diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/models/project.py b/addons/hr_timesheet/models/project.py
index 3f0e5b51e8b..f68b5878d44 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/models/project.py
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/models/project.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
             for task in self:
                 if task.allow_timesheets and task.planned_hours > 0 and task.encode_uom_in_days:
                     days_left = _("(%s days remaining)") % task._convert_hours_to_days(task.remaining_hours)
-                    name_mapping[task.id] = name_mapping.get(task.id, '') + " ‒ " + days_left
+                    name_mapping[task.id] = name_mapping.get(task.id, '') + u"\u00A0" + days_left
                 elif task.allow_timesheets and task.planned_hours > 0:
                     hours, mins = (str(int(duration)).rjust(2, '0') for duration in divmod(abs(task.remaining_hours) * 60, 60))
                     hours_left = _(
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
                         hours=hours,
                         minutes=mins,
                     )
-                    name_mapping[task.id] = name_mapping.get(task.id, '') + " ‒ " + hours_left
+                    name_mapping[task.id] = name_mapping.get(task.id, '') + u"\u00A0" + hours_left
             return list(name_mapping.items())
         return super().name_get()
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/static/src/js/task_with_hours.js b/addons/hr_timesheet/static/src/js/task_with_hours.js
index 2cc2d88fdb6..d22b3342e79 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/static/src/js/task_with_hours.js
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/static/src/js/task_with_hours.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const TaskWithHours = FieldMany2One.extend({
      * @override
      */
     _getDisplayNameWithoutHours: function (value) {
-        return value && value.split(' ‒ ')[0];
+        return value && value.split('\u00A0')[0];
     },
     /**
      * @override