diff --git a/core/includes/pager.inc b/core/includes/pager.inc
index 1a242df..23ab797 100644
--- a/core/includes/pager.inc
+++ b/core/includes/pager.inc
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
     t('Current page'),
     t('Next page'),
     t('Last page'),
+    t('« first'),
+    t('< prev'),
+    t('next >'),
+    t('last »'),
   );
 
   // Calculate various markers within this pager piece:
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
   if ($pager_page_array[$element] > 0) {
     $li_first = array(
       '#type' => 'link',
-      '#title' => '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[0] . '</span>',
+      '#title' => '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[0] . '</span><span aria-hidden="true">' . $tags[5] . '</span>',
       '#href' => $current_path,
       '#options' => array(
         'query' => pager_query_add_page($parameters, $element, 0),
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
     );
     $li_previous = array(
       '#type' => 'link',
-      '#title' => '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[1] . '</span>',
+      '#title' => '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[2] . '</span><span aria-hidden="true">' . $tags[6] . '</span>',
       '#href' => $current_path,
       '#options' => array(
         'query' => pager_query_add_page($parameters, $element, $pager_page_array[$element] - 1),
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
   if ($pager_page_array[$element] < ($pager_total[$element] - 1)) {
     $li_next = array(
       '#type' => 'link',
-      '#title' => '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[3] . '</span>',
+      '#title' => '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[3] . '</span><span aria-hidden="true">' . $tags[7] . '</span>',
       '#href' => $current_path,
       '#options' => array(
         'query' => pager_query_add_page($parameters, $element, $pager_page_array[$element] + 1),
@@ -285,7 +289,7 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
 
     $li_last = array(
       '#type' => 'link',
-      '#title' => '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[4] . '</span>',
+      '#title' => '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[4] . '</span><span aria-hidden="true">' . $tags[8] . '</span>',
       '#href' => $current_path,
       '#options' => array(
         'query' => pager_query_add_page($parameters, $element, $pager_total[$element] - 1),
@@ -318,7 +322,7 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
       for (; $i <= $pager_last && $i <= $pager_max; $i++) {
         $title = '<span class="visually-hidden">' . t('Page') . '</span> ' . $i;
         if ($i == $pager_current) {
-          $title = '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[2] . '</span>' . $i;
+          $title = '<span class="visually-hidden">' . $tags[4] . '</span>' . $i;
           $items['current'] = $i;
         }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/css/system.theme.css b/core/modules/system/css/system.theme.css
index 5d3f092..0d1474e 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/css/system.theme.css
+++ b/core/modules/system/css/system.theme.css
@@ -174,18 +174,6 @@ abbr.ajax-changed {
 .pager__items .is-active {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
-.pager__items .pager__item-first a:before {
-  content: "\00AB\00A0 first";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-previous a:before {
-  content: "\003C\00A0 previous";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-next a:after {
-  content: "next \00A0\003E";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-last a:after {
-  content: "last \00A0\00BB";
-}
 
 /**
  * Show buttons as links.
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/css/style.css b/core/themes/bartik/css/style.css
index 9c9713e..dd127ac 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/css/style.css
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/css/style.css
@@ -299,18 +299,6 @@ table ul.links li {
   font-weight: 600;
   font-style: normal;
 }
-.pager__items .pager__item-first a:before {
-  content: "\00AB\00A0 first";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-previous a:before {
-  content: "\003C\00A0 previous";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-next a:after {
-  content: "next \00A0\003E";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-last a:after {
-  content: "last \00A0\00BB";
-}
 ul.menu li {
   margin: 0;
 }
diff --git a/core/themes/seven/style.css b/core/themes/seven/style.css
index a9cb3a9..0c234e2 100644
--- a/core/themes/seven/style.css
+++ b/core/themes/seven/style.css
@@ -554,18 +554,6 @@ div.submitted {
   border-bottom-color: #3395d2;
   color: #3395d2;
 }
-.pager__items .pager__item-first a:before {
-  content: "\00AB\00A0 first";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-previous a:before {
-  content: "\003C\00A0 previous";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-next a:after {
-  content: "next \00A0\003E";
-}
-.pager__items .pager__item-last a:after {
-  content: "last \00A0\00BB";
-}
 
 /**
  * Tables.