diff --git a/src/blackmisc/pqunits.cpp b/src/blackmisc/pqunits.cpp
index f7de957aa..4f738c154 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/pqunits.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/pqunits.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ QString CAngleUnit::makeRoundedQString(double value, int digits, bool i18n) cons
         double de = CMath::trunc(value);
         double mi = CMath::trunc((value - de) * 100.0);
         double se = CMath::trunc((value - de - mi / 100.0) * 1000000) / 100.0;
-        const char *fmt = value < 0 ? "-%L1 %L2'%L3\"" : "%L1 %L2'%L3\"";
+        const char *fmt = value < 0 ? "-%L1 %L2 %L3" : "%L1 %L2 %L3";
         s = i18n ? QCoreApplication::translate("CMeasurementUnit", fmt) : fmt;
         s = s.arg(fabs(de), 0, 'f', 0).arg(fabs(mi), 2, 'f', 0, '0').arg(fabs(se), 2, 'f', digits, '0');
     }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ QString CAngleUnit::makeRoundedQString(double value, int digits, bool i18n) cons
     {
         double de = CMath::trunc(value);
         double mi = CMath::trunc((value - de) * 100.0);
-        const char *fmt = value < 0 ? "-%L1 %L2'" : "%L1 %L2'";
+        const char *fmt = value < 0 ? "-%L1 %L2" : "%L1 %L2";
         s = i18n ? QCoreApplication::translate("CMeasurementUnit", fmt) : fmt;
         s = s.arg(fabs(de), 0, 'f', 0).arg(fabs(mi), 2, 'f', digits, '0');
     }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/pqunits.h b/src/blackmisc/pqunits.h
index fbaa662a0..d66e9388e 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/pqunits.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/pqunits.h
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ public:
     {
         static CAngleUnit deg(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "degree, minute, second"), "DMS", new SubdivisionConverter2<60, 100, 60, 100>, 0);
         return deg;
-        (void)QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "%L1 %L2'%L3\"");
-        (void)QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "%-L1 %L2'%L3\"");
+        (void)QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "%L1 %L2 %L3");
+        (void)QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "-%L1 %L2 %L3");
     }
 
     /*!
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ public:
     {
         static CAngleUnit deg(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "degree, minute"), "MinDec", new SubdivisionConverter<60, 100>, 2);
         return deg;
-        (void)QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "%L1 %L2'");
-        (void)QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "-%L1 %L2'");
+        (void)QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "%L1 %L2");
+        (void)QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("CMeasurementUnit", "-%L1 %L2");
     }
 
     /*!