diff --git a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
index fa1bf89e58..05b1fa878c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ function ent2ncr($text) {
 			'£' => '£',
 			'¤' => '¤',
 			'¥' => '¥',
-			'\|' => '¦',
+			'|' => '¦',
 			'¦' => '¦',
 			'&brkbar;' => '¦',
 			'§' => '§',