diff --git a/core/includes/pager.inc b/core/includes/pager.inc
index 17011bf..730be44 100644
--- a/core/includes/pager.inc
+++ b/core/includes/pager.inc
@@ -182,15 +182,7 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Fill in default link labels.
-  $tags = &$variables['tags'];
-  $tags += array(
-    t('« first'),
-    t('‹ previous'),
-    '',
-    t('next ›'),
-    t('last »'),
-  );
+  $tags = $variables['tags'];
 
   // Calculate various markers within this pager piece:
   // Middle is used to "center" pages around the current page.
@@ -228,19 +220,18 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
       'query' => pager_query_add_page($parameters, $element, 0),
     );
     $items['first']['href'] = url($current_path, $options);
-    $items['first']['text'] = $tags[0];
-    $items['first']['attributes'] = new Attribute(array('title' => t('Go to first page')));
+    if (isset($tags[0])) {
+      $items['first']['text'] = $tags[0];
+    }
 
     $items['previous'] = array();
     $options = array(
       'query' => pager_query_add_page($parameters, $element, $pager_page_array[$element] - 1),
     );
     $items['previous']['href'] = url($current_path, $options);
-    $items['previous']['text'] = $tags[1];
-    $items['previous']['attributes'] = new Attribute(array(
-      'title' => t('Go to previous page'),
-      'rel' => 'prev',
-    ));
+    if (isset($tags[1])) {
+      $items['previous']['text'] = $tags[1];
+    }
   }
 
   if ($i != $pager_max) {
@@ -271,19 +262,18 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
       'query' => pager_query_add_page($parameters, $element, $pager_page_array[$element] + 1),
     );
     $items['next']['href'] = url($current_path, $options);
-    $items['next']['text'] = $tags[3];
-    $items['next']['attributes'] = new Attribute(array(
-      'title' => t('Go to next page'),
-      'rel' => 'next',
-    ));
+    if (isset($tags[3])) {
+      $items['next']['text'] = $tags[3];
+    }
 
     $items['last'] = array();
     $options = array(
       'query' => pager_query_add_page($parameters, $element, $pager_max - 1),
     );
     $items['last']['href'] = url($current_path, $options);
-    $items['last']['text'] = $tags[4];
-    $items['last']['attributes'] = new Attribute(array('title' => t('Go to last page')));
+    if (isset($tags[4])) {
+      $items['last']['text'] = $tags[4];
+    }
   }
 
   $variables['items'] = $items;
diff --git a/core/modules/system/templates/pager.html.twig b/core/modules/system/templates/pager.html.twig
index 3c30730..4a970e0 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/templates/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/modules/system/templates/pager.html.twig
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@
     <ul class="pager__items">
       {% if items.first %}
         <li class="pager__item pager__item-first">
-          <a href="{{ items.first.href }}"{{ items.first.attributes }}>
+          <a href="{{ items.first.href }}" title="{{ 'Go to first page'|t }}"{{ items.first.attributes }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'First page'|t }}</span>
-            <span aria-hidden="true">{{ items.first.text }}</span>
+            <span aria-hidden="true">{{ items.first.text|default('« first'|t) }}</span>
           </a>
         </li>
       {% endif %}
       {% if items.previous %}
         <li class="pager__item pager__item-previous">
-          <a href="{{ items.previous.href }}"{{ items.previous.attributes }}>
+          <a href="{{ items.previous.href }}" title="{{ 'Go to previous page'|t }}" rel="prev"{{ items.previous.attributes }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'Previous page'|t }}</span>
-            <span aria-hidden="true">{{ items.previous.text }}</span>
+            <span aria-hidden="true">{{ items.previous.text|default('‹ previous'|t) }}</span>
           </a>
         </li>
       {% endif %}
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
             {% set title = 'Current page'|t %}
           {% else %}
             {% set title %}
-              {% trans %}Go to page {{ key }}{% endtrans %}
+              {%- trans %}Go to page {{ key }}{% endtrans -%}
             {% endset %}
           {% endif %}
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title|trim }}"{{ item.attributes|title }}>
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
               {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
@@ -78,17 +78,17 @@
       {% endif %}
       {% if items.next %}
         <li class="pager__item pager__item-next">
-          <a href="{{ items.next.href }}"{{ items.next.attributes }}>
+          <a href="{{ items.next.href }}" title="{{ 'Go to next page'|t }}" rel="next"{{ items.next.attributes }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'Next page'|t }}</span>
-            <span aria-hidden="true">{{ items.next.text }}</span>
+            <span aria-hidden="true">{{ items.next.text|default('next ›'|t) }}</span>
           </a>
         </li>
       {% endif %}
       {% if items.last %}
         <li class="pager__item pager__item-last">
-          <a href="{{ items.last.href }}"{{ items.last.attributes }}>
+          <a href="{{ items.last.href }}" title="{{ 'Go to last page'|t }}"{{ items.last.attributes }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'Last page'|t }}</span>
-            <span aria-hidden="true">{{ items.last.text }}</span>
+            <span aria-hidden="true">{{ items.last.text|default('last »'|t) }}</span>
           </a>
         </li>
       {% endif %}