diff --git a/docs/docs/segment-git.md b/docs/docs/segment-git.md
index 2f965cc9..c866b061 100644
--- a/docs/docs/segment-git.md
+++ b/docs/docs/segment-git.md
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ Local changes can also shown by default using the following syntax for both the
 
 - branch_icon: `string` - the icon to use in front of the git branch name - defaults to `\uE0A0 `
 - display_branch_status: `boolean` - display the branch status or not - defaults to `true`
-- branch_identical_icon: `string` - the icon to display when remote and local are identical - defaults to `\uF0C9`
-- branch_ahead_icon: `string` - the icon to display when the local branch is ahead of its remote - defaults to `\uF176`
-- branch_behind_icon: `string` - the icon to display when the local branch is behind its remote - defaults to `\uF175`
+- branch_identical_icon: `string` - the icon to display when remote and local are identical - defaults to `\u2261`
+- branch_ahead_icon: `string` - the icon to display when the local branch is ahead of its remote - defaults to `\u2191`
+- branch_behind_icon: `string` - the icon to display when the local branch is behind its remote - defaults to `\u2193`
 - branch_gone_icon: `string` - the icon to display when there's no remote branch - defaults to `\u2262`
 
 ### Status
diff --git a/themes/schema.json b/themes/schema.json
index 64bcf1ff..de0f0373 100644
--- a/themes/schema.json
+++ b/themes/schema.json
@@ -515,19 +515,19 @@
                     "type": "string",
                     "title": "Branch Identical Icon",
                     "description": "The icon to display when remote and local are identical",
-                    "default": "\uF0C9"
+                    "default": "\u2261"
                   },
                   "branch_ahead_icon": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "title": "Branch Ahead Icon",
                     "description": "The icon to display when the local branch is ahead of its remote",
-                    "default": "\uF176"
+                    "default": "\u2191"
                   },
                   "branch_behind_icon": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "title": "Branch Behind Icon",
                     "description": "The icon to display when the local branch is behind its remote",
-                    "default": "\uF175"
+                    "default": "\u2193"
                   },
                   "branch_gone_icon": {
                     "type": "string",
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "title": "Color Background",
                     "description": "Color the background or foreground",
-                    "default": false
+                    "default": true
                   },
                   "local_changes_color": {
                     "$ref": "#/definitions/color"