diff --git a/library/core/src/time.rs b/library/core/src/time.rs
index b677776443fe0..87c6a7a07bfbd 100644
--- a/library/core/src/time.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/time.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl Default for Nanoseconds {
 /// variety of ways to format spans of time for human readability. `Duration`
 /// provides a `Debug` impl that shows the full precision of the value.
 ///
-/// The `Debug` output uses the non-ASCII "µs" suffix for microseconds. If your
+/// The `Debug` output uses the non-ASCII "μs" suffix for microseconds. If your
 /// program output may appear in contexts that cannot rely on full Unicode
 /// compatibility, you may wish to format `Duration` objects yourself or use a
 /// crate to do so.
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Duration {
                     // the output in order to calculate the required padding.
                     // It consists of 4 parts:
                     // 1. The prefix: is either "+" or "", so we can just use len().
-                    // 2. The postfix: can be "µs" so we have to count UTF8 characters.
+                    // 2. The postfix: can be "μs" so we have to count UTF8 characters.
                     let mut actual_w = prefix.len() + postfix.chars().count();
                     // 3. The integer part:
                     if let Some(integer_part) = integer_part {
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Duration {
                 self.nanos.0 % NANOS_PER_MICRO,
                 NANOS_PER_MICRO / 10,
                 prefix,
-                "µs",
+                "μs", // This is U+03BC, which is preferred over U+00B5
             )
         } else {
             fmt_decimal(f, self.nanos.0 as u64, 0, 1, prefix, "ns")
diff --git a/library/core/tests/time.rs b/library/core/tests/time.rs
index 23f07bf84b3db..16866c8e23f22 100644
--- a/library/core/tests/time.rs
+++ b/library/core/tests/time.rs
@@ -305,20 +305,20 @@ fn debug_formatting_millis() {
 
 #[test]
 fn debug_formatting_micros() {
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 7_000)), "7µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)), "7.1µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 7_001)), "7.001µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 7_123)), "7.123µs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 7_000)), "7μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)), "7.1μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 7_001)), "7.001μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 7_123)), "7.123μs");
 
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 88_000)), "88µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 88_100)), "88.1µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 88_001)), "88.001µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 88_123)), "88.123µs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 88_000)), "88μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 88_100)), "88.1μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 88_001)), "88.001μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 88_123)), "88.123μs");
 
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 999_000)), "999µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 999_100)), "999.1µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 999_001)), "999.001µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 999_123)), "999.123µs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 999_000)), "999μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 999_100)), "999.1μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 999_001)), "999.001μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", Duration::new(0, 999_123)), "999.123μs");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ fn debug_formatting_precision_zero() {
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 0)), "0ns");
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 123)), "123ns");
 
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_001)), "1µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_499)), "1µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_500)), "2µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_999)), "2µs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_001)), "1μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_499)), "1μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_500)), "2μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_999)), "2μs");
 
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_000_001)), "1ms");
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.0?}", Duration::new(0, 1_499_999)), "1ms");
@@ -355,12 +355,12 @@ fn debug_formatting_precision_two() {
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 0)), "0.00ns");
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 123)), "123.00ns");
 
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 1_000)), "1.00µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 7_001)), "7.00µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)), "7.10µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 7_109)), "7.11µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 7_199)), "7.20µs");
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 1_999)), "2.00µs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 1_000)), "1.00μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 7_001)), "7.00μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)), "7.10μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 7_109)), "7.11μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 7_199)), "7.20μs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 1_999)), "2.00μs");
 
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 1_000_000)), "1.00ms");
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.2?}", Duration::new(0, 3_001_000)), "3.00ms");
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@ fn debug_formatting_padding() {
     assert_eq!("123.0ns  ", format!("{:<9.1?}", Duration::new(0, 123)));
     assert_eq!("  123.0ns", format!("{:>9.1?}", Duration::new(0, 123)));
     assert_eq!(" 123.0ns ", format!("{:^9.1?}", Duration::new(0, 123)));
-    assert_eq!("7.1µs    ", format!("{:<9?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)));
-    assert_eq!("    7.1µs", format!("{:>9?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)));
-    assert_eq!("  7.1µs  ", format!("{:^9?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)));
+    assert_eq!("7.1μs    ", format!("{:<9?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)));
+    assert_eq!("    7.1μs", format!("{:>9?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)));
+    assert_eq!("  7.1μs  ", format!("{:^9?}", Duration::new(0, 7_100)));
     assert_eq!("999.123456ms", format!("{:<9?}", Duration::new(0, 999_123_456)));
     assert_eq!("999.123456ms", format!("{:>9?}", Duration::new(0, 999_123_456)));
     assert_eq!("999.123456ms", format!("{:^9?}", Duration::new(0, 999_123_456)));
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ fn debug_formatting_padding() {
 
 #[test]
 fn debug_formatting_precision_high() {
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:.5?}", Duration::new(0, 23_678)), "23.67800µs");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:.5?}", Duration::new(0, 23_678)), "23.67800μs");
 
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.9?}", Duration::new(1, 000_000_000)), "1.000000000s");
     assert_eq!(format!("{:.10?}", Duration::new(4, 001_000_000)), "4.0010000000s");