diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
index 97e25af6d9..c3b7dab520 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class OptionMenu : Menu
 			{
 				if (((MenuTime() % 8) < 6) || GetCurrentMenu() != self)
 				{
-					DrawConText(OptionMenuSettings.mFontColorSelection, cur_indent + 3 * CleanXfac_1, y+fontheight-9*CleanYfac_1, "\xd");
+					DrawOptionText(cur_indent + 3 * CleanXfac_1, y, Font.CR_UNTRANSLATED, "◄");
 				}
 			}
 			y += fontheight;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
index 58ac07cdd0..19fb0429d3 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ class OptionMenuSliderBase : OptionMenuItem
 		double range;
 		int maxlen = 0;
 		int right = x + (12*8 + 4) * CleanXfac;	// length of slider. This uses the old ConFont and 
-		int cy = y;
+		int cy = y + CleanYFac;
 
 		range = max - min;
 		double ccur = clamp(cur, min, max) - min;