diff --git a/jquery.mentions.coffee b/jquery.mentions.coffee
index 9540089..28dae73 100644
--- a/jquery.mentions.coffee
+++ b/jquery.mentions.coffee
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.editablecomplete", $.ui.areacomplete,
 
 
 class MentionsBase
-    marker: '\uFEFF',
+    marker: '\u200B',
 
     constructor: (@input, options) ->
         @options = $.extend({}, @settings, options)
diff --git a/jquery.mentions.js b/jquery.mentions.js
index beb8346..957add6 100644
--- a/jquery.mentions.js
+++ b/jquery.mentions.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 
   MentionsBase = (function() {
 
-    MentionsBase.prototype.marker = '\uFEFF';
+    MentionsBase.prototype.marker = '\u200B';
 
     function MentionsBase(input, options) {
       this.input = input;