diff --git a/lua/barbar/config.lua b/lua/barbar/config.lua
index c3f344de..7b4a3824 100644
--- a/lua/barbar/config.lua
+++ b/lua/barbar/config.lua
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ function config.setup(options)
   local default_icons = {
     buffer_index = false,
     buffer_number = false,
-    button = '',
+    button = '𝝬',
     diagnostics = {},
     gitsigns = {
       added = { enabled = false, icon = '+' },