Title: Changing arrows in default theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Changing arrows in default theme

 *  [kipo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kipo/)
 * (@kipo)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-arrows-in-default-theme/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m changing the default theme to suit me. I want to change the small arrows 
   in the lists “Recent posts” and “Categories” with my own custom made arrows. 
   Here is [a picture](http://img352.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shoot13jf0.png) 
   of which arrows I want to change.
 * Problem is I can not find where or how to do this change. I can not find the 
   arrows in the code. I don’t get how they have been implemented.
 * Any help is appreciated.

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 *  [dagon-design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dagon-design/)
 * (@dagon-design)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-arrows-in-default-theme/#post-851438)
 * Search for this in the sidebar file – that is the code used to display that symbol:
 * `»`
 *  Thread Starter [kipo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kipo/)
 * (@kipo)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-arrows-in-default-theme/#post-851555)
 * Ah, thanks. But the pices of codes that probably contains `»` are included
   through `<?php recent_posts(); ?>` and `<?php wp_list_categories('show_count=
   1&title_li=<div id="cat">'); ?>`.
 * Where do I find the html for these includes?
 *  Thread Starter [kipo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kipo/)
 * (@kipo)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-arrows-in-default-theme/#post-851688)
 * So I have been a whole lot of digging this last day and discoverd that the arrow
   is not the symbol `&raquo;`. It does not exist in that part of the code.
 * But it is somehow connected to tha
    `<li></li>` that surrounds it. But I still
   can’t find anything in the css-file.
 * Anyone have any clue?
 *  [alittle116](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alittle116/)
 * (@alittle116)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-arrows-in-default-theme/#post-851761)
 * i am also trying to solve this
 *  [smoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smoo/)
 * (@smoo)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-arrows-in-default-theme/#post-851763)
 * I believe it’s the line in style.css that says:
 * .entry ul li:before, #sidebar ul ul li:before {
    content: “0BB 020”; }
 * See [http://www.alistapart.com/stories/taminglists/](http://www.alistapart.com/stories/taminglists/)
 * It doesn’t work in ie though…

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