diff --git a/b2comments.php b/b2comments.php
index af8d631780..319978261b 100644
--- a/b2comments.php
+++ b/b2comments.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if ($comments) {
 	
 <li id="comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>">
 <?php comment_text() ?>
-<p><cite><?php comment_type(); ?> by <?php comment_author_link() ?> <?php comment_date() ?> @ <a href="#comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>"><?php comment_time() ?></a></cite></p>
+<p><cite><?php comment_type(); ?> by <?php comment_author_link() ?> &#8212; <?php comment_date() ?> @ <a href="#comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>"><?php comment_time() ?></a></cite></p>
 </li>
 
 <?php } // end for each comment
diff --git a/b2commentspopup.php b/b2commentspopup.php
index 85204da73b..a94a32c739 100644
--- a/b2commentspopup.php
+++ b/b2commentspopup.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ else {
 <!-- comment -->
 <li id="comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>">
 <?php comment_text() ?>
-<p><cite><?php comment_type(); ?> by <?php comment_author_link() ?> <?php comment_date() ?> @ <a href="#comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>"><?php comment_time() ?></a></cite></p>
+<p><cite><?php comment_type(); ?> by <?php comment_author_link() ?> &#8212; <?php comment_date() ?> @ <a href="#comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>"><?php comment_time() ?></a></cite></p>
 </li>
 
 <?php	 	} // end for each comment