diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
index 12de9cbe..831af77e 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 . "$BASH_IT/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash"
 
-PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR:=""}
-POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR=${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR:=""}
+PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR:="$"}
+POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR=${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR:=""}
 
-USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR=${POWERLINE_USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR:=" "}
+USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR=${POWERLINE_USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR:="⌁"}
 USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=32
 USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR_SUDO=202
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CONDA_PYTHON_VENV_CHAR=${POWERLINE_CONDA_PYTHON_VENV_CHAR:="❲c❳ "}
 PYTHON_VENV_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=35
 
 SCM_NONE_CHAR=""
-SCM_GIT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_SCM_GIT_CHAR:=" "}
+SCM_GIT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_SCM_GIT_CHAR:="⎇ "}
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=""
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=""
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN_COLOR=25