diff --git a/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp b/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
index 92abc11e6..0a14d5cc9 100644
--- a/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ bool TypeChecker::visit(VariableDeclarationStatement const& _statement)
 				1719_error,
 				_statement.location(),
 				"Use of the \"var\" keyword is disallowed. "
-				"Use explicit declaration `" + createTupleDecl(variables) + " = ...´ instead."
+				"Use explicit declaration `" + createTupleDecl(variables) + " = ...` instead."
 			);
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/iceRegressionTests/oversized_var.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/iceRegressionTests/oversized_var.sol
index 0e50ae138..45e2779c5 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/iceRegressionTests/oversized_var.sol
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/iceRegressionTests/oversized_var.sol
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ contract b {
 // Warning 2519: (105-110): This declaration shadows an existing declaration.
 // Warning 3408: (66-69): Variable "d" covers a large part of storage and thus makes collisions likely. Either use mappings or dynamic arrays and allow their size to be increased only in small quantities per transaction.
 // Warning 2332: (105-110): Type "b.c" covers a large part of storage and thus makes collisions likely. Either use mappings or dynamic arrays and allow their size to be increased only in small quantities per transaction.
-// SyntaxError 1719: (105-114): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `struct b.c storage pointer d = ...´ instead.
+// SyntaxError 1719: (105-114): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `struct b.c storage pointer d = ...` instead.
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/var_type_suggest.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/var_type_suggest.sol
index 65d91cd1e..61ee7d317 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/var_type_suggest.sol
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/var_type_suggest.sol
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ contract C {
     }
 }
 // ----
-// SyntaxError 1719: (224-238): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `int16 s = ...´ instead.
-// SyntaxError 1719: (248-261): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `uint16 i = ...´ instead.
-// SyntaxError 1719: (271-287): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `string memory t = ...´ instead.
-// SyntaxError 1719: (297-307): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `function (uint256) pure returns (uint256) g2 = ...´ instead.
+// SyntaxError 1719: (224-238): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `int16 s = ...` instead.
+// SyntaxError 1719: (248-261): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `uint16 i = ...` instead.
+// SyntaxError 1719: (271-287): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `string memory t = ...` instead.
+// SyntaxError 1719: (297-307): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `function (uint256) pure returns (uint256) g2 = ...` instead.
 // SyntaxError 3478: (317-350): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Type cannot be expressed in syntax.
-// SyntaxError 1719: (360-384): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `(uint8 a, string memory b) = ...´ instead.
-// SyntaxError 1719: (394-411): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `(uint256 x, , uint256 z) = ...´ instead.
+// SyntaxError 1719: (360-384): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `(uint8 a, string memory b) = ...` instead.
+// SyntaxError 1719: (394-411): Use of the "var" keyword is disallowed. Use explicit declaration `(uint256 x, , uint256 z) = ...` instead.
 // TypeError 7364: (421-438): Different number of components on the left hand side (2) than on the right hand side (1).