diff --git a/app/views/search/index.rhtml b/app/views/search/index.rhtml
index 08acb2857..d21aadc68 100644
--- a/app/views/search/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/search/index.rhtml
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@
 
 <p><center>
 <% if @pagination_previous_date %>
-<%= link_to_content_update('&#171; ' + l(:label_previous),
-      params.merge(:previous => 1, :offset => @pagination_previous_date.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S"))) %>&nbsp;
+<%= link_to_content_update("\xc2\xab " + l(:label_previous),
+      params.merge(:previous => 1,
+                   :offset => @pagination_previous_date.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S"))) %>&nbsp;
 <% end %>
 <% if @pagination_next_date %>
-<%= link_to_content_update(l(:label_next) + ' &#187;',
-      params.merge(:previous => nil, :offset => @pagination_next_date.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S"))) %>
+<%= link_to_content_update(l(:label_next) + " \xc2\xbb",
+      params.merge(:previous => nil,
+                   :offset => @pagination_next_date.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S"))) %>
 <% end %>
 </center></p>