diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index f34967af2..4b9139681 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ class Hyperopt:
                         ' [Epoch ', progressbar.Counter(), ' of ', str(self.total_epochs),
                         ' (', progressbar.Percentage(), ')] ',
                         progressbar.Bar(marker=progressbar.AnimatedMarker(
-                            fill='█',
+                            fill='\N{FULL BLOCK}',
                             fill_wrap=Fore.GREEN + '{}' + Fore.RESET,
                             marker_wrap=Style.BRIGHT + '{}' + Style.RESET_ALL,
                         )),