diff --git a/base/latex_symbols.jl b/base/latex_symbols.jl
index 842c97d4c8d3a..c11206ea8a574 100644
--- a/base/latex_symbols.jl
+++ b/base/latex_symbols.jl
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ const latex_symbols = [
     "\\lrcorner" => "⌟",
     "\\frown" => "⌢",
     "\\smile" => "⌣",
-    "\\langle" => "〈",
-    "\\rangle" => "〉",
+    "\\langle" = "⟨",
+    "\\rangle" => "⟩",
     "\\obar" => "⌽",
     "\\Elzdlcorn" => "⎣",
     "\\lmoustache" => "⎰",