diff --git a/code/python/src/hirschberg/types.py b/code/python/src/hirschberg/types.py
index 7578599..3ec2e0e 100644
--- a/code/python/src/hirschberg/types.py
+++ b/code/python/src/hirschberg/types.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Alignment():
         indent: str = '    ',
         prefix: str = '',
         braces: bool = False,
-        branch: str = '|____ ',
+        branch: str = ' └────  ',
     ) -> str:
         return '\n'.join(list(self._astree_recursion(indent=indent, prefix=prefix, braces=braces, branch=branch)));
 
@@ -56,19 +56,24 @@ class Alignment():
         indent: str = '    ',
         prefix: str = '',
         braces: bool = False,
-        branch: str = '|____ ',
+        branch: str = ' └────  ',
+        branch_atom: str = '˚└────  ',
     ) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
         word1 = self.as_string1(braces=braces);
         word2 = self.as_string2(braces=braces);
         if isinstance(self, AlignmentBasic):
-            u = prefix + branch if depth > 0 else prefix;
+            u = prefix + branch_atom if depth > 0 else prefix;
             yield f'{u}{word2}';
+            if depth == 0:
+                yield f'{" "*len(u)}{"-"*len(word1)}';
             yield f'{" "*len(u)}{word1}';
         elif isinstance(self, AlignmentPair):
             u = prefix + branch if depth > 0 else prefix;
             yield f'{u}{word2}';
+            if depth == 0:
+                yield f'{" "*len(u)}{"-"*len(word1)}';
             yield f'{" "*len(u)}{word1}';
-            yield '';
+            yield f'{indent}{prefix} │';
             yield from self.left._astree_recursion(
                 depth  = depth + 1,
                 indent = indent,