diff --git a/THEMES.md b/THEMES.md
index 5c401593b..b9002f3cf 100644
--- a/THEMES.md
+++ b/THEMES.md
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ May 12 21:12:37 lvl2:   [selectSound] found, ready to play sound file
 
 Example navigationsounds.xml, to be included from the main theme file:
 
+```xml
 <theme>
 	<formatVersion>5</formatVersion>
 	<feature supported="navigationsounds">
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ Example navigationsounds.xml, to be included from the main theme file:
 		</view>
 	</feature>
 </theme>
+```
 
 #### Defaults
 
diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
index 36d73534e..44d767186 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ GuiGamelistOptions::GuiGamelistOptions(Window* window, SystemData* system) : Gui
 			if (firstFavorite != -1)
 			{
 				if (getGamelist()->getCursor()->getFavorite())
-					mJumpToLetterList->add(std::string(1, FAV_CHAR), FAV_CHAR, 1);
+					mJumpToLetterList->add(FAVORITE_CHAR, FAVORITE_CHAR, 1);
 				else
-					mJumpToLetterList->add(std::string(1, FAV_CHAR), FAV_CHAR, 0);
+					mJumpToLetterList->add(FAVORITE_CHAR, FAVORITE_CHAR, 0);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ GuiGamelistOptions::GuiGamelistOptions(Window* window, SystemData* system) : Gui
 					if (firstFavorite != -1 && file->getFavorite())
 						continue;
 
-					mJumpToLetterList->add(std::string(1, c), c, c == curChar);
+					mJumpToLetterList->add(std::string(1, c), std::string(1, c), c == curChar);
 					break;
 				}
 			}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ GuiGamelistOptions::GuiGamelistOptions(Window* window, SystemData* system) : Gui
 		row.input_handler = [&](InputConfig* config, Input input) {
 			if(config->isMappedTo("a", input) && input.value)
 			{		
-				if(mJumpToLetterList->getSelected() == FAV_CHAR)
+				if(mJumpToLetterList->getSelected() == FAVORITE_CHAR)
 				{
 					navigationsounds.playThemeNavigationSound(SCROLLSOUND);
 					jumpToFirstFavorite();
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void GuiGamelistOptions::openMetaDataEd()
 
 void GuiGamelistOptions::jumpToLetter()
 {
-	char letter = mJumpToLetterList->getSelected();
+	char letter = mJumpToLetterList->getSelected()[0];
 	IGameListView* gamelist = getGamelist();
 
 	// this is a really shitty way to get a list of files
diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.h b/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.h
index 05b788103..79b95f8ef 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.h
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "components/OptionListComponent.h"
 #include "FileData.h"
 #include "GuiComponent.h"
+#include "utils/StringUtil.h"
 
 class IGameListView;
 class SystemData;
@@ -29,13 +30,12 @@ private:
 	void findFirstFavorite();
 	void jumpToFirstFavorite();
 
-	const char FAV_CHAR = '*';
-
+	const std::string FAVORITE_CHAR = "\uF005";
 	long firstFavorite = -1;
 
 	MenuComponent mMenu;
 
-	typedef OptionListComponent<char> LetterList;
+	typedef OptionListComponent<std::string> LetterList;
 	std::shared_ptr<LetterList> mJumpToLetterList;
 
 	typedef OptionListComponent<const FileData::SortType*> SortList;
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.cpp b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.cpp
index c61253077..ac0eb6137 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ void BasicGameListView::populateList(const std::vector<FileData*>& files)
 					continue;
 				
 				if (showFavoriteIcon)
-					mList.add(("\uF005  ") + file->getName(), file, file->getType() == FOLDER);					
+					mList.add(FAVORITE_GAME_CHAR + "  " + file->getName(), file, file->getType() == FOLDER);
 				else if (file->getType() == FOLDER)
-					mList.add(("\uF07C ") + file->getName(), file, true);
+					mList.add(FAVORITE_FOLDER_CHAR + "  " + file->getName(), file, true);
 				else
 					mList.add(file->getName(), file, false);
 			}
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ void BasicGameListView::populateList(const std::vector<FileData*>& files)
 
 				if (showFavoriteIcon)
 				{
-					mList.add(("\uF005  ") + file->getName(), file, file->getType() == FOLDER);
+					mList.add(FAVORITE_GAME_CHAR + "  " + file->getName(), file, file->getType() == FOLDER);
 					continue;
 				}
 			}
 
 			if (file->getType() == FOLDER)
-				mList.add(("\uF07C ") + file->getName(), file, true);
+				mList.add(FAVORITE_FOLDER_CHAR + "  " + file->getName(), file, true);
 			else
 				mList.add(file->getName(), file, false);
 		}
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.h b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.h
index f1a216b0f..473916678 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.h
+++ b/es-app/src/views/gamelist/BasicGameListView.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ protected:
 	virtual void addPlaceholder();
 
 	TextListComponent<FileData*> mList;
+
+	const std::string FAVORITE_GAME_CHAR = "\uF005";
+	const std::string FAVORITE_FOLDER_CHAR = "\uF07C";
 };
 
 #endif // ES_APP_VIEWS_GAME_LIST_BASIC_GAME_LIST_VIEW_H