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diff --git a/Functions/Prompts/prompt_bigfade_setup b/Functions/Prompts/prompt_bigfade_setup
index 3b73c1e0f..89ae44981 100644
--- a/Functions/Prompts/prompt_bigfade_setup
+++ b/Functions/Prompts/prompt_bigfade_setup
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ date text, and current working directory respectively.  The default
 colors are blue, white, white, and yellow.  This theme works best with
 a dark background.
 
-Recommended fonts for this theme: nexus or vga or similar.  If you
-don't have any of these, the 8-bit characters will probably look stupid.
+
+Recommended fonts for this theme: either UTF-8, or nexus or vga or similar.
+If you don't have any of these, the 8-bit characters will probably look
+stupid.
 EOH
 }
 
@@ -25,9 +27,9 @@ prompt_bigfade_setup () {
   local date=${3:-'white'}
   local cwd=${4:-'yellow'}
 
-  for code in 333 262 261 260; do
-    local char_$code=$(echo -n "\\0$code")
-  done
+  local char_333 char_262 char_261 char_260
+  autoload -U prompt_special_chars
+  prompt_special_chars
 
   PS1="%{$bold_color$fg[$fadebar]$bold_color%}$char_333$char_262$char_261$char_260%{$bold_color$fg[$userhost]$bg[$fadebar]%}%n@%m%{$reset_color$fg[$fadebar]$bg[grey]%}$char_260$char_261$char_262$char_333%{$reset_color$fg[$fadebar]$bg[grey]%}$char_333$char_262$char_261$char_260%{$bold_color$fg[$date]$bg[grey]%} %D{%a %b %d} %D{%I:%M:%S%P}$prompt_newline%{$bold_color$fg[$cwd]$bg[grey]%}$PWD>%{$reset_color%} "
   PS2="%{$bold_color$fg[$fadebar]$bold_color%}$char_333$char_262$char_261$char_260%{$reset_color$fg[$fadebar]$bg[grey]%}$char_260$char_261$char_262$char_333%{$reset_color$fg[$fadebar]$bg[grey]%}$char_333$char_262$char_261$char_260%{$bold_color$bold_color$fg[$fadebar]%}>%{$reset_color%} "