diff --git a/phpBB/feed.php b/phpBB/feed.php
index a84cc81940..f0e4435956 100644
--- a/phpBB/feed.php
+++ b/phpBB/feed.php
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ function feed_generate_content($content, $uid, $bitfield, $options)
 
 	// Replace some entities with their unicode counterpart
 	$entities = array(
-		' '	=> ' ',
-		'•'	=> '•',
-		'·'	=> '·',
-		'©'	=> '©',
+		' '	=> "\xC2\xA0",
+		'•'	=> "\xE2\x80\xA2",
+		'·'	=> "\xC2\xB7",
+		'©'	=> "\xC2\xA9",
 	);
 
 	$content = str_replace(array_keys($entities), array_values($entities), $content);
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class phpbb_feed
 	/**
 	* Separator for title elements to separate items (for example forum / topic)
 	*/
-	var $separator = '•';
+	var $separator = "\xE2\x80\xA2"; // •
 
 	/**
 	* Constructor. Set standard keys.