diff --git a/edward/util/progbar.py b/edward/util/progbar.py
index b9224e705..a5591c0aa 100644
--- a/edward/util/progbar.py
+++ b/edward/util/progbar.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def update(self, current, values=None, force=False):
       bar += ' '
       prog_width = int(self.width * float(current) / self.target)
       if prog_width > 0:
-        bar += ('█' * prog_width)
+        bar += ('*' * prog_width)
 
       bar += (' ' * (self.width - prog_width))
       sys.stdout.write(bar)