diff --git a/jquery.console.js b/jquery.console.js
index 0e323b3..769bc51 100644
--- a/jquery.console.js
+++ b/jquery.console.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         // Opera only works with this character, not <wbr> or &shy;,
         // but IE6 displays this character, which is bad, so just use
         // it on Opera.
-        var wbr = $.browser.opera? '&#8203;' : '';
+        var wbr = $.browser.opera? '' : '<wbr>&shy;';
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Globals
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
                     .replace(/</g,'&lt;')
                     .replace(/ /g,'&nbsp;')
                     .replace(/\n/g,'<br />')
-                    .replace(/([^<>&]{10})/g,'$1<wbr>&shy;' + wbr)
+                    .replace(/([^<>&]{10})/g,'$1' + wbr)
             );
         };