diff --git a/examples/charlcd_customcharacter.py b/examples/charlcd_customcharacter.py
index 7810802..d91bd47 100644
--- a/examples/charlcd_customcharacter.py
+++ b/examples/charlcd_customcharacter.py
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@
                                       lcd_d7, lcd_columns, lcd_rows, lcd_backlight)
 
 checkmark = bytes([0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x3, 0x16, 0x1c, 0x8, 0x0])
+
+# Store in LCD character memory 0
+lcd.create_char(0, checkmark)
+
 lcd.clear()
 lcd.message = "\x00"