diff --git a/drw.c b/drw.c
index ced7d37..95da860 100644
--- a/drw.c
+++ b/drw.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ drw_text(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int lp
 
 	usedfont = drw->fonts;
 	if (!ellipsis_width && render)
-		ellipsis_width = drw_fontset_getwidth(drw, "...");
+		ellipsis_width = drw_fontset_getwidth(drw, "…");
 	while (1) {
 		ew = ellipsis_len = utf8strlen = 0;
 		utf8str = text;
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ drw_text(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int lp
 			w -= ew;
 		}
 		if (render && overflow)
-			drw_text(drw, ellipsis_x, y, ellipsis_w, h, 0, "...", invert);
+			drw_text(drw, ellipsis_x, y, ellipsis_w, h, 0, "…", invert);
 
 		if (!*text || overflow) {
 			break;