diff -u b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/TermBreadcrumbBuilder.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/TermBreadcrumbBuilder.php
--- b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/TermBreadcrumbBuilder.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/TermBreadcrumbBuilder.php
@@ -67,24 +67,25 @@
     // dependency even though it is not shown in the breadcrumb because e.g. its
     // parent might have changed.
     $breadcrumb->addCacheableDependency($term);
-    // @todo This overrides any other possible breadcrumb and is a pure
-    //   hard-coded presumption. Make this behavior configurable per
-    //   vocabulary or term.
-    $parents = $this->termStorage->loadAllParents($term->id());
-    // Remove current term being accessed.
-    array_shift($parents);
+
     if (in_array($route_match->getRouteName(), array(
       'entity.taxonomy_term.edit_form',
       'entity.taxonomy_term.delete_form',
     ))) {
       $term = $this->entityManager->getTranslationFromContext($term);
-      $breadcrumb->addLink(Link::createFromRoute(\Drupal\Component\Utility\Html::escape($term->getName()), 'entity.taxonomy_term.canonical', array('taxonomy_term' => $term->id())));
+      $breadcrumb->addLink(Link::createFromRoute($term->getName(), 'entity.taxonomy_term.canonical', array('taxonomy_term' => $term->id())));
     }
     else {
+      // @todo This overrides any other possible breadcrumb and is a pure
+      //   hard-coded presumption. Make this behavior configurable per
+      //   vocabulary or term.
+      $parents = $this->termStorage->loadAllParents($term->id());
+      // Remove current term being accessed.
+      array_shift($parents);
       foreach (array_reverse($parents) as $term) {
         $term = $this->entityManager->getTranslationFromContext($term);
         $breadcrumb->addCacheableDependency($term);
-        $breadcrumb->addLink(Link::createFromRoute(\Drupal\Component\Utility\Html::escape($term->getName()), $route_match->getRouteName(), array('taxonomy_term' => $term->id())));
+        $breadcrumb->addLink(Link::createFromRoute($term->getName(), $route_match->getRouteName(), array('taxonomy_term' => $term->id())));
       }
     }