diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 868afc071793b567be465240136f104285228551..ccdf6c335ea9544457380f8a368e2f2e78fe8b26 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <hr/>
 <footer class="row">
   <div class="col-md-12 footertext">
-    Copyright &copy 2016 Software Carpentry Foundation
+    Copyright &copy; 2016 Software Carpentry Foundation
     /
     <a href="{{ site.root }}/license/">License</a>
     /