diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeFile.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeFile.cpp
index 3d2ca581..22bfe5e1 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeFile.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeFile.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ void QtCodeFile::addCodeSnippet(const CodeSnippetParams& params)
 		else
 		{
 			std::string text = ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "code_view/images/edit.png";
+			title->setToolTip("edit project");
 
 			title->setIcon(utility::colorizePixmap(
 				QPixmap(text.c_str()),
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ void QtCodeFile::doUpdateTitleBar()
 	if ((!FileSystem::exists(m_filePath.str())) ||
 		(FileSystem::getLastWriteTime(m_filePath) > m_modificationTime))
 	{
-		m_title->setText((m_filePath.fileName() + " \u25CF").c_str());
+		m_title->setText(QString(m_filePath.fileName().c_str()) + " " + QChar(0x25CF));
 		m_title->setToolTip(QString::fromStdString("out of date: " + m_filePath.str()));
 	}
 	else