diff --git a/src/Buffer.cpp b/src/Buffer.cpp
index 0f7ecb08d7..54272a79d5 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/Buffer.cpp
@@ -5158,7 +5158,7 @@ void Buffer::Impl::setLabel(ParIterator & it, UpdateType utype) const
 	switch(layout.labeltype) {
 	case LABEL_ITEMIZE: {
 		par.params().labelString(
-			bp.user_defined_bullet(par.itemdepth).getUnicode());
+			bp.user_defined_bullet(par.itemdepth).getLabel());
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Bullet.cpp b/src/Bullet.cpp
index 1e617773ad..00a13ecd5c 100644
--- a/src/Bullet.cpp
+++ b/src/Bullet.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Bullet::Bullet(int f, int c, int s)
 
 
 Bullet::Bullet(docstring const & t)
-	: font(MIN), character(MIN), size(MIN), user_text(1), text(t), unicode(t)
+	: font(MIN), character(MIN), size(MIN), user_text(1), text(t), label(t)
 {
 	testInvariant();
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void Bullet::setText(docstring const & t)
 	font = character = size = MIN;
 	user_text = 1;
 	text = t;
-	unicode = t;
+	label = t;
 	testInvariant();
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Bullet & Bullet::operator=(Bullet const & b)
 	size = b.size;
 	user_text = b.user_text;
 	text = b.text;
-	unicode = b.unicode;
+	label = b.label;
 	this->testInvariant();
 	return *this;
 }
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ docstring const & Bullet::getText() const
 }
 
 
-docstring const & Bullet::getUnicode() const
+docstring const & Bullet::getLabel() const
 {
 	if (user_text == 0)
 		generateText();
-	return unicode;
+	return label;
 }
 
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void Bullet::generateText() const
 
 	if ((font >= 0) && (character >= 0)) {
 		text = bulletEntry(font, character);
-		unicode = bulletUnicode(font, character);
+		label = bulletLabel(font, character);
 		if (size >= 0)
 			text = bulletSize(size) + text;
 		user_text = -1;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ FontSize Bullet::bulletFontSize(int s)
 }
 
 
-docstring const Bullet::bulletUnicode(int f, int c)
+docstring const Bullet::bulletLabel(int f, int c)
 {
 	// see comment at bulletEntry
 	static int UnicodeBulletPanel0[CHARMAX] = {
diff --git a/src/Bullet.h b/src/Bullet.h
index 0de40c102f..662fa224d7 100644
--- a/src/Bullet.h
+++ b/src/Bullet.h
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ public:
 	int getSize() const;
 	///
 	FontSize getFontSize() const;
-	///
+	/// The text to be output
 	docstring const & getText() const;
-	///
-	docstring const & getUnicode() const;
+	/// The label displayed in the workarea
+	docstring const & getLabel() const;
 	///
 	Bullet & operator=(Bullet const &);
 	///
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private:
 	///
 	static FontSize bulletFontSize(int);
 	///
-	static docstring const bulletUnicode(int, int);
+	static docstring const bulletLabel(int, int);
 
 	///
 	int font;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ private:
 	    and size settings.
 	*/
 	mutable docstring text;
-	mutable docstring unicode;
+	mutable docstring label;
 };