diff --git a/flexslider.css b/flexslider.css
index fa25f9d1..77dc16df 100644
--- a/flexslider.css
+++ b/flexslider.css
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 .flex-pauseplay span {text-transform: capitalize;}
 
 /* Clearfix for the .slides element */
-.slides:after {content: "\0020"; display: block; clear: both; visibility: hidden; line-height: 0; height: 0;}
+.slides:after {content: "."; display: block; clear: both; visibility: hidden; line-height: 0; height: 0;}
 html[xmlns] .slides {display: block;}
 * html .slides {height: 1%;}