diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 7c9db174d..6d7ae7880 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.10.25
+ - fixed: #12373: Asset::Wobject::Search::view() so HTML highlite not broken by search phrase with unmatched char pairs
  - fixed: if user1 adds user2 as a friend, user2 doesn't see user1 as a friend
  - fixed: data sync bug in WebGUI::User::friends
  - added: give WebGUI::PseudoRequest a hostname method
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
index 4846e3c4f..709aaacbd 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ sub view {
 		$search->search(\%rules);
 		
         #Instantiate the highlighter
-        my @words     = grep { $_ ne '' } map { tr/+?*//d; $_; } split(/\s+/,$keywords);
+        my @words     = grep { $_ ne '' } map { tr/+?*:()[]{}//d; $_; } split(/\s+/,$keywords);
         my @wildcards = map { "%" } @words;
         my $hl = HTML::Highlight->new(
             words     => \@words,