diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
index e82ebeb4f5..b539c72554 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
@@ -560,12 +560,12 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
   collapse_question: (event) =>
     @prompt_container.slideToggle()
     @prompt_container.toggleClass('open')
-    if @question_header.text() == "(Hide)"
-      new_text = "↧ Show Prompt"
+    if @question_header.text() == "Hide Prompt"
+      new_text = "Show Prompt"
       Logger.log 'oe_hide_question', {location: @location}
     else
       Logger.log 'oe_show_question', {location: @location}
-      new_text = "↥ Hide Prompt"
+      new_text = "Hide Prompt"
     @question_header.text(new_text)
     return false
 
@@ -573,13 +573,13 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
     if @prompt_container.is(":hidden")==true
       @prompt_container.slideToggle()
       @prompt_container.toggleClass('open')
-      @question_header.text("↥ Hide Prompt")
+      @question_header.text("Hide Prompt")
 
   prompt_hide: () =>
     if @prompt_container.is(":visible")==true
       @prompt_container.slideToggle()
       @prompt_container.toggleClass('open')
-      @question_header.text("↧ Show Prompt")
+      @question_header.text("Show Prompt")
 
   log_feedback_click: (event) ->
     link_text = @$(event.target).html()
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/combined_open_ended_modulev1.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/combined_open_ended_modulev1.py
index dd88a23077..ae3d01c686 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/combined_open_ended_modulev1.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/combined_open_ended_modulev1.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class CombinedOpenEndedV1Module():
                                                                       grader_types, feedback_items)
                 contexts.append({
                     'result': rubric_html,
-                    'task_name': 'Scored Rubric'
+                    'task_name': 'Scored rubric'
                 })
 
         context = {
diff --git a/lms/templates/combinedopenended/combined_open_ended.html b/lms/templates/combinedopenended/combined_open_ended.html
index 5f1c80fc5f..b517e60976 100644
--- a/lms/templates/combinedopenended/combined_open_ended.html
+++ b/lms/templates/combinedopenended/combined_open_ended.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             <div class="visibility-control visibility-control-prompt">
                 <div class="inner">
                 </div>
-                <a href="" class="question-header">&#x21a5; Hide Prompt</a>
+                <a href="" class="question-header">Hide Prompt</a>
             </div>
             <div class="problem-container">
             % for item in items: