diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 10d2cfc2d5be381fecd52ff495c7e94544ead973..a27fa783fc044f556d608406ca5156e0c079db38 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		else if (item.previousRef === 'HEAD' && item.ref === '~') {
 			title = localize('git.title.index', '{0} (Index)', basename);
 		} else {
-			title = localize('git.title.diffRefs', '{0} ({1}) \u27f7 {0} ({2})', basename, item.shortPreviousRef, item.shortRef);
+			title = localize('git.title.diffRefs', '{0} ({1}) ⟷ {0} ({2})', basename, item.shortPreviousRef, item.shortRef);
 		}
 
 		return commands.executeCommand('vscode.diff', toGitUri(uri, item.previousRef), item.ref === '' ? uri : toGitUri(uri, item.ref), title);