diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 6a469bd..6dde597 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
         <div class="post-meta">
           {{ if .Date }}
             <time class="post-date">
-              {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }} ::
+              {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
             </time>
           {{ end }}
           {{ with .Params.Author }}
-            <span class="post-author">{{ . }}</span>
+          :: <span class="post-author">{{ . }}</span>
           {{ end }}
         </div>
 
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index f85fc5d..4485c64 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
   <div class="post-meta">
     {{ if .Date }}
       <time class="post-date">
-        {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }} ::
+        {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
         {{ if $.Site.Params.showLastUpdated }}
-          [{{or $.Site.Params.updatedDatePrefix "Updated"}} :: {{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02" }}]
+          :: [{{or $.Site.Params.updatedDatePrefix "Updated"}} :: {{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02" }}]
         {{ end }}
       </time>
     {{ end }}
     {{ with .Params.Author }}
-      <span class="post-author">{{ . }}</span>
+      <span class="post-author"> :: {{ . }}</span>
     {{ end }}
     {{ if and (.Param "readingTime") (eq (.Param "readingTime") true) }}
       <span class="post-reading-time">:: {{ .ReadingTime }} {{ $.Site.Params.minuteReadingTime | default "min read" }} ({{ .WordCount }} {{ $.Site.Params.words | default "words" }})</span>