diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 336d64443..edc3e6582 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@
         for (_i = 0, _len = arr.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           el = arr[_i];
           a = $.el('a', {
-            textContent: '[ ! ]'
+            innerHTML: '[&nbsp;!&nbsp;]'
           });
           $.bind(a, 'click', quickReport.cb.report);
           $.after(el, a);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 24d00be20..892b2e7e8 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ quickReport =
       arr = $$ 'span[id^=no]', root
       for el in arr
         a = $.el 'a',
-          textContent: '[ ! ]'
+          innerHTML: '[&nbsp;!&nbsp;]'
         $.bind a, 'click', quickReport.cb.report
         $.after el, a
         $.after el, $.tn(' ')