diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/formatter.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/formatter.js.es6
index 9dcbadbf7a7..4ef0e9fe352 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/formatter.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/formatter.js.es6
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function relativeAgeMediumSpan(distance, leaveAgo) {
     formatted = t("x_days", {count: Math.round((distanceInMinutes - 720.0) / 1440.0)});
     break;
   }
-  return formatted || '&mdash';
+  return formatted || '—';
 }
 
 function relativeAgeMedium(date, options) {