diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea49bae..a294b18 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -326,11 +326,16 @@ The marker used to indicate that there is some change in the VCS state
 The marker used to indicate that there is a VCS involved in the current directory.
 
 
-**DOTMATRIX_MARK** *string = "■"*
+**DOTMATRIX_MARK** *string = "⯀"*
 
 The actual prompt marker, right where the user type text.
 
 
+**DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO** *string = "⋮"*
+
+An additional character displayed before the last prompt mark
+when the user has sudo rights.
+
 **DOTMATRIX_ENABLE_GRADIENT_LINE** *boolean = 0*
 
 If set to 0 (the default),  will draw the line of the middle section
diff --git a/dotmatrix.theme b/dotmatrix.theme
index 28e05a1..fb53e60 100644
--- a/dotmatrix.theme
+++ b/dotmatrix.theme
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ _lp_dotmatrix_theme_activate() {
     DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL:-"⌂"}
     DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL:-"♟"}
     DOTMATRIX_VCS=${DOTMATRIX_VCS:-"╟┘"}
-    DOTMATRIX_MARK=${DOTMATRIX_MARK:-"■"}
+    DOTMATRIX_MARK=${DOTMATRIX_MARK:-"⯀"}
+    DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO=${DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO:-"⋮"}
     DOTMATRIX_LINE=${DOTMATRIX_LINE:-"━"}
     DOTMATRIX_PLUG=${DOTMATRIX_PLUG:-"▛"}
     DOTMATRIX_SOFT=${DOTMATRIX_SOFT:-"╱"}
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ _lp_dotmatrix_theme_prompt() {
         local dcwfg="${DOTMATRIX_COLOR_WARN[_LP_FIRST_INDEX+1]}"
         [[ -z $dcwfg ]] && dcwfg=-1
         lp_terminal_format $dcwfg
-        dotmatrix_prompt+="${lp_terminal_format}${DOTMATRIX_MARK}"
+        dotmatrix_prompt+="${lp_terminal_format}${DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO}${DOTMATRIX_MARK}"
     else
         dotmatrix_prompt+="${mark_color}${DOTMATRIX_MARK}"
     fi
diff --git a/presets/variant-chevron.conf b/presets/variant-chevron.conf
index eea69bb..8bc2d88 100644
--- a/presets/variant-chevron.conf
+++ b/presets/variant-chevron.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_VCS=${DOTMATRIX_VCS:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_MARK=${DOTMATRIX_MARK:-""}
+DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO=${DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO:-"⁘"} # ⁘ 🞙
 DOTMATRIX_LINE=${DOTMATRIX_LINE:-"━"}
 DOTMATRIX_PLUG=${DOTMATRIX_PLUG:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_SOFT=${DOTMATRIX_SOFT:-"╱"}
diff --git a/presets/variant-round.conf b/presets/variant-round.conf
index 068325e..167cab3 100644
--- a/presets/variant-round.conf
+++ b/presets/variant-round.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_VCS=${DOTMATRIX_VCS:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_MARK=${DOTMATRIX_MARK:-""}
+DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO=${DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO:-"⚬"} # ⁘ ⚬ 🞙
 DOTMATRIX_LINE=${DOTMATRIX_LINE:-"━"}
 DOTMATRIX_PLUG=${DOTMATRIX_PLUG:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_SOFT=${DOTMATRIX_SOFT:-"╱"}
diff --git a/presets/variant-slant.conf b/presets/variant-slant.conf
index 5a0bd2d..60dbe02 100644
--- a/presets/variant-slant.conf
+++ b/presets/variant-slant.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_VCS=${DOTMATRIX_VCS:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_MARK=${DOTMATRIX_MARK:-""}
+DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO=${DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO:-"🞙"} # ⁘ ⚬ 🞙
 DOTMATRIX_LINE=${DOTMATRIX_LINE:-"━"}
 DOTMATRIX_PLUG=${DOTMATRIX_PLUG:-""}
 DOTMATRIX_SOFT=${DOTMATRIX_SOFT:-"╱"}
diff --git a/presets/variant-text.conf b/presets/variant-text.conf
index e6f8e81..5bb2cb3 100644
--- a/presets/variant-text.conf
+++ b/presets/variant-text.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_HOST_LOCAL:-"lcl"}
 DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL=${DOTMATRIX_USER_LOCAL:-"me"}
 DOTMATRIX_VCS=${DOTMATRIX_VCS:-"VCS"}
 DOTMATRIX_MARK=${DOTMATRIX_MARK:-">"}
+DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO=${DOTMATRIX_MARK_SUDO:-"!"}
 DOTMATRIX_LINE=${DOTMATRIX_LINE:-"━"}
 DOTMATRIX_PLUG=${DOTMATRIX_PLUG:-"▌"}
 DOTMATRIX_SOFT=${DOTMATRIX_SOFT:-"╱"}