diff --git a/constants/text_constants.asm b/constants/text_constants.asm
index f1c3a0bf7..dbe06a36b 100644
--- a/constants/text_constants.asm
+++ b/constants/text_constants.asm
@@ -44,3 +44,6 @@ PRINTNUM_LEADINGZEROS   EQU 1 << PRINTNUM_LEADINGZEROS_F
 ; character sets (see charmap.asm)
 FIRST_REGULAR_TEXT_CHAR EQU $60
 FIRST_HIRAGANA_DAKUTEN_CHAR EQU $20
+
+; gfx/font/unown_font.png
+FIRST_UNOWN_CHAR EQU $40
diff --git a/data/pokemon/unown_words.asm b/data/pokemon/unown_words.asm
index 444c48d88..6ddd0f466 100644
--- a/data/pokemon/unown_words.asm
+++ b/data/pokemon/unown_words.asm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 unownword: MACRO
 x = 1
 rept STRLEN(\1)
-	db STRSUB(\1, x, 1) - "A" + $40
+	db STRSUB(\1, x, 1) - "A" + FIRST_UNOWN_CHAR
 x = x + 1
 endr
 	db -1
diff --git a/engine/pokedex/pokedex.asm b/engine/pokedex/pokedex.asm
index 6f500bc37..e60ba1450 100644
--- a/engine/pokedex/pokedex.asm
+++ b/engine/pokedex/pokedex.asm
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ Pokedex_UnownModeEraseCursor:
 
 Pokedex_UnownModePlaceCursor:
 	ld a, [wDexCurUnownIndex]
-	ld c, $5a ; diamond cursor
+	ld c, FIRST_UNOWN_CHAR + NUM_UNOWN ; diamond cursor
 
 Pokedex_UnownModeUpdateCursorGfx:
 	ld e, a
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ endr
 	ld h, [hl]
 	ld l, a
 	pop af
-	add $40 - 1 ; Unown A
+	add FIRST_UNOWN_CHAR - 1 ; Unown A
 	ld [hl], a
 	inc de
 	inc b
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ Pokedex_LoadUnownFont:
 	ld bc, (NUM_UNOWN + 1) tiles
 	call Pokedex_InvertTiles
 	ld de, sScratch + $188
-	ld hl, vTiles2 tile $40
+	ld hl, vTiles2 tile FIRST_UNOWN_CHAR
 	lb bc, BANK(Pokedex_LoadUnownFont), NUM_UNOWN + 1
 	call Request2bpp
 	call CloseSRAM