diff --git a/compiler/reporting/src/report.rs b/compiler/reporting/src/report.rs
index e264ed9aff..2a42234b7e 100644
--- a/compiler/reporting/src/report.rs
+++ b/compiler/reporting/src/report.rs
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ impl ReportText {
             Region(region) => {
                 for i in region.start_line..=region.end_line {
                     buf.push_str(i.to_string().as_str());
-                    buf.push_str(" |");
+                    buf.push_str(" ┆");
 
                     let line = src_lines[i as usize];
 
                     if !line.is_empty() {
-                        buf.push(' ');
+                        buf.push_str("  ");
                         buf.push_str(src_lines[i as usize]);
                     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs b/compiler/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
index 12d5f8bbb5..de8311bf1a 100644
--- a/compiler/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
+++ b/compiler/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ mod test_report {
                 r#"
                     x = 1
                     y = 2
-                    f = \a ->  a + 4
+                    f = \a -> a + 4
 
                     f x
                 "#
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ mod test_report {
             })),
             indoc!(
                 r#"
-                    1 | y = 2
-                    2 | f = \a ->  a + 4
-                    3 |"#
+                    1 ┆  y = 2
+                    2 ┆  f = \a -> a + 4
+                    3 ┆"#
             ),
         );
     }