diff --git a/themes/bs3/templates/includes/footer.html b/themes/bs3/templates/includes/footer.html
index 29be389..1240bcd 100644
--- a/themes/bs3/templates/includes/footer.html
+++ b/themes/bs3/templates/includes/footer.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
          {% else %}
             {% set copy_date = '' %}
          {% endif %}
-         <div class="col-xs-10">&copy; {{ copy_date }} {{ AUTHOR }}
+         <div class="col-xs-10">{{ copy_date }} {{ AUTHOR }}
             &middot; Powered by <a href="https://github.com/DandyDev/pelican-bootstrap3" target="_blank">pelican-bootstrap3</a>,
             <a href="http://docs.getpelican.com/" target="_blank">Pelican</a>,
             <a href="http://getbootstrap.com" target="_blank">Bootstrap</a>