diff --git a/plugin/tagbar.vim b/plugin/tagbar.vim
index e88760f..8d12ce3 100644
--- a/plugin/tagbar.vim
+++ b/plugin/tagbar.vim
@@ -81,10 +81,20 @@ if !exists('g:tagbar_foldlevel')
     let g:tagbar_foldlevel = 99
 endif
 
-if has('multi_byte') && &encoding == 'utf-8' &&
-            \ (empty(&termencoding) || &termencoding == 'utf-8')
-    let s:icon_closed = '▶'
-    let s:icon_open   = '▼'
+if !exists('g:tagbar_usearrows')
+    let g:tagbar_usearrows = 0
+endif
+
+
+if has('multi_byte')
+    if has('unix') && &encoding == 'utf-8' &&
+     \ (empty(&termencoding) || &termencoding == 'utf-8')
+        let s:icon_closed = '▶'
+        let s:icon_open   = '▼'
+    elseif (has('win32') || has('win64')) && g:tagbar_usearrows
+        let s:icon_closed = '▷'
+        let s:icon_open   = '◢'
+    endif
 else
     let s:icon_closed = '+'
     let s:icon_open   = '-'
diff --git a/syntax/tagbar.vim b/syntax/tagbar.vim
index f7fab7d..a85d561 100644
--- a/syntax/tagbar.vim
+++ b/syntax/tagbar.vim
@@ -9,16 +9,27 @@ if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
 endif
 
-if has('multi_byte') && &encoding == 'utf-8' &&
-            \ (empty(&termencoding) || &termencoding == 'utf-8')
-    syntax match TagbarKind      '\([▶▼][-+ ]\)\@<=[^-+: ]\+[^:]\+$'
-    syntax match TagbarScope     '[^-+#▶▼(* ]\+\(\*\? :\)\@='
+if has('multi_byte')
+    if has('unix') && &encoding == 'utf-8' &&
+     \ (empty(&termencoding) || &termencoding == 'utf-8')
+        syntax match TagbarKind      '\([▶▼][-+ ]\)\@<=[^-+: ]\+[^:]\+$'
+        syntax match TagbarScope     '[^-+#▶▼(* ]\+\(\*\? :\)\@='
 
-    syntax match TagbarFoldIcon  '[▶▼]\([-+# ]\)\@='
+        syntax match TagbarFoldIcon  '[▶▼]\([-+# ]\)\@='
 
-    syntax match TagbarAccessPublic    '\([▶▼ ]\)\@<=+\([^-+# ]\)\@='
-    syntax match TagbarAccessProtected '\([▶▼ ]\)\@<=#\([^-+# ]\)\@='
-    syntax match TagbarAccessPrivate   '\([▶▼ ]\)\@<=-\([^-+# ]\)\@='
+        syntax match TagbarAccessPublic    '\([▶▼ ]\)\@<=+\([^-+# ]\)\@='
+        syntax match TagbarAccessProtected '\([▶▼ ]\)\@<=#\([^-+# ]\)\@='
+        syntax match TagbarAccessPrivate   '\([▶▼ ]\)\@<=-\([^-+# ]\)\@='
+    elseif (has('win32') || has('win64')) && g:tagbar_usearrows
+        syntax match TagbarKind      '\([▷◢][-+ ]\)\@<=[^-+: ]\+[^:]\+$'
+        syntax match TagbarScope     '[^-+#▷◢(* ]\+\(\*\? :\)\@='
+
+        syntax match TagbarFoldIcon  '[▷◢]\([-+# ]\)\@='
+
+        syntax match TagbarAccessPublic    '\([▷◢ ]\)\@<=+\([^-+# ]\)\@='
+        syntax match TagbarAccessProtected '\([▷◢ ]\)\@<=#\([^-+# ]\)\@='
+        syntax match TagbarAccessPrivate   '\([▷◢ ]\)\@<=-\([^-+# ]\)\@='
+    endif
 else
     syntax match TagbarKind      '\([-+][-+ ]\)\@<=[^-+: ]\+[^:]\+$'
     syntax match TagbarScope     '[^-+#(* ]\+\(\*\? :\)\@='