diff --git a/pure.zsh b/pure.zsh
index 59cd13b..3c414c9 100644
--- a/pure.zsh
+++ b/pure.zsh
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ prompt_pure_setup() {
 	[[ $UID -eq 0 ]] && prompt_pure_username='%F{white}%n%F{242}@%m '
 
 	# prompt turns red if the previous command didn't exit with 0
-	PROMPT='%(?.%F{magenta}.%F{red})❯%f '
+	PROMPT="%(?.%F{magenta}.%F{red})${PURE_PROMPT_SYMBOL:-❯}%f "
 }
 
 prompt_pure_setup "$@"
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 787e97d..02d2077 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ Set `PURE_GIT_PULL=0` to prevent Pure from checking whether the current Git remo
 
 Set `PURE_GIT_UNTRACKED_DIRTY=0` to not include untracked files in dirtiness check. Only really useful on extremely huge repos like the WebKit repo.
 
+### `PURE_PROMPT_SYMBOL`
+
+Defines the prompt symbol. The default value is `❯`.
+
 ## Example
 
 ```sh