diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 52db49b..7b0b766 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ TODO
 
 - |uncheck| Create an quoted argument external scanner
 
-.. |check| unicode:: U+2611
-.. |uncheck| unicode:: U+2610
+.. |check| raw:: html
+   <input checked="" type="checkbox">
+.. |uncheck| raw:: html
+   <input type="checkbox">