diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 9f1e668b2..76833955a 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
         name = $('.commentpostername', reply).textContent;
         trip = ((_ref = $('.postertrip', reply)) != null ? _ref.textContent : void 0) || '';
         a = $.el('a', {
-          textContent: "[ + ] " + name + " " + trip,
+          innerHTML: "<span>[ + ]</span> " + name + " " + trip,
           href: 'javascript:;'
         });
         $.on(a, 'click', replyHiding.cb.show);
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@
         name = $('.postername', thread).textContent;
         trip = ((_ref = $('.postername + .postertrip', thread)) != null ? _ref.textContent : void 0) || '';
         a = $.el('a', {
-          textContent: "[ + ] " + name + trip + " (" + text + ")",
+          innerHTML: "<span>[ + ]</span> " + name + trip + " (" + text + ")",
           href: 'javascript:;'
         });
         $.on(a, 'click', threadHiding.cb.show);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 9d16c396d..bebc60b93 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ replyHiding =
       name = $('.commentpostername', reply).textContent
       trip = $('.postertrip', reply)?.textContent or ''
       a = $.el 'a',
-        textContent: "[ + ] #{name} #{trip}"
+        innerHTML: "<span>[ + ]</span> #{name} #{trip}"
         href: 'javascript:;'
       $.on a, 'click', replyHiding.cb.show
 
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ threadHiding =
       trip = $('.postername + .postertrip', thread)?.textContent or ''
 
       a = $.el 'a',
-        textContent: "[ + ] #{name}#{trip} (#{text})"
+        innerHTML: "<span>[ + ]</span> #{name}#{trip} (#{text})"
         href: 'javascript:;'
       $.on a, 'click', threadHiding.cb.show