diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/streambookmarks/xbelreader.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/streambookmarks/xbelreader.cpp
index 0e7f5f7ef13..1d0b013d4cc 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/streambookmarks/xbelreader.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/streambookmarks/xbelreader.cpp
@@ -97,10 +97,12 @@ void XbelReader::readTitle(QTreeWidgetItem *item)
 void XbelReader::readSeparator(QTreeWidgetItem *item)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(xml.isStartElement() && xml.name() == "separator"_L1);
+    constexpr char16_t midDot = u'\xB7';
+    static const QString dots(30, midDot);
 
     QTreeWidgetItem *separator = createChildItem(item);
     separator->setFlags(item ? item->flags() & ~Qt::ItemIsSelectable : Qt::ItemFlags{});
-    separator->setText(0, QString(30, u'\xB7'));
+    separator->setText(0, dots);
     xml.skipCurrentElement();
 }
 //! [5]
diff --git a/examples/xml/dombookmarks/xbeltree.cpp b/examples/xml/dombookmarks/xbeltree.cpp
index ce6fb20a128..1496957d7a3 100644
--- a/examples/xml/dombookmarks/xbeltree.cpp
+++ b/examples/xml/dombookmarks/xbeltree.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ void XbelTree::parseFolderElement(const QDomElement &element,
     bool folded = (element.attribute(foldedAttribute()) != QLatin1String("no"));
     item->setExpanded(!folded);
 
+    constexpr char16_t midDot = u'\xB7';
+    static const QString dots = QString(30, midDot);
     QDomElement child = element.firstChildElement();
     while (!child.isNull()) {
         if (child.tagName() == folderElement()) {
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ void XbelTree::parseFolderElement(const QDomElement &element,
         } else if (child.tagName() == QLatin1String("separator")) {
             QTreeWidgetItem *childItem = createItem(child, item);
             childItem->setFlags(item->flags() & ~(Qt::ItemIsSelectable | Qt::ItemIsEditable));
-            childItem->setText(0, QString(30, u'\xB7'));
+            childItem->setText(0, dots);
         }
         child = child.nextSiblingElement();
     }