diff --git a/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py b/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
index f722e33c3..a4b0cebfe 100644
--- a/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
+++ b/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ def bordered(*columns: Sequence[str], ascii_border: bool = False) -> str:
 
     """
     borders = {
-        "TL": "-" if ascii_border else "┌",  # Top-left
-        "TR": "-" if ascii_border else "┐",  # Top-right
-        "BL": "-" if ascii_border else "└",  # Bottom-left
-        "BR": "-" if ascii_border else "┘",  # Bottom-right
+        "TL": "+" if ascii_border else "┌",  # Top-left
+        "TR": "+" if ascii_border else "┐",  # Top-right
+        "BL": "+" if ascii_border else "└",  # Bottom-left
+        "BR": "+" if ascii_border else "┘",  # Bottom-right
         "HZ": "-" if ascii_border else "─",  # Horizontal
         "VT": "|" if ascii_border else "│",  # Vertical
     }
diff --git a/tests/core/test_utils.py b/tests/core/test_utils.py
index 9cab17755..2bfe05900 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_utils.py
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ def test_bordered_asymmetrical_2():
 def test_bordered_ascii():
     expected = textwrap.dedent(
         """\
-    ----------------    ---------------
+    +--------------+    +-------------+
     |one           |    |four         |
     |two           |    |five         |
     |three         |    |six          |
-    ----------------    ---------------"""
+    +--------------+    +-------------+"""
     )
     col1, col2 = ["one", "two", "three"], ["four", "five", "six"]
     assert chat_formatting.bordered(col1, col2, ascii_border=True) == expected