diff --git a/2colscv.cls b/2colscv.cls
index 77ee0ba..808c5a9 100644
--- a/2colscv.cls
+++ b/2colscv.cls
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@
   \renewcommand{\givenskill}{%
     \noindent
     \begin{tikzpicture}[x=1cm,y=1cm]
-      % Loop over entries <Language>/<CEFR‐code>/<Certification>
+      % Loop over entries <Language>/<CEFR-code>/<Certification>
       \foreach [count=\i] \L/\CEFR/\CERT in {#1} {%
 
         % (a) Compute the vertical position for row \i (1.2 cm between rows):
-        \pgfmathsetmacro{\y}{-\i * 1.7}  % e.g. for i=1, y=−1.2; for i=2, y=−2.4, etc.
+        \pgfmathsetmacro{\y}{-\i * 1.7}  % e.g. for i=1, y=-1.2; for i=2, y=-2.4, etc.
 
         % (b) Language name
         \node[anchor=west] at (0, { \y + 0.8 }) {\large{\L}};
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         % (f) Fill the bar in blue from x=0 to x=CEFR:
         \draw[fill=mainblue, draw=none] (0,\y) rectangle (\nCEFR,\y + 0.4);
 
-        % (g) Draw 7 tick‐marks at x=0,…,6 with CEFR labels 1->A1, …, 6->C2:
+        % (g) Draw 7 tick-marks at x=0,…,6 with CEFR labels 1->A1, …, 6->C2:
         \draw[thick] (0,\y - 0.1) -- (6,\y - 0.1);  % baseline
         \foreach \z in {0,...,6} {
           \draw (\z,\y - 0.1) -- (\z,\y - 0.2);