diff --git a/cd.sh b/cd.sh
index e46fdb5..c8169cb 100644
--- a/cd.sh
+++ b/cd.sh
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ ${CD_GIT_CHILD}
 
 cd_cat () {
     if [ "${1}" ] ; then
-        echo "╭╴$(realpath "${1}")"
+        echo "${CD_BOX_DOWN}${CD_BOX_LEFT}$(realpath "${1}")"
         cat "${1}" || exit
     fi
 }
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ local command="${1}"
 
 cd_ls () {
     if [ "${1}" ] ; then
-        echo "╭╴$(realpath "${1}")"
+        echo "${CD_BOX_DOWN}${CD_BOX_LEFT}$(realpath "${1}")"
         ls -a -l "${1}" || exit
     fi
 }
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ cd_split () {
 cd_step () {
     CD_STEP=$((CD_STEP+1))
     echo -n "\
-╭${CD_SPLIT}
+${CD_BOX_DOWN}${CD_SPLIT}
 │ ${CD_STEP} ${@}
 ╰${CD_SPLIT}
 "
@@ -714,6 +714,9 @@ local text="${2}"
 
 # constants
 
+CD_BOX_DOWN="╭"
+CD_BOX_LEFT="╴"
+
 CD_ERROR_CI=2
 CD_ERROR_OS=1