diff --git a/twitterwidgets.py b/twitterwidgets.py
index 14c6f3c..4797e4f 100644
--- a/twitterwidgets.py
+++ b/twitterwidgets.py
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.HBox):
             new_text = re.sub(r"(http://.*?)([^0-9a-zA-Z.~/_?=&-]|$)", r'<a href="\1">\1</a>\2', new_text)
             # Make @ or # refs into links, to be used internally
             new_text = re.sub(r'@(.*?)([^0-9a-zA-Z_]|$)', self._make_user_link, new_text)
-            new_text = re.sub(r'#(.*?)([ ;,.:*v]|$)', self._make_hashtag_link, new_text)
+            new_text = re.sub(r'#(.*?)([ ;,.:*]|$)', self._make_hashtag_link, new_text)
         self.text.set_markup(new_text)
 
         # If this is in reply to something, set appropriate label