diff --git a/termui/termui.go b/termui/termui.go
index e9bd202..008b1d6 100644
--- a/termui/termui.go
+++ b/termui/termui.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	// and registered in loop/agent.go.
 	// Add formatting for new tools as they are created.
 	// TODO: should this be part of tool definition to make it harder to forget to set up?
-	toolUseTemplTxt = `{{if .msg.ToolError}}🙈 {{end -}}
+	toolUseTemplTxt = `{{if .msg.ToolError}}〰️ {{end -}}
 {{if eq .msg.ToolName "think" -}}
  🧠 {{.input.thoughts -}}
 {{else if eq .msg.ToolName "keyword_search" -}}
diff --git a/webui/src/web-components/sketch-tool-card.ts b/webui/src/web-components/sketch-tool-card.ts
index b4bdd64..0181673 100644
--- a/webui/src/web-components/sketch-tool-card.ts
+++ b/webui/src/web-components/sketch-tool-card.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     >`;
     if (this.toolCall?.result_message) {
       statusIcon = this.toolCall?.result_message.tool_error
-        ? html`<span class="tool-call-status tool-error">🔔</span>`
+        ? html`<span class="tool-call-status tool-error">〰️</span>`
         : html`<span class="tool-call-status tool-success">✓</span>`;
     }