diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/activity/ExplorerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/activity/ExplorerActivity.java
index c939206..504b230 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/activity/ExplorerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/view/activity/ExplorerActivity.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class ExplorerActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         };
         if (docsDir.getParentFile() != null && docsDir.getParentFile().canRead()) {
             HashMap<String, Object> fileHashMap = new HashMap<>();
-            fileHashMap.put("name", "..");
+            fileHashMap.put("name", getString(R.string.directory_up));
             fileHashMap.put("file", docsDir.getParentFile());
 
             dirs.add(fileHashMap);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 87900e7..69bc8c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <string name="value_explorer_view">File Explorer View</string>
     <string name="pref_description_default_root">Default Root Directory</string>
     <string name="action_select">Select</string>
+    <string name="directory_up">\u2191 Go up</string>
     <string-array name="pref_entries_default_view">
         <item>@string/value_edit_view</item>
         <item>@string/value_explorer_view</item>