diff --git a/searx/templates/legacy/base.html b/searx/templates/legacy/base.html
index 21fe42e1..152cd77f 100644
--- a/searx/templates/legacy/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/legacy/base.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"{% if rtl %} dir="rtl"{% endif %}>
     <head>
         <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-        <meta name="description" content="searx - a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine" />
+        <meta name="description" content="searx — a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine" />
         <meta name="keywords" content="searx, search, search engine, metasearch, meta search" />
         <meta name="generator" content="searx/{{ searx_version }}">
         <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index 5cb1e175..7a624a4b 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html class="no-js" lang="en" {% if rtl %} dir="rtl"{% endif %}>
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-  <meta name="description" content="searx - a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine">
+  <meta name="description" content="searx — a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine">
   <meta name="keywords" content="searx, search, search engine, metasearch, meta search">
   <meta name="generator" content="searx/{{ searx_version }}">
   <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   </main>
   <footer>
     <p>
-    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('about') }}">searx</a> - {{ searx_version }} - {{ _('a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine') }}<br/>
+    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('about') }}">searx</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine') }}<br/>
         <a href="{{ brand.GIT_URL }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a> |
         <a href="{{ brand.ISSUE_URL }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a> |
         <a href="{{ brand.PUBLIC_INSTANCES }}">{{ _('Public instances') }}</a>
