--- a/config.def.h	Thu Jul 02 14:42:06 2009 +0100
+++ b/config.def.h	Thu Jul 02 16:41:52 2009 +0100
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 static unsigned int borderpx        = 1;        /* border pixel of windows */
 static unsigned int snap            = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 
+/* monitor(s) symbols */
+static const char *monsyms[] = { "I", "II", "III", "IV", "V" };
+
 /* tagging */
 static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
 

--- a/dwm.c	Thu Jul 02 14:42:06 2009 +0100
+++ b/dwm.c	Thu Jul 02 16:41:52 2009 +0100
@@ -635,11 +635,8 @@
 
 	dc.x = 0;
 	if(mons->next) { /* more than a single monitor */
-		char buf[2];
-		buf[0] = m->screen_number + '0';
-		buf[1] = '\0';
-		dc.w = TEXTW(buf);
-		drawtext(buf, selmon == m ? dc.sel : dc.norm, True);
+		dc.w = TEXTW(monsyms[m->screen_number]);
+		drawtext(monsyms[m->screen_number], selmon == m ? dc.sel : dc.norm, True);
 		dc.x += dc.w;
 	}
 	m->btx = dc.x;