diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/template-functions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/template-functions.php
index ddbbcb9928..b65c4b1c4e 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/template-functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/template-functions.php
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ function _post_states($post) {
 	if ( ! empty($post_states) ) {
 		$state_count = count($post_states);
 		$i = 0;
-		echo ' - ';
+		echo ' — ';
 		foreach ( $post_states as $state ) {
 			++$i;
 			( $i == $state_count ) ? $sep = '' : $sep = ', ';
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ function _media_states( $post ) {
 	if ( ! empty( $media_states ) ) {
 		$state_count = count( $media_states );
 		$i = 0;
-		echo ' - ';
+		echo ' — ';
 		foreach ( $media_states as $state ) {
 			++$i;
 			( $i == $state_count ) ? $sep = '' : $sep = ', ';