diff --git a/src/f_finale.c b/src/f_finale.c
index cb1aee8d..9931e2fa 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.c
+++ b/src/f_finale.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static const char *credits[] = {
 	"",
 	"\1Testing",
 	"Jesse \"Jeck Jims\" Emerick",
-	"Karol \"Fooruman\" Dabrowski", // Dąbrowski, <Sryder> accents in srb2 :ytho:
+	"Karol \"Fooruman\" D""\x1E""browski", // Dąbrowski, <Sryder> accents in srb2 :ytho:
 	"\"CyberIF\"",
 	"\"Dani\"",
 	"\"VirtAnderson\"",
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.h b/src/hu_stuff.h
index 21bc40a8..451cc8d8 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.h
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //------------------------------------
 //           heads up font
 //------------------------------------
-#define HU_FONTSTART '\x1F' // the first font character
+#define HU_FONTSTART '\x1E' // the first font character
 #define HU_FONTEND '~'
 
 #define HU_FONTSIZE (HU_FONTEND - HU_FONTSTART + 1)