diff --git a/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts b/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
index b7f60979c2..32f47547da 100644
--- a/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ import { ViewController } from './view-controller';
  *  | `ionViewWillLeave`  | void                       | Runs when the page is about to leave and no longer be the active page.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
  *  | `ionViewDidLeave`   | void                       | Runs when the page has finished leaving and is no longer the active page.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
  *  | `ionViewWillUnload` | void                       | Runs when the page is about to be destroyed and have its elements removed.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
- *  | `ionViewCanEnter`   | boolean \| Promise\<void\> | Runs before the view can enter. This can be used as a sort of "guard" in authenticated views where you need to check permissions before the view can enter                                                                                                     |
- *  | `ionViewCanLeave`   | boolean \| Promise\<void\> | Runs before the view can leave. This can be used as a sort of "guard" in authenticated views where you need to check permissions before the view can leave                                                                                                     |
+ *  | `ionViewCanEnter`   | boolean &#124; Promise\<void\> | Runs before the view can enter. This can be used as a sort of "guard" in authenticated views where you need to check permissions before the view can enter                                                                                                     |
+ *  | `ionViewCanLeave`   | boolean &#124; Promise\<void\> | Runs before the view can leave. This can be used as a sort of "guard" in authenticated views where you need to check permissions before the view can leave                                                                                                     |
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  * ## Nav Guards