diff --git a/internal/display/bufwindow.go b/internal/display/bufwindow.go
index 6315bcc60a..59f240f2a2 100644
--- a/internal/display/bufwindow.go
+++ b/internal/display/bufwindow.go
@@ -699,13 +699,9 @@ func (w *BufWindow) displayBuffer() {
 			for _, r := range word {
 				draw(r.r, r.combc, r.style, true, true)
 
-				// Draw any extra characters either spaces for tabs or @ for incomplete wide runes
+				// Draw space for incomplete wide runes
 				if r.width > 1 {
 					char := ' '
-					if r.r != '\t' {
-						char = '@'
-					}
-
 					for i := 1; i < r.width; i++ {
 						draw(char, nil, r.style, true, false)
 					}
diff --git a/internal/display/infowindow.go b/internal/display/infowindow.go
index dc37a6b094..f021ebb238 100644
--- a/internal/display/infowindow.go
+++ b/internal/display/infowindow.go
@@ -145,13 +145,12 @@ func (i *InfoWindow) displayBuffer() {
 			width = ts
 		default:
 			width = runewidth.RuneWidth(r)
-			char = '@'
 		}
 
 		blocX++
 		line = line[size:]
 
-		// Draw any extra characters either spaces for tabs or @ for incomplete wide runes
+		// Draw space for incomplete wide runes
 		if width > 1 {
 			for j := 1; j < width; j++ {
 				draw(char, nil, i.defStyle())