diff --git a/doc_src/terminal-compatibility.rst b/doc_src/terminal-compatibility.rst
index 2647c98ba..234e5535e 100644
--- a/doc_src/terminal-compatibility.rst
+++ b/doc_src/terminal-compatibility.rst
@@ -285,3 +285,13 @@ Or add this to your ``config.fish``::
         commandline -f repaint
         functions --erase GNU-screen-workaround
     end
+
+Unicode Codepoints
+------------------
+
+By default, fish outputs the following non-ASCII characters::
+
+    × ► ¶ ⏎ • ● … μ – ’ ‘ “ ” ← → ↑ ↓
+
+as well as control pictures (U+2400 through U+241F),
+and locale-specific ones in :ref:`translated strings <variables-locale>`.
diff --git a/share/completions/help.fish b/share/completions/help.fish
index 3a7766e72..a28af0c0f 100644
--- a/share/completions/help.fish
+++ b/share/completions/help.fish
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ function __fish_help_describe -a help_item
             return
         case terminal-compatibility#required-commands
             return
+        case terminal-compatibility#unicode-codepoints
+            return
         case tutorial
             echo (_ Tutorial)
         case tutorial#autoloading-functions
diff --git a/src/common.rs b/src/common.rs
index 2eabd722b..7d4928781 100644
--- a/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/common.rs
@@ -1032,10 +1032,9 @@ pub fn shell_modes() -> MutexGuard<'static, libc::termios> {
     crate::reader::SHELL_MODES.lock().unwrap()
 }
 
-/// The character to use where the text has been truncated. Is an ellipsis on unicode system and a $
-/// on other systems.
+/// The character to use where the text has been truncated.
 pub fn get_ellipsis_char() -> char {
-    '\u{2026}'
+    '\u{2026}' // ('…')
 }
 
 /// The character or string to use where text has been truncated (ellipsis if possible, otherwise
@@ -1245,7 +1244,7 @@ macro_rules! LL {
         // neither of \u23CE and \u25CF can be displayed in the default fonts on Windows, though
         // they can be *encoded* just fine. Use alternative glyphs.
         OMITTED_NEWLINE_STR.store(LL!("\u{00b6}")); // "pilcrow"
-        OBFUSCATION_READ_CHAR.store(u32::from('\u{2022}'), Ordering::Relaxed); // "bullet"
+        OBFUSCATION_READ_CHAR.store(u32::from('\u{2022}'), Ordering::Relaxed); // "bullet" (•)
     } else if is_console_session() {
         OMITTED_NEWLINE_STR.store(LL!("^J"));
         OBFUSCATION_READ_CHAR.store(u32::from('*'), Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -1253,7 +1252,7 @@ macro_rules! LL {
         OMITTED_NEWLINE_STR.store(LL!("\u{23CE}")); // "return symbol" (⏎)
         OBFUSCATION_READ_CHAR.store(
             u32::from(
-                '\u{25CF}', // "black circle"
+                '\u{25CF}', // "black circle" (●)
             ),
             Ordering::Relaxed,
         );
diff --git a/src/exec.rs b/src/exec.rs
index ee1023d2c..b085c04ed 100644
--- a/src/exec.rs
+++ b/src/exec.rs
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ fn get_deferred_process(j: &Job) -> Option<usize> {
 }
 
 /// Given that we failed to execute process `failed_proc` in job `job`, mark that process and
-/// every subsequent process in the pipeline as aborted before launch.
+/// every subsequent process in the pipeline as aborted before launch.
 fn abort_pipeline_from(job: &Job, offset: usize) {
     for p in job.processes().iter().skip(offset) {
         p.mark_aborted_before_launch();