diff --git a/js/id/ui/help.js b/js/id/ui/help.js
index f16dc07b2..287123fb8 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/help.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/help.js
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ iD.ui.Help = function(context) {
                     .on('click', function() {
                         clickHelp(docs[i - 1], i - 1);
                     });
-                prevLink.append('span').attr('class', 'icon back blue');
-                prevLink.append('span').html(docs[i - 1].title);
+                prevLink.append('span').html('◄ ' + docs[i - 1].title);
             }
             if (i < docs.length - 1) {
                 var nextLink = nav.append('a')
@@ -86,8 +85,7 @@ iD.ui.Help = function(context) {
                     .on('click', function() {
                         clickHelp(docs[i + 1], i + 1);
                     });
-                nextLink.append('span').html(docs[i + 1].title);
-                nextLink.append('span').attr('class', 'icon forward blue');
+                nextLink.append('span').html(docs[i + 1].title + ' &#9658;');
             }
         }