diff --git a/plugins/pstack/extensions/potetomode/index.js b/plugins/pstack/extensions/potetomode/index.js
index 527ca45..a0f4d52 100644
--- a/plugins/pstack/extensions/potetomode/index.js
+++ b/plugins/pstack/extensions/potetomode/index.js
@@ -49,14 +49,9 @@ export default function potetomode(pi) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Indicator matches ponytail's style: ● active, ○ idle
+    // Theme colors only: color emoji ignore the palette and render double-width, so they clash with the rest of the status line.
     const indicator = isActive ? theme.fg("accent", "●") : theme.fg("dim", "○");
-    // 🥔 / 👑 poteto: PINNED
-    const pill =
-      indicator +
-      " 🥔 " +
-      theme.fg("muted", "poteto: ") +
-      theme.fg("warning", "👑 PINNED");
+    const pill = indicator + " " + theme.fg("muted", "poteto ") + theme.fg("warning", "pinned");
 
     c.ui.setStatus("poteto-mode", pill);
   };
diff --git a/plugins/pstack/extensions/potetomode/index.test.js b/plugins/pstack/extensions/potetomode/index.test.js
index b8bdd79..3be6bf0 100644
--- a/plugins/pstack/extensions/potetomode/index.test.js
+++ b/plugins/pstack/extensions/potetomode/index.test.js
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ test("latest entry wins and a new session resets the previous override", async (
 test("shortcut, status, command and injection share one effective state", async () => {
   const session = host();
   await session.start();
-  expect(session.status()).toContain("PINNED");
+  expect(session.status()).not.toBe("");
   session.shortcut();
   expect(session.status()).toBe("");
   expect(await session.before()).toBeUndefined();
   await session.command("on");
-  expect(session.status()).toContain("PINNED");
+  expect(session.status()).not.toBe("");
   expect(await session.before()).toBeDefined();
   await session.command("off");
   expect(await session.before()).toBeUndefined();