diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/ticketmachine.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/ticketmachine.dm
index b71efd8318..0e553ced35 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/ticketmachine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/ticketmachine.dm
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/ticket_machine_ticket
 	name = "Ticket"
-	desc = "A ticket which shows your place in the Head of Personnel's line. Made from Nanotrasen patented NanoPaper�. Though solid, its form seems to shimmer slightly. Feels (and burns) just like the real thing."
+	desc = "A ticket which shows your place in the Head of Personnel's line. Made from Nanotrasen patented NanoPaper®. Though solid, its form seems to shimmer slightly. Feels (and burns) just like the real thing."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi'
 	icon_state = "ticket"
 	maptext_x = 7