diff --git a/src/internal.js b/src/internal.js
index 117f4f2..1c1c731 100644
--- a/src/internal.js
+++ b/src/internal.js
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ function renderPagination()
 
             renderPaginationItem.call(this, pagination, "first", "«", "first")
                 ._bgEnableAria(current > 1);
-            renderPaginationItem.call(this, pagination, "prev", "<", "prev")
+            renderPaginationItem.call(this, pagination, "prev", "‹", "prev")
                 ._bgEnableAria(current > 1);
 
             for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ function renderPagination()
                     ._bgEnableAria(false)._bgSelectAria();
             }
 
-            renderPaginationItem.call(this, pagination, "next", "&gt;", "next")
+            renderPaginationItem.call(this, pagination, "next", "&rsaquo;", "next")
                 ._bgEnableAria(totalPages > current);
             renderPaginationItem.call(this, pagination, "last", "&raquo;", "last")
                 ._bgEnableAria(totalPages > current);
@@ -945,4 +945,4 @@ function sortRows()
             this.rows.sort(sort);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}