diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5dae7fb..4426c79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ own front-end settings are separate; see [Configuration](#configuration).
   `/stats` adds the `max_cost_usd` cap when set; hidden entirely otherwise.
 - **Live server snapshot** — a 20s heartbeat measures WebSocket round-trip
   latency and refreshes server uptime, connection count, and streaming state
-  (the ⚡ badge beside the model); `/server` opens the full cockpit card.
+  (the » badge beside the model); `/server` opens the full cockpit card.
   odek ≥ v2.1.0 also pushes `keepalive` so a thinking turn silent for
   minutes does not lose the socket to an idle proxy.
 
diff --git a/internal/tui/cockpit.go b/internal/tui/cockpit.go
index 402033b..b0e2bf6 100644
--- a/internal/tui/cockpit.go
+++ b/internal/tui/cockpit.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (m *Model) cockpitServerSection() string {
 	// — rendering it here too duplicated it inside the same cockpit.
 	rows := [][2]string{
 		{"model", orDash(m.model)},
-		{"stream", boolDash(m.serverStream, "⚡ live deltas", "buffered")},
+		{"stream", boolDash(m.serverStream, "» live deltas", "buffered")},
 		{"sandbox", boolDash(m.sandbox, "isolated", "host access")},
 	}
 	if m.srvUptime > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/tui/cockpit_test.go b/internal/tui/cockpit_test.go
index 30df486..a4b4262 100644
--- a/internal/tui/cockpit_test.go
+++ b/internal/tui/cockpit_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestCockpitPopover(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	out := plain(m.View())
 	for _, want := range []string{"cockpit", "server", "1.24.0", "glm-5.3",
-		"⚡ live deltas", "1m30s", "2", "34ms", "cost cap", "session"} {
+		"» live deltas", "1m30s", "2", "34ms", "cost cap", "session"} {
 		if !strings.Contains(out, want) {
 			t.Errorf("cockpit missing %q:\n%s", want, out)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/tui/commands.go b/internal/tui/commands.go
index 07c06d8..142216f 100644
--- a/internal/tui/commands.go
+++ b/internal/tui/commands.go
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func (m *Model) statsBody() string {
 				link += th.statsDim.Render(fmt.Sprintf(" · %d ws", m.srvConns))
 			}
 			if m.serverStream {
-				link += th.statsDim.Render(" · ⚡ stream")
+				link += th.statsDim.Render(" · » stream")
 			}
 			rows = append(rows, row{"⇄", th.statsLabel, "link", link})
 		}
diff --git a/internal/tui/spec_v2_test.go b/internal/tui/spec_v2_test.go
index cc14297..6f4af25 100644
--- a/internal/tui/spec_v2_test.go
+++ b/internal/tui/spec_v2_test.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func TestServerInfoAndPong(t *testing.T) {
 	if !m.pingSentAt.IsZero() {
 		t.Error("ping clock not reset")
 	}
-	// The ⚡ badge marks a streaming server in the header.
-	if !strings.Contains(plain(m.header()), "⚡") {
+	// The » badge marks a streaming server in the header.
+	if !strings.Contains(plain(m.header()), "»") {
 		t.Error("header missing stream badge")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/tui/view.go b/internal/tui/view.go
index e8f8d45..9c71f2c 100644
--- a/internal/tui/view.go
+++ b/internal/tui/view.go
@@ -82,10 +82,13 @@ func (m *Model) header() string {
 	if modelName == "" {
 		modelName = "default"
 	}
-	// The ⚡ badge marks a server streaming token/thinking deltas live (the
-	// same marker the WebUI's top bar carries).
+	// The » badge marks a server streaming token/thinking deltas live (the
+	// same marker the WebUI's top bar carries). "»" replaces the earlier ⚡
+	// (U+26A1): that glyph is East-Asian-ambiguous and emoji-presentation-
+	// capable, so several terminals mis-width or mis-paint it inside styled
+	// runs — plain "»" is single-cell everywhere.
 	if m.serverStream {
-		modelName = "⚡ " + modelName
+		modelName = "» " + modelName
 	}
 
 	// The left cluster, split around the model name: its truncation budget is