--- wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -1831,11 +1831,11 @@
  * Generates an excerpt from the content, if needed.
  *
  * The excerpt word amount will be 55 words and if the amount is greater than
- * that, then the string ' [...]' will be appended to the excerpt. If the string
+ * that, then the string ' […]' will be appended to the excerpt. If the string
  * is less than 55 words, then the content will be returned as is.
  *
  * The 55 word limit can be modified by plugins/themes using the excerpt_length filter
- * The ' [...]' string can be modified by plugins/themes using the excerpt_more filter
+ * The ' […]' string can be modified by plugins/themes using the excerpt_more filter
  *
  * @since 1.5.0
  *
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@
 		$text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text);
 		$text = strip_tags($text);
 		$excerpt_length = apply_filters('excerpt_length', 55);
-		$excerpt_more = apply_filters('excerpt_more', ' ' . '[...]');
+		$excerpt_more = apply_filters('excerpt_more', ' ' . '[…]');
 		$words = preg_split("/[\n\r\t ]+/", $text, $excerpt_length + 1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
 		if ( count($words) > $excerpt_length ) {
 			array_pop($words);