diff --git a/layout/_macro/post.swig b/layout/_macro/post.swig
index 1cfc0d189..dcfb9d405 100644
--- a/layout/_macro/post.swig
+++ b/layout/_macro/post.swig
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
{% if theme.post_wordcount.wordcount or theme.post_wordcount.min2read %}
{% if theme.post_wordcount.wordcount %}
+ |
diff --git a/source/css/_common/components/post/post-meta.styl b/source/css/_common/components/post/post-meta.styl
index 727a1704e..8a5bcdf12 100644
--- a/source/css/_common/components/post/post-meta.styl
+++ b/source/css/_common/components/post/post-meta.styl
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
margin-top: 2px;
}
}
-
+
+.post-wordcount {
+ display: inline-block;
+}
+
.post-meta-divider {
margin: 0 .5em;
}