diff --git a/lib/reporters/base.js b/lib/reporters/base.js
index c74b071f36..4aa0616cd3 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/base.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/base.js
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ exports.colors = {
 exports.symbols = {
   ok: '✓',
   err: '✖',
-  dot: '․'
+  dot: '․',
+  comma: ',',
+  bang: '!'
 };
 
 // With node.js on Windows: use symbols available in terminal default fonts
diff --git a/lib/reporters/dot.js b/lib/reporters/dot.js
index e905dc6860..f8b4b41fe0 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/dot.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/dot.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function Dot(runner) {
     if (++n % width === 0) {
       process.stdout.write('\n  ');
     }
-    process.stdout.write(color('pending', Base.symbols.dot));
+    process.stdout.write(color('pending', Base.symbols.comma));
   });
 
   runner.on('pass', function(test) {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function Dot(runner) {
     if (++n % width === 0) {
       process.stdout.write('\n  ');
     }
-    process.stdout.write(color('fail', Base.symbols.dot));
+    process.stdout.write(color('fail', Base.symbols.bang));
   });
 
   runner.on('end', function() {