diff --git a/files/home/.aliases b/files/home/.aliases
index af95c91..42caf53 100644
--- a/files/home/.aliases
+++ b/files/home/.aliases
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ alias dots='cd $DOTFILES'
 alias j='z'
 alias reload='source ~/.zshrc'
 alias zen='curl -s https://api.github.com/zen && echo'
+alias la='ls -la'
diff --git a/files/home/.zshrc b/files/home/.zshrc
index 4970192..89b3823 100644
--- a/files/home/.zshrc
+++ b/files/home/.zshrc
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ _dots_build_prompt() {
     local dir_section="%{$fg_bold[blue]%}%~"
     final_prompt+="$dir_section "
 
-    local prompt_char="%{$reset_color%}%%"
-    final_prompt+="$prompt_char "
+    local prompt_char="\λ"
+    local prompt_suffix="%{$reset_color%}%${prompt_char}%{$reset_color%}"
+    final_prompt+="$prompt_suffix "
 
     PROMPT="$final_prompt"
 }