diff --git a/lib/govuk_tech_docs/meta_tags.rb b/lib/govuk_tech_docs/meta_tags.rb
index 07ed21b0..25d69bd1 100644
--- a/lib/govuk_tech_docs/meta_tags.rb
+++ b/lib/govuk_tech_docs/meta_tags.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def tags
     end
 
     def browser_title
-      [page_title, site_name].select(&:present?).uniq.join(" | ")
+      [page_title, site_name].select(&:present?).uniq.join(" - ")
     end
 
     def canonical_url
diff --git a/spec/features/integration_spec.rb b/spec/features/integration_spec.rb
index 0c0e9596..878bf2ad 100644
--- a/spec/features/integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/integration_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def then_there_is_a_sidebar
   end
 
   def and_there_are_proper_meta_tags
-    expect(page).to have_title "GOV.UK Documentation Example | My First Service"
+    expect(page).to have_title "GOV.UK Documentation Example - My First Service"
     expect(page).to have_css 'meta[property="og:site_name"]', visible: false
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/govuk_tech_docs/meta_tags_spec.rb b/spec/govuk_tech_docs/meta_tags_spec.rb
index c7531969..b8463d86 100644
--- a/spec/govuk_tech_docs/meta_tags_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/govuk_tech_docs/meta_tags_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     it "combines the page title and service name" do
       browser_title = generate_title(site_name: "Test Site", page_title: "The Title")
 
-      expect(browser_title).to eql("The Title | Test Site")
+      expect(browser_title).to eql("The Title - Test Site")
     end
 
     it "does not duplicate the page title" do
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def generate_title(site_name:, page_title:)
         "twitter:card" => "summary",
         "twitter:domain" => "www.example.org",
         "twitter:image" => "https://www.example.org/images/govuk-large.png",
-        "twitter:title" => "The Title | Test Site",
+        "twitter:title" => "The Title - Test Site",
         "twitter:url" => "https://www.example.org/foo.html")
     end