diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/compare/compare_diff.html b/rhodecode/templates/compare/compare_diff.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/compare/compare_diff.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/compare/compare_diff.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <%inherit file="/base/base.html"/>
 
 <%def name="title()">
-    ${c.repo_name} ${_('Compare')} ${'%s@%s' % (c.org_repo.repo_name, c.org_ref)} -> ${'%s@%s' % (c.other_repo.repo_name, c.other_ref)}
+    ${c.repo_name} ${_('Compare')} ${'%s@%s' % (c.org_repo.repo_name, c.org_ref)} -&gt; ${'%s@%s' % (c.other_repo.repo_name, c.other_ref)}
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="breadcrumbs_links()">
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
             <div class="code-header cv">
                 <h3 class="code-header-title">${_('Compare View')}</h3>
                 <div>
-                ${'%s@%s' % (c.org_repo.repo_name, c.org_ref)} -> ${'%s@%s' % (c.other_repo.repo_name, c.other_ref)}  <a href="${c.swap_url}">[swap]</a>
+                ${'%s@%s' % (c.org_repo.repo_name, c.org_ref)} -&gt; ${'%s@%s' % (c.other_repo.repo_name, c.other_ref)}  <a href="${c.swap_url}">[swap]</a>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_compare.py b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_compare.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_compare.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_compare.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
                                     ))
 
         try:
-            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (repo2.repo_name, rev1, repo1.repo_name, rev2))
+            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (repo2.repo_name, rev1, repo1.repo_name, rev2))
             response.mustcontain("""Showing 2 commits""")
             response.mustcontain("""1 file changed with 2 insertions and 0 deletions""")
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
                                     ))
 
         try:
-            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (repo2.repo_name, rev1, repo1.repo_name, rev2))
+            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (repo2.repo_name, rev1, repo1.repo_name, rev2))
             response.mustcontain("""Showing 2 commits""")
             response.mustcontain("""1 file changed with 2 insertions and 0 deletions""")
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
 #                                    ))
 #
 #        try:
-#            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (HG_REPO, rev1, HG_FORK, rev2))
+#            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (HG_REPO, rev1, HG_FORK, rev2))
 #            ## outgoing changesets between those revisions
 #
 #            response.mustcontain("""<a href="/%s/changeset/2dda4e345facb0ccff1a191052dd1606dba6781d">r4:2dda4e345fac</a>""" % (HG_REPO))
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
 #                                    ))
 #
 #        try:
-#            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (HG_REPO, rev1, HG_FORK, rev2))
+#            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (HG_REPO, rev1, HG_FORK, rev2))
 #            ## outgoing changesets between those revisions
 #
 #            response.mustcontain("""<a href="/%s/changeset/2dda4e345facb0ccff1a191052dd1606dba6781d">r4:2dda4e345fac</a>""" % (HG_REPO))
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
 #                                    ))
 #
 #        try:
-#            #response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (r2_name, rev1, r1_name, rev2))
+#            #response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (r2_name, rev1, r1_name, rev2))
 #
 #            #add new commit into parent !
 #            cs0 = ScmModel().create_node(
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
 #                                        bundle=False
 #                                        ))
 #
-#            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (r2_name, rev1, r1_name, rev2))
+#            response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (r2_name, rev1, r1_name, rev2))
 #            response.mustcontain("""file1-line1-from-fork""")
 #            response.mustcontain("""file2-line1-from-fork""")
 #            response.mustcontain("""file3-line1-from-fork""")
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_compare_local.py b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_compare_local.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_compare_local.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_compare_local.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
                                     other_ref_type="tag",
                                     other_ref=tag2,
                                     ))
-        response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (HG_REPO, tag1, HG_REPO, tag2))
+        response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (HG_REPO, tag1, HG_REPO, tag2))
         ## outgoing changesets between tags
         response.mustcontain('''<a href="/%s/changeset/c5ddebc06eaaba3010c2d66ea6ec9d074eb0f678">r112:c5ddebc06eaa</a>''' % HG_REPO)
         response.mustcontain('''<a href="/%s/changeset/70d4cef8a37657ee4cf5aabb3bd9f68879769816">r115:70d4cef8a376</a>''' % HG_REPO)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
                                     other_ref=tag2,
                                     bundle=False
                                     ))
-        response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (GIT_REPO, tag1, GIT_REPO, tag2))
+        response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (GIT_REPO, tag1, GIT_REPO, tag2))
 
         ## outgoing changesets between tags
         response.mustcontain('''<a href="/%s/changeset/794bbdd31545c199f74912709ea350dedcd189a2">r113:794bbdd31545</a>''' % GIT_REPO)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
                                     other_ref='default',
                                     ))
 
-        response.mustcontain('%s@default -> %s@default' % (HG_REPO, HG_REPO))
+        response.mustcontain('%s@default -&gt; %s@default' % (HG_REPO, HG_REPO))
         # branch are equal
         response.mustcontain('<span class="empty_data">No files</span>')
         response.mustcontain('<span class="empty_data">No changesets</span>')
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
                                     other_ref='master',
                                     ))
 
-        response.mustcontain('%s@master -> %s@master' % (GIT_REPO, GIT_REPO))
+        response.mustcontain('%s@master -&gt; %s@master' % (GIT_REPO, GIT_REPO))
         # branch are equal
         response.mustcontain('<span class="empty_data">No files</span>')
         response.mustcontain('<span class="empty_data">No changesets</span>')
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
                                     other_ref_type="rev",
                                     other_ref=rev2,
                                     ))
-        response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (HG_REPO, rev1, HG_REPO, rev2))
+        response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (HG_REPO, rev1, HG_REPO, rev2))
         ## outgoing changesets between those revisions
         response.mustcontain("""<a href="/%s/changeset/3d8f361e72ab303da48d799ff1ac40d5ac37c67e">r1:%s</a>""" % (HG_REPO, rev2))
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class TestCompareController(TestControll
                                     other_ref_type="rev",
                                     other_ref=rev2,
                                     ))
-        response.mustcontain('%s@%s -> %s@%s' % (GIT_REPO, rev1, GIT_REPO, rev2))
+        response.mustcontain('%s@%s -&gt; %s@%s' % (GIT_REPO, rev1, GIT_REPO, rev2))
         ## outgoing changesets between those revisions
         response.mustcontain("""<a href="/%s/changeset/38b5fe81f109cb111f549bfe9bb6b267e10bc557">r1:%s</a>""" % (GIT_REPO, rev2[:12]))
         response.mustcontain('1 file changed with 7 insertions and 0 deletions')