diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 42488e1..ca5c4f4 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -235,8 +235,9 @@ socials = [
 
 # Enable a copyright notice for the footer, shown between socials and the "Powered by" text.
 # You can use $CURRENT_YEAR to automatically insert the current year.
+# $SEPARATOR will be replaced by the `separator` variable.
 # Markdown is supported (links, emphasis, etc).
-# copyright = "© $CURRENT_YEAR Your Name • Unless otherwise noted, the content in this website is available under the [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license."
+# copyright = "© $CURRENT_YEAR Your Name $SEPARATOR Unless otherwise noted, the content in this website is available under the [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license."
 
 # For multi-language sites, you can set a different copyright for each language.
 # If this is set to true, ensure you have a `copyright` translation for each language.
diff --git a/templates/partials/footer.html b/templates/partials/footer.html
index b241edf..439d089 100644
--- a/templates/partials/footer.html
+++ b/templates/partials/footer.html
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
                     {% set current_year = now() | date(format="%Y") %}
                     {# Translate the copyright if set in the config #}
                     {%- if config.extra.translate_copyright and lang != config.default_language -%} 
-                        <p>{{ trans(key="copyright", lang=lang) | replace(from="$CURRENT_YEAR", to=current_year) | markdown | safe }}</p>
+                        <p>{{ trans(key="copyright", lang=lang) | replace(from="$CURRENT_YEAR", to=current_year) | replace(from="$SEPARATOR", to=separator) | markdown | safe }}</p>
                     {%- else -%}
-                        <p>{{ config.extra.copyright | replace(from="$CURRENT_YEAR", to=current_year) | markdown | safe }}</p>
+                        <p>{{ config.extra.copyright | replace(from="$CURRENT_YEAR", to=current_year) | replace(from="$SEPARATOR", to=separator) | markdown | safe }}</p>
                     {%- endif -%}
                 {%- endif -%}
 
diff --git a/theme.toml b/theme.toml
index 61d8efa..b80b3b8 100644
--- a/theme.toml
+++ b/theme.toml
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ socials = [
 
 # Enable a copyright notice for the footer, shown between socials and the "Powered by" text.
 # You can use $CURRENT_YEAR to automatically insert the current year.
+# $SEPARATOR will be replaced by the `separator` variable.
 # Markdown is supported (links, emphasis, etc).
-# copyright = "© $CURRENT_YEAR Your Name • Unless otherwise noted, the content in this website is available under the [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license."
+# copyright = "© $CURRENT_YEAR Your Name $SEPARATOR Unless otherwise noted, the content in this website is available under the [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license."
 
 # For multi-language sites, you can set a different copyright for each language.
 # If this is set to true, ensure you have a `copyright` translation for each language.