diff --git a/lisp/mitch-defuns.el b/lisp/mitch-defuns.el
index f88fc8e..c8d42db 100644
--- a/lisp/mitch-defuns.el
+++ b/lisp/mitch-defuns.el
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ declarations for color schemes."
   (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(alpha-background . 50))
   (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha-background . 50))
   (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(cursor-color . "white"))
-  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized)))
+  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
+  ;; see also https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/7228/nice-tty-window-borders-in-24-4
+  (let ((display-table (or standard-display-table (make-display-table))))
+    (set-display-table-slot display-table 'vertical-border (make-glyph-code ?│))
+    (setq standard-display-table display-table)))
 (defun mitch/graphical-setup ()
   "Commands to run at the beginning of init when on a graphical display.
 This prevents errors in termux and speeds up init when editing from the