diff --git a/docs/example.Xresources b/docs/example.Xresources
index 70566dc..2b8d82e 100644
--- a/docs/example.Xresources
+++ b/docs/example.Xresources
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ spmenu.instext:            Insert
 spmenu.pango_item:         1
 spmenu.pango_prompt:       1
 spmenu.pango_input:        1
-spmenu.pango_leftarrow:    1
-spmenu.pango_rightarrow:   1
-spmenu.pango_numbers:      1
-spmenu.pango_mode:         1
-spmenu.pango_password:     1
+spmenu.pango_leftarrow:    0
+spmenu.pango_rightarrow:   0
+spmenu.pango_numbers:      0
+spmenu.pango_mode:         0
+spmenu.pango_password:     0
 spmenu.pango_highlight:    1
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index 3d15d5d..ace87dc 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ static int pango_item                  = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup f
 static int pango_highlight             = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup for the highlighting */
 static int pango_prompt                = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup for the prompt */
 static int pango_input                 = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup for user input */
-static int pango_leftarrow             = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup for the left arrow */
-static int pango_rightarrow            = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup for the right arrow */
-static int pango_numbers               = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup for the match count */
-static int pango_mode                  = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup for the mode indicator */
-static int pango_password              = 1; /* Enable support for pango markup for the password text */
+static int pango_leftarrow             = 0; /* Enable support for pango markup for the left arrow */
+static int pango_rightarrow            = 0; /* Enable support for pango markup for the right arrow */
+static int pango_numbers               = 0; /* Enable support for pango markup for the match count */
+static int pango_mode                  = 0; /* Enable support for pango markup for the mode indicator */
+static int pango_password              = 0; /* Enable support for pango markup for the password text */
 
 /* Alpha options */
 #define fgalpha                        opaque /* Foreground alpha */