diff --git a/src/apps/mail/MailWindow.cpp b/src/apps/mail/MailWindow.cpp
index ad386467e2..b87d99ec11 100644
--- a/src/apps/mail/MailWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mail/MailWindow.cpp
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ TMailWindow::TMailWindow(BRect rect, const char* title, TMailApp* app,
 		new BMessage(M_FIND_AGAIN), 'G'));
 	if (!fIncoming) {
 		menu->AddSeparatorItem();
-		menu->AddItem(fQuote =new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Quote"),
-			new BMessage(M_QUOTE), B_RIGHT_ARROW));
+		menu->AddItem(fQuote = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Quote"),
+			new BMessage(M_QUOTE), ']'));
 		menu->AddItem(fRemoveQuote = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Remove quote"),
-			new BMessage(M_REMOVE_QUOTE), B_LEFT_ARROW));
+			new BMessage(M_REMOVE_QUOTE), '['));
 		menu->AddSeparatorItem();
 		fSpelling = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Check spelling"),
 			new BMessage(M_CHECK_SPELLING), ';');