diff --git a/src/textual_paint/paint.py b/src/textual_paint/paint.py
index 6714f84..1e20cd4 100755
--- a/src/textual_paint/paint.py
+++ b/src/textual_paint/paint.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from .graphics_primitives import (
     flood_fill,
 )
 from .menus import MenuBar, Menu, MenuItem, Separator
-from .windows import Window, DialogWindow, CharacterSelectorDialogWindow, MessageBox, WindowTitleBar, get_warning_icon, get_question_icon, get_paint_icon
+from .windows import Window, DialogWindow, CharacterSelectorDialogWindow, MessageBox, get_warning_icon, get_question_icon, get_paint_icon
 from .file_dialogs import SaveAsDialogWindow, OpenDialogWindow
 from .edit_colors import EditColorsDialogWindow
 from .localization.i18n import get as _, load_language, remove_hotkey
@@ -5240,13 +5240,6 @@ if args.ascii_only:
     from .ascii_borders import force_ascii_borders
     force_ascii_borders()
 
-    # Adjust icons
-    WindowTitleBar.MINIMIZE_ICON = "_"  # was originally: "🗕"
-    WindowTitleBar.MAXIMIZE_ICON = "□"  # was originally: "🗖" # not technically ASCII; could use "^" or "[]"
-    WindowTitleBar.RESTORE_ICON = "□"  # was originally: "🗗" # not technically ASCII; could use "^" or "%" or "#"
-    WindowTitleBar.CLOSE_ICON = "X"  # was originally: "🗙"
-
-
 
 # `textual run --dev src.textual_paint.paint` will search for a 
 # global variable named `app`, and fallback to
diff --git a/src/textual_paint/windows.py b/src/textual_paint/windows.py
index defb1ad..47c0b85 100644
--- a/src/textual_paint/windows.py
+++ b/src/textual_paint/windows.py
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ from .args import args
 class WindowTitleBar(Container):
     """A title bar widget."""
 
-    MINIMIZE_ICON = "🗕"
-    MAXIMIZE_ICON = "🗖"
-    RESTORE_ICON = "🗗"
-    CLOSE_ICON = "🗙"
+    MINIMIZE_ICON = "_" if args.ascii_only else "🗕"
+    MAXIMIZE_ICON = "□" if args.ascii_only else "🗖" # not technically ASCII; could use "^" or "[]"
+    RESTORE_ICON = "□" if args.ascii_only else "🗗" # not technically ASCII; could use "^" or "%" or "#"
+    CLOSE_ICON = "X" if args.ascii_only else "🗙"
 
     title = var("")