diff --git a/privatemsg.pages.inc b/privatemsg.pages.inc
index e4de101..005bb71 100644
--- a/privatemsg.pages.inc
+++ b/privatemsg.pages.inc
@@ -851,17 +851,21 @@ function privatemsg_view($thread) {
     if (isset($thread['older_start'])) {
       $options = array(
         'query' => array('start' => $thread['older_start']),
-        'title' => t('Display older messages'),
+        'attributes' => array(
+          'title' => t('Display older messages'),
+        ),
       );
-      $older = l(t('<<'), 'messages/view/' . $thread['thread_id'], $options);
+      $older = l(t('«'), 'messages/view/' . $thread['thread_id'], $options);
     }
     $newer = '';
     if (isset($thread['newer_start'])) {
       $options = array(
         'query' => array('start' => $thread['newer_start']),
-        'title' => t('Display newer messages'),
+        'attributes' => array(
+          'title' => t('Display newer messages'),
+        ),
       );
-      $newer = l(t('>>'), 'messages/view/' . $thread['thread_id'], $options);
+      $newer = l(t('»'), 'messages/view/' . $thread['thread_id'], $options);
     }
     $substitutions = array('@from' => $thread['from'], '@to' => $thread['to'], '@total' => $thread['message_count'], '!previous_link' => $older, '!newer_link' => $newer);
     $title = t('!previous_link Displaying messages @from - @to of @total !newer_link', $substitutions);