diff --git a/R/utils-cli.R b/R/utils-cli.R
index b2c0367..b99c61a 100644
--- a/R/utils-cli.R
+++ b/R/utils-cli.R
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ cli_rule <- function(x, y) {
 #'
 #' @noRd
 cli_li <- function(...) {
-  bullet <- "\u2022"
+  bullet <- "-"
   cli_text(bullet, " ", ...)
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-independent-test_utils_cli.R b/tests/testthat/test-independent-test_utils_cli.R
index c6854e9..33d57ce 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-independent-test_utils_cli.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-independent-test_utils_cli.R
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ testthat::test_that("cli_li prints string with a leading bullet point", {
   strs <- "This is a test heading "
   strs2 <- "plus other things"
   cli_li(strs,strs2)
-  testthat::expect_output(cli_li(strs,strs2), regexp="\u2022 This is a test heading plus other things")
+  testthat::expect_output(cli_li(strs,strs2), regexp="- This is a test heading plus other things")
 })
 #test cli_str
 testthat::test_that("cli_str create strings with double quotation in blue when printed in console", {