diff --git a/src/common/entity/compute_attribute_display.ts b/src/common/entity/compute_attribute_display.ts
index 703236d601..e43c662ba9 100644
--- a/src/common/entity/compute_attribute_display.ts
+++ b/src/common/entity/compute_attribute_display.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ export const computeAttributeValueDisplay = (
   const attributeValue =
     value !== undefined ? value : stateObj.attributes[attribute];
 
-  // Null value, return dash
+  // Null value, the state is unknown
   if (attributeValue === null) {
-    return "—";
+    return localize("state.default.unknown");
   }
 
   // Number value, return formatted number