diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index be7e5c4..d4abb02 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func setupEventTab() *qt.QWidget {
 	event.outputEdit = qt.NewQTextEdit(event.tab)
 	event.outputEdit.SetReadOnly(true)
 	outputHBox.AddWidget(event.outputEdit.QWidget)
-	copyButton := qt.NewQPushButton5("➡️", event.tab)
+	copyButton := qt.NewQPushButton5(ARROW, event.tab)
 	outputHBox.AddWidget(copyButton.QWidget)
 	copyButton.OnClicked(func() {
 		tabWidget.SetCurrentIndex(tabs.paste)
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index ed6d23f..4fa1caa 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/nip46"
 )
 
+const ARROW = "➡️"
+
 var manualCancel = errors.New("canceled")
 
 func handleSecretKeyOrBunker(sec string) (nostr.SecretKey, nostr.Keyer, error) {
diff --git a/paste.go b/paste.go
index 0f5f67b..60cb218 100644
--- a/paste.go
+++ b/paste.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (p *pasteVars) displayEventPointer(ep nostr.EventPointer) {
 	}
 	p.displayRelays(ep.Relays)
 
-	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("filter ➡️", window.QWidget)
+	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("filter "+ARROW, window.QWidget)
 	button.OnClicked(func() {
 		filter := nostr.Filter{
 			IDs: []nostr.ID{ep.ID},
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (p *pasteVars) displayProfilePointer(pp nostr.ProfilePointer) {
 	p.displayPubKey(pp.PublicKey)
 	p.displayRelays(pp.Relays)
 
-	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("filter ➡️", window.QWidget)
+	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("filter "+ARROW, window.QWidget)
 	button.OnClicked(func() {
 		filter := nostr.Filter{
 			Authors: []nostr.PubKey{pp.PublicKey},
@@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ func (p *pasteVars) displayAddressPointer(ap nostr.EntityPointer) {
 
 	p.displayRelays(ap.Relays)
 
-	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("filter ➡️", window.QWidget)
+	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("filter "+ARROW, window.QWidget)
 	button.OnClicked(func() {
 		filter := nostr.Filter{
 			Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{ap.Kind},
 			Authors: []nostr.PubKey{ap.PublicKey},
-			Tags:    map[string][]string{"d": []string{ap.Identifier}},
+			Tags:    map[string][]string{"d": {ap.Identifier}},
 		}
 		req.populate(filter, ap.Relays)
 		tabWidget.SetCurrentIndex(tabs.req)
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (p *pasteVars) displayNip05(identifier string) {
 }
 
 func (p *pasteVars) displayEventButton(evt nostr.Event) {
-	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("event ➡️", window.QWidget)
+	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("event "+ARROW, window.QWidget)
 	button.OnClicked(func() {
 		event.populate(evt)
 		// switch to event tab
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (p *pasteVars) displayEventButton(evt nostr.Event) {
 }
 
 func (p *pasteVars) displayFilterButton(filter nostr.Filter) {
-	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("filter ➡️", window.QWidget)
+	button := qt.NewQPushButton5("filter "+ARROW, window.QWidget)
 	button.OnClicked(func() {
 		req.populate(filter, []string{})
 		// switch to req tab
diff --git a/req.go b/req.go
index 875688b..af3c66e 100644
--- a/req.go
+++ b/req.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func setupReqTab() *qt.QWidget {
 		buttonsHBox := qt.NewQHBoxLayout2()
 		dlayout.AddLayout(buttonsHBox.QLayout)
 
-		editButton := qt.NewQPushButton5("➡️ paste", dialog.QWidget)
+		editButton := qt.NewQPushButton5(ARROW+" paste", dialog.QWidget)
 		editButton.OnClicked(func() {
 			paste.inputEdit.SetPlainText(string(pretty))
 			tabWidget.SetCurrentIndex(tabs.paste)
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func setupReqTab() *qt.QWidget {
 		})
 		buttonsHBox.AddWidget(editButton.QWidget)
 
-		publishButton := qt.NewQPushButton5("➡️ event", dialog.QWidget)
+		publishButton := qt.NewQPushButton5(ARROW+" event", dialog.QWidget)
 		publishButton.OnClicked(func() {
 			event.populate(evt)
 			tabWidget.SetCurrentIndex(tabs.event)