diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8c34951..6ba729d 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-ClubLedger – Store Credit Web App
+ClubLedger - Store Credit Web App
 Hard defaults live in CONFIG below; everything is overridable via the Admin UI.
 """
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ DB_PATH  = "clubledger.db"
 STAFF_FILE = Path(__file__).parent / "staff.json"
 static_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "static"
 
-# In-memory sessions: token → {user_id, name, role, expires}
+# In-memory sessions: token -> {user_id, name, role, expires}
 _sessions: dict = {}
 
 # Cached settings merged from CONFIG + DB app_settings
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def migrate_db():
             conn.execute("DROP TABLE _ledger_entries_old")
             conn.execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_ledger_member ON ledger_entries(member_id)")
 
-        # --- app_settings: rename allow_negative_balance → overdraft_policy ---
+        # --- app_settings: rename allow_negative_balance -> overdraft_policy ---
         row = conn.execute(
             "SELECT value FROM app_settings WHERE key='allow_negative_balance'"
         ).fetchone()
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ def seed_admin():
                 ("Administrator", "admin", pw, "admin")
             )
             print("=" * 60)
-            print("  Default admin created  →  username: admin  password: admin")
-            print("  Change this immediately in the Admin → Staff Accounts area.")
+            print("  Default admin created  ->  username: admin  password: admin")
+            print("  Change this immediately in the Admin -> Staff Accounts area.")
             print("=" * 60)
 
 def refresh_settings():
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ def _period_bounds(period: str, s: dict,
             start = _local(fd); end = _local(td) + timedelta(days=1)
         except ValueError:
             start = _local(today); end = start + timedelta(days=1)
-    else:  # fallback → today
+    else:  # fallback -> today
         start = _local(today); end = start + timedelta(days=1)
 
     fmt = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ def transactions(member_id: int, limit: int = 50, offset: int = 0,
         }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Print views (no auth – opened as new-tab popups)
+# Print views (no auth - opened as new-tab popups)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def _print_size_script(s: dict):
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ _STMT_PERIODS = [
     ("last_quarter", "Last quarter"),
     ("year",         "This year"),
     ("last_year",    "Last year"),
-    ("custom",       "Custom…"),
+    ("custom",       "Custom…"),
 ]
 
 def _stmt_period_selector(period: str, from_date: str, to_date: str) -> str:
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ def remove_staff(name: str, user: dict = Depends(current_user)):
     return {"staff": staff}
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Admin – staff accounts
+# Admin - staff accounts
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 @app.get("/admin/staff-accounts")
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ def delete_staff_account(account_id: int, user: dict = Depends(admin_user)):
         return {"ok": True}
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Admin – app settings
+# Admin - app settings
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 @app.get("/admin/settings")
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ def update_admin_settings(body: AppSettingsUpdate, user: dict = Depends(admin_us
     return _settings
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Admin – logo upload
+# Admin - logo upload
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 @app.post("/admin/logo")
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ async def upload_logo(file: UploadFile = File(...), user: dict = Depends(admin_u
     return {"url": url}
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Config (public – loaded by frontend before login screen shows)
+# Config (public - loaded by frontend before login screen shows)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 @app.get("/config")
diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index 85fd1ae..99d6a20 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* ClubLedger – main SPA */
+/* ClubLedger - main SPA */
 
 let currentUser  = null;
 let cashierMember = null;
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let editMemberId  = null;
 let editAccountId = null;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Boot – check session, then either show login or start the app
+// Boot - check session, then either show login or start the app
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (async function boot() {
   // Load config first so the login page shows the club name
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function populateTimezoneList() {
     list.innerHTML = Intl.supportedValuesOf('timeZone')
       .map(z => `<option value="${z}">`)
       .join('');
-  } catch (e) { /* older browser — plain text input still works */ }
+  } catch (e) { /* older browser -- plain text input still works */ }
 }
 
 async function startApp() {
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ async function loadCashierStats() {
     setCol('statsWithdrawals', 'statsWithdrawalsCount', d.withdrawals, 'stats-negative');
     setCol('statsCharges',     'statsChargesCount',     d.charges,     'stats-negative');
     const netEl = document.getElementById('statsNet');
-    netEl.textContent = (d.net.negative ? '−' : '+') + d.net.display;
+    netEl.textContent = (d.net.negative ? '-' : '+') + d.net.display;
     netEl.className   = 'stats-col-value ' + (d.net.negative ? 'stats-negative' : 'stats-positive');
-  } catch (e) { /* silently ignore — widgets are non-critical */ }
+  } catch (e) { /* silently ignore -- widgets are non-critical */ }
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/static/bar.html b/static/bar.html
index 0306a34..06ceb91 100644
--- a/static/bar.html
+++ b/static/bar.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-<title>Bar – ClubLedger</title>
+<title>Bar - ClubLedger</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css">
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <div class="panel">
     <h2>Charge Account</h2>
     <div class="search-row">
-      <input type="text" id="barSearch" placeholder="Search member…">
+      <input type="text" id="barSearch" placeholder="Search member...">
       <button class="btn" onclick="barSearchMembers()">Search</button>
     </div>
     <div id="barMemberList" class="member-pick-list"></div>
diff --git a/static/bar.js b/static/bar.js
index 23adcbd..5a5fbf6 100644
--- a/static/bar.js
+++ b/static/bar.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* ClubLedger – bar page */
+/* ClubLedger - bar page */
 
 let barMember = null;
 
diff --git a/static/cashier.html b/static/cashier.html
index e32add2..908a387 100644
--- a/static/cashier.html
+++ b/static/cashier.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-<title>Cashier – ClubLedger</title>
+<title>Cashier - ClubLedger</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css">
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   <div class="panel">
     <h2>Top Up Account</h2>
     <div class="search-row">
-      <input type="text" id="cashierSearch" placeholder="Search member…">
+      <input type="text" id="cashierSearch" placeholder="Search member...">
       <button class="btn" onclick="cashierSearchMembers()">Search</button>
     </div>
     <div id="cashierMemberList" class="member-pick-list"></div>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   <div class="panel">
     <h2>Members</h2>
     <div class="search-row">
-      <input type="text" id="memberSearch" placeholder="Search name or number…">
+      <input type="text" id="memberSearch" placeholder="Search name or number...">
       <button class="btn" onclick="searchMembers()">Search</button>
     </div>
     <table id="memberTable" class="data-table">
diff --git a/static/cashier.js b/static/cashier.js
index f016316..f4fb9ca 100644
--- a/static/cashier.js
+++ b/static/cashier.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* ClubLedger – cashier page */
+/* ClubLedger - cashier page */
 
 let cashierMember = null;
 
diff --git a/static/common.js b/static/common.js
index bdedb58..95773de 100644
--- a/static/common.js
+++ b/static/common.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* ClubLedger – shared helpers */
+/* ClubLedger - shared helpers */
 
 let cfg = { currency_unit: 'pence', currency_symbol: '£', currency_divisor: 100, club_name: 'ClubLedger' };
 
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 867671f..fd58d79 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
   <div class="panel">
     <h2>Members</h2>
     <div class="search-row">
-      <input type="text" id="memberSearch" placeholder="Search name or number…">
+      <input type="text" id="memberSearch" placeholder="Search name or number...">
       <button class="btn" onclick="searchMembers()">Search</button>
     </div>
     <table id="memberTable" class="data-table">
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
   <div class="panel">
     <h2>Top Up Account</h2>
     <div class="search-row">
-      <input type="text" id="cashierSearch" placeholder="Search member…">
+      <input type="text" id="cashierSearch" placeholder="Search member...">
       <button class="btn" onclick="cashierSearchMembers()">Search</button>
     </div>
     <div id="cashierMemberList" class="member-pick-list"></div>
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
   <div class="panel">
     <h2>Charge Account</h2>
     <div class="search-row">
-      <input type="text" id="barSearch" placeholder="Search member…">
+      <input type="text" id="barSearch" placeholder="Search member...">
       <button class="btn" onclick="barSearchMembers()">Search</button>
     </div>
     <div id="barMemberList" class="member-pick-list"></div>
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
     <div class="pin-charge-amount" id="pinAmount"></div>
     <div class="pin-member-name" id="pinMember"></div>
     <div class="pin-instruction">Please enter your PIN</div>
-    <input type="password" id="barPin" class="pin-input" placeholder="••••"
+    <input type="password" id="barPin" class="pin-input"
            maxlength="20" autocomplete="off" inputmode="numeric"
            onkeydown="if(event.key==='Enter') confirmCharge()">
     <div id="pinMsg" class="msg"></div>
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index e0595bd..d767934 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* ClubLedger – GitHub-style theme */
+/* ClubLedger - GitHub-style theme */
 *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 
 :root {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ nav {
   z-index: 100;
 }
 
-/* On desktop the wrapper is invisible — buttons behave as direct nav children */
+/* On desktop the wrapper is invisible -- buttons behave as direct nav children */
 .nav-tabs { display: contents; }
 
 .brand {