diff --git a/demos/qmlweather/qml/qmlweather/main.qml b/demos/qmlweather/qml/qmlweather/main.qml
index fed5ba0..61bdd8b 100644
--- a/demos/qmlweather/qml/qmlweather/main.qml
+++ b/demos/qmlweather/qml/qmlweather/main.qml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Rectangle {
             id: valueAxisY
             min: 0
             max: 15
-            titleText: "Temperature [\u00B0C]"
+            titleText: "Temperature [°C]"
         }
 
         LineSeries {
diff --git a/examples/temperaturerecords/main.cpp b/examples/temperaturerecords/main.cpp
index 25c50c1..ea74982 100644
--- a/examples/temperaturerecords/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/temperaturerecords/main.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     chart->createDefaultAxes();
     chart->setAxisX(axis, series);
     chart->axisY(series)->setRange(-52, 52);
-    chart->axisY(series)->setTitleText(QString::fromUtf8("Temperature [\u00B0C]"));
+    chart->axisY(series)->setTitleText("Temperature [°C]");
 //![4]
 
 //![5]