diff --git a/Action.c b/Action.c
index 6c387def..66400e9d 100644
--- a/Action.c
+++ b/Action.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static Htop_Reaction actionHelp(State* st) {
    attrset(CRT_colors[DEFAULT_COLOR]);
    mvaddstr(6,0, "Type and layout of header meters are configurable in the setup screen.");
    if (CRT_colorScheme == COLORSCHEME_MONOCHROME) {
-      mvaddstr(7, 0, "In monochrome, meters are displayed through different chars, in order: |#*@$%&");
+      mvaddstr(7, 0, "In monochrome, meters display as different chars, in order: |#*@$%&.");
    }
    mvaddstr( 8, 0, " Status: R: running; S: sleeping; T: traced/stopped; Z: zombie; D: disk sleep");
    for (int i = 0; helpLeft[i].info; i++) { mvaddstr(9+i, 9,  helpLeft[i].info); }
diff --git a/Meter.c b/Meter.c
index 834c9b0b..c37a474f 100644
--- a/Meter.c
+++ b/Meter.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void TextMeterMode_draw(Meter* this, int x, int y, int w) {
 
 /* ---------- BarMeterMode ---------- */
 
-static char BarMeterMode_characters[] = "|#*@$%&";
+static char BarMeterMode_characters[] = "|#*@$%&.";
 
 static void BarMeterMode_draw(Meter* this, int x, int y, int w) {
    char buffer[METER_BUFFER_LEN];