diff --git a/prettyFormat.go b/prettyFormat.go
index ab2c845..e0405b3 100644
--- a/prettyFormat.go
+++ b/prettyFormat.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func printLeftAligned(author, timestamp, content string) {
 }
 
 func printRightAligned(author, timestamp, content string) {
-	prefix := fmt.Sprintf(":(%%s) %%s ✦", timestamp, author)
+	prefix := fmt.Sprintf("(%s) %s ✦", timestamp, author)
 	
 	// Print the prefix first, right-aligned.
 	fmt.Printf("%*s\n", termWidth, prefix)