diff --git a/apps/launcher/graphicspage.cpp b/apps/launcher/graphicspage.cpp
index 832cb0ef8f..84d5049d6c 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/graphicspage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/graphicspage.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ bool Launcher::GraphicsPage::loadSettings()
 
     const int width = Settings::video().mResolutionX;
     const int height = Settings::video().mResolutionY;
-    QString resolution = QString::number(width) + QString(" x ") + QString::number(height);
+    QString resolution = QString::number(width) + QString(" × ") + QString::number(height);
     screenComboBox->setCurrentIndex(Settings::video().mScreen);
 
     int resIndex = resolutionComboBox->findText(resolution, Qt::MatchStartsWith);
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void Launcher::GraphicsPage::saveSettings()
     int cHeight = 0;
     if (standardRadioButton->isChecked())
     {
-        QRegularExpression resolutionRe("^(\\d+) x (\\d+)");
+        QRegularExpression resolutionRe("^(\\d+) × (\\d+)");
         QRegularExpressionMatch match = resolutionRe.match(resolutionComboBox->currentText().simplified());
         if (match.hasMatch())
         {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ QStringList Launcher::GraphicsPage::getAvailableResolutions(int screen)
             return result;
         }
 
-        auto str = Misc::getResolutionText(mode.w, mode.h);
+        auto str = Misc::getResolutionText(mode.w, mode.h, "%i × %i (%i:%i)");
         result.append(QString(str.c_str()));
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
index 2d9a9d8292..1060b3a20f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         std::sort(resolutions.begin(), resolutions.end(), sortResolutions);
         for (std::pair<int, int>& resolution : resolutions)
         {
-            std::string str = Misc::getResolutionText(resolution.first, resolution.second);
+            std::string str = Misc::getResolutionText(resolution.first, resolution.second, "%i x %i (%i:%i)");
 
             if (mResolutionList->findItemIndexWith(str) == MyGUI::ITEM_NONE)
                 mResolutionList->addItem(str);
diff --git a/components/misc/display.cpp b/components/misc/display.cpp
index 7570914483..ee78b2a0c9 100644
--- a/components/misc/display.cpp
+++ b/components/misc/display.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Misc
 {
-    std::string getResolutionText(int x, int y)
+    std::string getResolutionText(int x, int y, const std::string& format)
     {
         int gcd = std::gcd(x, y);
         if (gcd == 0)
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ namespace Misc
         if (flipped)
             std::swap(xaspect, yaspect);
 
-        return Misc::StringUtils::format("%i x %i (%i:%i)", x, y, xaspect, yaspect);
+        return Misc::StringUtils::format(format, x, y, xaspect, yaspect);
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/misc/display.hpp b/components/misc/display.hpp
index 6f60a48cda..82037661c8 100644
--- a/components/misc/display.hpp
+++ b/components/misc/display.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace Misc
 {
-    std::string getResolutionText(int x, int y);
+    std::string getResolutionText(int x, int y, const std::string& format);
 }
 
 #endif