diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html b/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
index 67498792b..18f0b35f7 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                        "http://reddit.com/help/useragreement"),
       privacy_policy = (_("Privacy Policy {Genitive}"),
                         "http://reddit.com/help/privacypolicy"))}.
-    ${_("(c) %(year)d reddit inc. All rights reserved.") % \
+    © ${_("%(year)d reddit inc. All rights reserved.") % \
     dict(year=datetime.datetime.now().timetuple()[0])}
   </p>
   <p class="bottommenu">REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.</p>