diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81ce7b4..9f8d466 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 - Change default colors in `mtop` to dark theme based on tailwind color
   palette. #122
 - Allow other `mtop` color palettes to be selected via the `--theme` flag. #124
+- Switch `mtop` memory, connections, and hit ratio gauges to unicode for finer
+  grained bars. #125
 
 ## v0.8.0 - 2024-02-04
 
diff --git a/mtop/src/ui/core.rs b/mtop/src/ui/core.rs
index 4e4634c..292197c 100644
--- a/mtop/src/ui/core.rs
+++ b/mtop/src/ui/core.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ fn memory_gauge<'a>(theme: &'a Theme, m: &'a StatsDelta, units: &'a UnitFormatte
                 .title_style(theme.title),
         )
         .gauge_style(theme.memory)
+        .use_unicode(true)
         .label(label)
         .ratio(ratio)
 }
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ fn connections_gauge<'a>(theme: &'a Theme, m: &'a StatsDelta) -> Gauge<'a> {
                 .title_style(theme.title),
         )
         .gauge_style(theme.connections)
+        .use_unicode(true)
         .label(label)
         .ratio(ratio)
 }
@@ -405,6 +407,7 @@ fn hits_gauge<'a>(theme: &'a Theme, m: &'a StatsDelta) -> Gauge<'a> {
                 .title_style(theme.title),
         )
         .gauge_style(theme.hits)
+        .use_unicode(true)
         .label(label)
         .ratio(ratio)
 }