diff --git a/src/components/commitlist.rs b/src/components/commitlist.rs
index 73dd0389..43ad68ef 100644
--- a/src/components/commitlist.rs
+++ b/src/components/commitlist.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl CommitList {
 		// marker
 		if let Some(marked) = marked {
 			txt.push(Span::styled(
-				Cow::from(if marked { "X" } else { " " }),
+				Cow::from(if marked { "\u{2713}" } else { " " }),
 				theme.log_marker(selected),
 			));
 			txt.push(splitter.clone());
diff --git a/src/ui/style.rs b/src/ui/style.rs
index 0d8280f1..4e8d1ed1 100644
--- a/src/ui/style.rs
+++ b/src/ui/style.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ impl Theme {
 	}
 
 	pub fn log_marker(&self, selected: bool) -> Style {
-		let mut style = Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD);
+		let mut style = Style::default()
+			.fg(self.commit_author)
+			.add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD);
 
 		style = self.apply_select(style, selected);
 
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@ impl Theme {
 			selected,
 		)
 	}
+
 	pub fn commit_author(&self, selected: bool) -> Style {
 		self.apply_select(
 			Style::default().fg(self.commit_author),