
             playbackPresenter.getView().setSpeed(speed);
-            MessageHelpers.showMessage(mContext, String.format("%sx", speed));
+            MessageHelpers.showMessage(mContext, String.format("%s\u00D7", speed));
         }
     }
 
@@ -202,4 +202,4 @@ private PlaybackPresenter getPlaybackPresenter() {
     private Context getContext() {
         return mContext;
     }
-}
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+}