diff --git a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
index 57fb9f694..6f81c0bc9 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,19 @@
 #include "Window.h"
 
 ViewController* ViewController::sInstance = nullptr;
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) // MSVC compiler.
+const std::string ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR = Utils::String::wideStringToString(L"\uF005");
+const std::string ViewController::FOLDER_CHAR = Utils::String::wideStringToString(L"\uF07C");
+const std::string ViewController::TICKMARK_CHAR = Utils::String::wideStringToString(L"\uF14A");
+const std::string ViewController::CONTROLLER_CHAR = Utils::String::wideStringToString(L"\uF11b");
+const std::string ViewController::FILTER_CHAR = Utils::String::wideStringToString(L"\uF0b0");
+#else
 const std::string ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR = "\uF005";
 const std::string ViewController::FOLDER_CHAR = "\uF07C";
+const std::string ViewController::TICKMARK_CHAR = "\uF14A";
+const std::string ViewController::CONTROLLER_CHAR = "\uF11b";
+const std::string ViewController::FILTER_CHAR = "\uF0b0";
+#endif
 
 ViewController* ViewController::get()
 {
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.h b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.h
index 638d3cb28..362b8e1a9 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.h
+++ b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.h
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ public:
 
     static const std::string FAVORITE_CHAR;
     static const std::string FOLDER_CHAR;
+    static const std::string TICKMARK_CHAR;
+    static const std::string CONTROLLER_CHAR;
+    static const std::string FILTER_CHAR;
 
 private:
     ViewController(Window* window);
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.cpp b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.cpp
index d780afe5d..fba7106ca 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.cpp
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ void BasicGameListView::populateList(const std::vector<FileData*>& files, FileDa
             // currently being edited.
             if (isEditing && (*it)->getType() == GAME) {
                 if (CollectionSystemsManager::get()->inCustomCollection(editingCollection, (*it)))
-                    inCollectionPrefix = "\uF14A  ";
+                    inCollectionPrefix = ViewController::TICKMARK_CHAR + "  ";
                 else
                     inCollectionPrefix = "";
             }
             if ((*it)->getFavorite() && favoriteStar &&
                     mRoot->getSystem()->getName() != "favorites") {
-                mList.add(inCollectionPrefix + ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR + "  " + (*it)->getName(),
-                    *it, ((*it)->getType() == FOLDER));
+                mList.add(inCollectionPrefix + ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR + "  " +
+                    (*it)->getName(), *it, ((*it)->getType() == FOLDER));
             }
             else if ((*it)->getType() == FOLDER &&
                     mRoot->getSystem()->getName() != "collections") {
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/DetailedGameListView.cpp b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/DetailedGameListView.cpp
index 8e186aff4..b513c4277 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/DetailedGameListView.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/DetailedGameListView.cpp
@@ -355,22 +355,26 @@ void DetailedGameListView::updateInfoPanel()
         std::string gamelistInfoString;
 
         if (mIsFolder)
-            gamelistInfoString = "\uF07C  ";
+            gamelistInfoString = ViewController::FOLDER_CHAR + "  ";
 
         if (mIsFiltered) {
             if (mFilteredGameCountAll == mFilteredGameCount)
-                gamelistInfoString += "\uF0b0 " + std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " / " +
+                gamelistInfoString += ViewController::FILTER_CHAR + " " +
+                        std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " / " +
                         std::to_string(mGameCount);
             else
-                gamelistInfoString += "\uF0b0 " + std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " + " +
+                gamelistInfoString += ViewController::FILTER_CHAR + " " +
+                        std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " + " +
                         std::to_string(mFilteredGameCountAll - mFilteredGameCount) + " / " +
                         std::to_string(mGameCount);
         }
         else {
-            gamelistInfoString += "\uF11b " + std::to_string(mGameCount);
+            gamelistInfoString += ViewController::CONTROLLER_CHAR + " " +
+                    std::to_string(mGameCount);
             if (!(file->getSystem()->isCollection() &&
                     file->getSystem()->getFullName() == "favorites"))
-                gamelistInfoString += "  \uF005 " + std::to_string(mFavoritesGameCount);
+                gamelistInfoString += "  " + ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR + " "
+                        + std::to_string(mFavoritesGameCount);
         }
 
         mGamelistInfo.setValue(gamelistInfoString);
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/GridGameListView.cpp b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/GridGameListView.cpp
index ae6efdeb0..57d7d7ccd 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/GridGameListView.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/GridGameListView.cpp
@@ -446,22 +446,25 @@ void GridGameListView::updateInfoPanel()
 
         if (mIsFiltered) {
             if (mFilteredGameCountAll == mFilteredGameCount)
-                gamelistInfoString += "\uF0b0 " + std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " / " +
-                        std::to_string(mGameCount);
+                gamelistInfoString += ViewController::FILTER_CHAR + " "
+                        + std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " / " + std::to_string(mGameCount);
             else
-                gamelistInfoString += "\uF0b0 " + std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " + " +
+                gamelistInfoString += ViewController::FILTER_CHAR + " " +
+                        std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " + " +
                         std::to_string(mFilteredGameCountAll - mFilteredGameCount) + " / " +
                         std::to_string(mGameCount);
         }
         else {
-            gamelistInfoString += "\uF11b " + std::to_string(mGameCount);
+            gamelistInfoString += ViewController::CONTROLLER_CHAR + " " +
+                    std::to_string(mGameCount);
             if (!(file->getSystem()->isCollection() &&
                     file->getSystem()->getFullName() == "favorites"))
-                gamelistInfoString += "  \uF005 " + std::to_string(mFavoritesGameCount);
+                gamelistInfoString += "  " + ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR + " " +
+                        std::to_string(mFavoritesGameCount);
         }
 
         if (mIsFolder)
-            gamelistInfoString += "  \uF07C";
+            gamelistInfoString += "  " + ViewController::FOLDER_CHAR;
 
         mGamelistInfo.setValue(gamelistInfoString);
 
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/VideoGameListView.cpp b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/VideoGameListView.cpp
index f05392816..96dd397c7 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/VideoGameListView.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/VideoGameListView.cpp
@@ -398,22 +398,26 @@ void VideoGameListView::updateInfoPanel()
         std::string gamelistInfoString;
 
         if (mIsFolder)
-            gamelistInfoString = "\uF07C  ";
+            gamelistInfoString = ViewController::FOLDER_CHAR + "  ";
 
         if (mIsFiltered) {
             if (mFilteredGameCountAll == mFilteredGameCount)
-                gamelistInfoString += "\uF0b0 " + std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " / " +
+                gamelistInfoString += ViewController::FILTER_CHAR + " " +
+                        std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " / " +
                         std::to_string(mGameCount);
             else
-                gamelistInfoString += "\uF0b0 " + std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " + " +
+                gamelistInfoString += ViewController::FILTER_CHAR + " " +
+                        std::to_string(mFilteredGameCount) + " + " +
                         std::to_string(mFilteredGameCountAll - mFilteredGameCount) + " / " +
                         std::to_string(mGameCount);
         }
         else {
-            gamelistInfoString += "\uF11b " + std::to_string(mGameCount);
+            gamelistInfoString += ViewController::CONTROLLER_CHAR + " " +
+                    std::to_string(mGameCount);
             if (!(file->getSystem()->isCollection() &&
                     file->getSystem()->getFullName() == "favorites"))
-                gamelistInfoString += "  \uF005 " + std::to_string(mFavoritesGameCount);
+                gamelistInfoString += "  " + ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR + " "
+                        + std::to_string(mFavoritesGameCount);
         }
 
         mGamelistInfo.setValue(gamelistInfoString);