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 ### Creating a Navigation Menu
 
-Many themes allow you to create a persistent navigation menu at the top of your site (e.g., "Home | About | Contact"). The implementation details depend on the theme, but it is often configured in the [`_config.yml`](../_config.yml) file.
+Many themes allow you to create a persistent navigation menu at the top of your site (e.g., "Home \\| About \\| Contact"). The implementation details depend on the theme, but it is often configured in the [`_config.yml`](../_config.yml) file.
 
 For example, the popular "Minima" theme looks for a `header_pages` array in your `_config.yml`: