diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 35521d9827f..608b477324e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -770,8 +770,7 @@
   width: 0;
   height: 0;
   display: inline-block;
-  content: "&darr";
-  text-indent: -99999px;
+  content: "";
   vertical-align: top;
   margin-top: 8px;
   margin-left: 3px;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index af2d1913918..300669c0ed5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -659,8 +659,7 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
         width: 0
         height: 0
         display: inline-block
-        content: "&darr"
-        text-indent: -99999px
+        content: ""
         vertical-align: top
         margin-top: 8px
         //margin-left set at 3px to avoid a strange overflow