diff --git a/system/the_silver_searcher/README b/system/the_silver_searcher/README
index 2705258fc4..6c4de395db 100644
--- a/system/the_silver_searcher/README
+++ b/system/the_silver_searcher/README
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Ag is a code searching tool similar to grep and ack, but with a focus on speed.
 
-Ag searches code about 3–5× faster than ack. It ignores file patterns from your
+Ag searches code about 3-5x faster than ack. It ignores file patterns from your
 .gitignore and .hgignore. If there are files in your source repo you don't want
 to search, just add their patterns to a .agignore file. The command name is 33%
 shorter than ack!
diff --git a/system/the_silver_searcher/slack-desc b/system/the_silver_searcher/slack-desc
index 6ccfbb211b..771e325ad2 100644
--- a/system/the_silver_searcher/slack-desc
+++ b/system/the_silver_searcher/slack-desc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ the_silver_searcher:
 the_silver_searcher: Ag is a code searching tool similar to grep and ack, but with a focus 
 the_silver_searcher: on speed.
 the_silver_searcher:
-the_silver_searcher: Ag searches code about 3–5× faster than ack. It ignores file patterns 
+the_silver_searcher: Ag searches code about 3-5x faster than ack. It ignores file patterns 
 the_silver_searcher: from your .gitignore and .hgignore. If there are files in your source 
 the_silver_searcher: repo you don't want to search, just add their patterns to a .agignore 
 the_silver_searcher: file. The command name is 33% shorter than ack!