diff --git a/autoload/airline/parts.vim b/autoload/airline/parts.vim
index c5ab94a1..1f181e86 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/parts.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/parts.vim
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function! airline#parts#readonly()
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#parts#filetype()
-  return winwidth(0) < 100 && strlen(&filetype) > 3 ? matchstr(&filetype, '...'). '…' : &filetype
+  return winwidth(0) < 100 && strlen(&filetype) > 3 ? matchstr(&filetype, '...'). (&encoding is? 'utf-8' ? '…' : '>') : &filetype
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#parts#ffenc()