diff --git a/docs/Plugins/FancyPants/Synopsis.md b/docs/Plugins/FancyPants/Synopsis.md
index 52e283852a..1fecd00f72 100644
--- a/docs/Plugins/FancyPants/Synopsis.md
+++ b/docs/Plugins/FancyPants/Synopsis.md
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ echo $html;
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
 			<td>MathSymbols</td>
-			<td>a != b. 2" x 4" planks.</td>
-			<td>a ≠ b. 2″ × 4″ planks.</td>
+			<td>2" x 4". a != b. apples =/= oranges.</td>
+			<td>2″ × 4″. a ≠ b. apples ≠ oranges.</td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
 			<td>Punctuation</td>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/FancyPants/Parser.js b/src/Plugins/FancyPants/Parser.js
index 531fadaa10..049f103e86 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/FancyPants/Parser.js
+++ b/src/Plugins/FancyPants/Parser.js
@@ -104,18 +104,20 @@ function parseGuillemets()
 
 /**
 * Parse the not equal sign
+*
+* Supports != and =/=
 */
 function parseNotEqualSign()
 {
-	if (text.indexOf('!=') < 0)
+	if (text.indexOf('!=') < 0 && text.indexOf('=/=') < 0)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 
-	var m, regexp = /\b !=(?= \b)/g;
+	var m, regexp = /\b (?:!|=\/)=(?= \b)/g;
 	while (m = regexp.exec(text))
 	{
-		addTag(+m['index'] + 1, 2, "\u2260");
+		addTag(+m['index'] + 1, m[0].length - 1, "\u2260");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Plugins/FancyPants/Parser.php b/src/Plugins/FancyPants/Parser.php
index c2ffcfc616..e857c400bb 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/FancyPants/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Plugins/FancyPants/Parser.php
@@ -151,20 +151,22 @@ protected function parseGuillemets()
 	/**
 	* Parse the not equal sign
 	*
+	* Supports != and =/=
+	*
 	* @return void
 	*/
 	protected function parseNotEqualSign()
 	{
-		if (strpos($this->text, '!=') === false)
+		if (strpos($this->text, '!=') === false && strpos($this->text, '=/=') === false)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$regexp = '/\\b !=(?= \\b)/';
+		$regexp = '/\\b (?:!|=\\/)=(?= \\b)/';
 		preg_match_all($regexp, $this->text, $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE);
 		foreach ($matches[0] as $m)
 		{
-			$this->addTag($m[1] + 1, 2, "\xE2\x89\xA0");
+			$this->addTag($m[1] + 1, strlen($m[0]) - 1, "\xE2\x89\xA0");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/Plugins/FancyPants/ParserTest.php b/tests/Plugins/FancyPants/ParserTest.php
index 25fb4cde3f..8555e3e7e8 100644
--- a/tests/Plugins/FancyPants/ParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Plugins/FancyPants/ParserTest.php
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ function ($configurator)
 				'apples != oranges',
 				'<r>apples <FP char="≠">!=</FP> oranges</r>'
 			],
+			[
+				'apples =/= oranges',
+				'<r>apples <FP char="≠">=/=</FP> oranges</r>'
+			],
 			[
 				'apples != oranges',
 				'<t>apples != oranges</t>',