diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index 36b2812e..36e4621b 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -1366,54 +1366,24 @@ static void HU_drawMiniChat(void)
 
 }
 
-// HU_DrawUpArrow
-// You see, we don't have arrow graphics in 2.1 and I'm too lazy to include a 2 bytes file for it.
-
-static void HU_DrawUpArrow(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 options)
-{
-	// Ok I'm super lazy so let's make this as the worst draw function:
-	V_DrawFill(x+2, y, 1, 1, 103|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x+1, y+1, 3, 1, 103|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x, y+2, 5, 1, 103|options);	// that's the yellow part, I swear
-
-	V_DrawFill(x+3, y, 1, 1, 26|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x+4, y+1, 1, 1, 26|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x+5, y+2, 1, 1, 26|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x, y+3, 6, 1, 26|options);	// that's the black part. no racism intended. i swear.
-}
-
-// HU_DrawDownArrow
-// Should we talk about anime waifus to pass the time? This feels retarded.
-
-static void HU_DrawDownArrow(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 options)
-{
-	// Ok I'm super lazy so let's make this as the worst draw function:
-	V_DrawFill(x, y, 6, 1, 26|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x, y+1, 5, 1, 26|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x+1, y+2, 3, 1, 26|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x+2, y+3, 1, 1, 26|options);	// that's the black part. no racism intended. i swear.
-
-	V_DrawFill(x, y, 5, 1, 103|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x+1, y+1, 3, 1, 103|options);
-	V_DrawFill(x+2, y+2, 1, 1, 103|options);	// that's the yellow part, I swear
-}
-
 // HU_DrawChatLog
 // TODO: fix dumb word wrapping issues
 
 static void HU_drawChatLog(INT32 offset)
 {
+	INT32 charwidth = 4, charheight = 6;
+	INT32 x = chatx+2, y, dx = 0, dy = 0;
+	UINT32 i = 0;
+	INT32 chat_topy, chat_bottomy;
+	boolean atbottom = false;
 
-	// before we do anything, make sure that our scroll position isn't "illegal";
+	// make sure that our scroll position isn't "illegal";
 	if (chat_scroll > chat_maxscroll)
 		chat_scroll = chat_maxscroll;
 
-	INT32 charwidth = 4, charheight = 6;
-	INT32 x = chatx+2, y = chaty - offset*charheight - (chat_scroll*charheight) - cv_chatheight.value*charheight - 12 - (cv_kartspeedometer.value ? 16 : 0), dx = 0, dy = 0;
-	UINT32 i = 0;
-	INT32 chat_topy = y + chat_scroll*charheight;
-	INT32 chat_bottomy = chat_topy + cv_chatheight.value*charheight;
-	boolean atbottom = false;
+	y = chaty - offset*charheight - (chat_scroll*charheight) - cv_chatheight.value*charheight - 12 - (cv_kartspeedometer.value ? 16 : 0);
+	chat_topy = y + chat_scroll*charheight;
+	chat_bottomy = chat_topy + cv_chatheight.value*charheight;
 
 	V_DrawFillConsoleMap(chatx, chat_topy, cv_chatwidth.value, cv_chatheight.value*charheight +2, 239|V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT);	// log box
 
@@ -1484,9 +1454,15 @@ static void HU_drawChatLog(INT32 offset)
 	// draw arrows to indicate that we can (or not) scroll.
 
 	if (chat_scroll > 0)
-		HU_DrawUpArrow(chatx-8, ((justscrolledup) ? (chat_topy-1) : (chat_topy)), V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT);
+	{
+		V_DrawCharacter(chatx-9, ((justscrolledup) ? (chat_topy-1) : (chat_topy)),
+			'\x1A' | V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT, false); // up arrow
+	}
 	if (chat_scroll < chat_maxscroll)
-		HU_DrawDownArrow(chatx-8, chat_bottomy-((justscrolleddown) ? 3 : 4), V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT);
+	{
+		V_DrawCharacter(chatx-9, chat_bottomy-((justscrolleddown) ? 5 : 6),
+			'\x1B' | V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT, false); // down arrow
+	}
 
 	justscrolleddown = false;
 	justscrolledup = false;
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index efcd715c..4f208a2b 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -5564,7 +5564,8 @@ static void M_DrawStatsMaps(int location)
 	boolean dotopname = true, dobottomarrow = (location < statsMax);
 
 	if (location)
-		V_DrawString(10, y-(skullAnimCounter/5), highlightflags, "\x1A");
+		V_DrawCharacter(10, y-(skullAnimCounter/5),
+			'\x1A' | highlightflags, false); // up arrow
 
 	while (statsMapList[++i] != -1)
 	{
@@ -5646,7 +5647,8 @@ static void M_DrawStatsMaps(int location)
 	}
 bottomarrow:
 	if (dobottomarrow)
-		V_DrawString(10, y-8 + (skullAnimCounter/5), highlightflags, "\x1B");
+		V_DrawCharacter(10, y-8 + (skullAnimCounter/5),
+			'\x1B' | highlightflags, false); // up arrow
 }
 
 static void M_DrawLevelStats(void)