diff --git a/archive.php b/archive.php
index b0a1971b..3d0efcc9 100644
--- a/archive.php
+++ b/archive.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ get_header(); ?>
 
 			<?php endwhile; ?>
 
-			<?php the_posts_navigation(); ?>
+			<?php _s_paging_nav(); ?>
 
 		<?php else : ?>
 
diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index 2dd9175b..ebeaca6b 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -7,28 +7,26 @@
  * @package _s
  */
 
-if ( ! function_exists( 'the_posts_navigation' ) ) :
+if ( ! function_exists( '_s_paging_nav' ) ) :
 /**
  * Display navigation to next/previous set of posts when applicable.
- *
- * @todo Remove this function when WordPress 4.3 is released.
  */
-function the_posts_navigation() {
+function _s_paging_nav() {
 	// Don't print empty markup if there's only one page.
 	if ( $GLOBALS['wp_query']->max_num_pages < 2 ) {
 		return;
 	}
 	?>
-	<nav class="navigation posts-navigation" role="navigation">
-		<h2 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Posts navigation', '_s' ); ?></h2>
+	<nav class="navigation paging-navigation" role="navigation">
+		<h1 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Posts navigation', '_s' ); ?></h1>
 		<div class="nav-links">
 
 			<?php if ( get_next_posts_link() ) : ?>
-			<div class="nav-previous"><?php next_posts_link( __( 'Older posts', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
+			<div class="nav-previous"><?php next_posts_link( __( '<span class="meta-nav">&larr;</span> Older posts', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
 			<?php if ( get_previous_posts_link() ) : ?>
-			<div class="nav-next"><?php previous_posts_link( __( 'Newer posts', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
+			<div class="nav-next"><?php previous_posts_link( __( 'Newer posts <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
 		</div><!-- .nav-links -->
@@ -37,13 +35,11 @@ function the_posts_navigation() {
 }
 endif;
 
-if ( ! function_exists( 'the_post_navigation' ) ) :
+if ( ! function_exists( '_s_post_nav' ) ) :
 /**
  * Display navigation to next/previous post when applicable.
- *
- * @todo Remove this function when WordPress 4.3 is released.
  */
-function the_post_navigation() {
+function _s_post_nav() {
 	// Don't print empty markup if there's nowhere to navigate.
 	$previous = ( is_attachment() ) ? get_post( get_post()->post_parent ) : get_adjacent_post( false, '', true );
 	$next     = get_adjacent_post( false, '', false );
@@ -53,11 +49,11 @@ function the_post_navigation() {
 	}
 	?>
 	<nav class="navigation post-navigation" role="navigation">
-		<h2 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Post navigation', '_s' ); ?></h2>
+		<h1 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Post navigation', '_s' ); ?></h1>
 		<div class="nav-links">
 			<?php
-				previous_post_link( '<div class="nav-previous">%link</div>', '%title' );
-				next_post_link( '<div class="nav-next">%link</div>', '%title' );
+				previous_post_link( '<div class="nav-previous">%link</div>', _x( '<span class="meta-nav">&larr;</span>&nbsp;%title', 'Previous post link', '_s' ) );
+				next_post_link( '<div class="nav-next">%link</div>', _x( '%title&nbsp;<span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', 'Next post link', '_s' ) );
 			?>
 		</div><!-- .nav-links -->
 	</nav><!-- .navigation -->
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 59586c6f..8c6b1c9c 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ get_header(); ?>
 
 			<?php endwhile; ?>
 
-			<?php the_posts_navigation(); ?>
+			<?php _s_paging_nav(); ?>
 
 		<?php else : ?>
 
diff --git a/languages/_s.pot b/languages/_s.pot
index 38c34c89..4d3142c3 100644
--- a/languages/_s.pot
+++ b/languages/_s.pot
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2015 Automattic
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Automattic
 # This file is distributed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later.
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: _s 1.0.0\n"
-"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: http://wordpress.org/tags/_s\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2015-01-06 02:24:02+00:00\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: _s 1.0-wpcom\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: http://wordpress.org/support/theme/_s\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-12-03 09:43:15+00:00\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2015-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2014-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Pages:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: content-page.php:25 inc/template-tags.php:126
+#: content-page.php:25 inc/template-tags.php:122
 msgid "Edit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -111,152 +111,163 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Page %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:23
+#: inc/template-tags.php:21
 msgid "Posts navigation"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:27
-msgid "Older posts"
+#: inc/template-tags.php:25
+msgid "<span class=\"meta-nav\">&larr;</span> Older posts"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:31
-msgid "Newer posts"
+#: inc/template-tags.php:29
+msgid "Newer posts <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;</span>"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:56
+#: inc/template-tags.php:52
 msgid "Post navigation"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:86
+#: inc/template-tags.php:55
+msgctxt "Previous post link"
+msgid "<span class=\"meta-nav\">&larr;</span>&nbsp;%title"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: inc/template-tags.php:56
+msgctxt "Next post link"
+msgid "%title&nbsp;<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;</span>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: inc/template-tags.php:82
 msgctxt "post date"
 msgid "Posted on %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:91
+#: inc/template-tags.php:87
 msgctxt "post author"
 msgid "by %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. translators: used between list items, there is a space after the comma
-#: inc/template-tags.php:108 inc/template-tags.php:114
+
+#: inc/template-tags.php:104 inc/template-tags.php:110
 msgid ", "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:110
+#: inc/template-tags.php:106
 msgid "Posted in %1$s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:116
+#: inc/template-tags.php:112
 msgid "Tagged %1$s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:122
+#: inc/template-tags.php:118
 msgid "Leave a comment"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:122
+#: inc/template-tags.php:118
 msgid "1 Comment"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:122
+#: inc/template-tags.php:118
 msgid "% Comments"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:143
+#: inc/template-tags.php:139
 msgid "Category: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:145
+#: inc/template-tags.php:141
 msgid "Tag: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:147
+#: inc/template-tags.php:143
 msgid "Author: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:149
+#: inc/template-tags.php:145
 msgid "Year: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:149
+#: inc/template-tags.php:145
 msgctxt "yearly archives date format"
 msgid "Y"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:151
+#: inc/template-tags.php:147
 msgid "Month: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:151
+#: inc/template-tags.php:147
 msgctxt "monthly archives date format"
 msgid "F Y"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:153
+#: inc/template-tags.php:149
 msgid "Day: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:153
+#: inc/template-tags.php:149
 msgctxt "daily archives date format"
 msgid "F j, Y"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:155
+#: inc/template-tags.php:151
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Asides"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:157
+#: inc/template-tags.php:153
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Galleries"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:159
+#: inc/template-tags.php:155
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Images"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:161
+#: inc/template-tags.php:157
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Videos"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:163
+#: inc/template-tags.php:159
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Quotes"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:165
+#: inc/template-tags.php:161
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Links"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:167
+#: inc/template-tags.php:163
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Statuses"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:169
+#: inc/template-tags.php:165
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Audio"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:171
+#: inc/template-tags.php:167
 msgctxt "post format archive title"
 msgid "Chats"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:173
+#: inc/template-tags.php:169
 msgid "Archives: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. translators: 1: Taxonomy singular name, 2: Current taxonomy term
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:177
+#: inc/template-tags.php:173
 msgid "%1$s: %2$s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/template-tags.php:179
+#: inc/template-tags.php:175
 msgid "Archives"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/sass/modules/_infinite-scroll.scss b/sass/modules/_infinite-scroll.scss
index b41f3261..bad2243b 100644
--- a/sass/modules/_infinite-scroll.scss
+++ b/sass/modules/_infinite-scroll.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Globally hidden elements when Infinite Scroll is supported and in use. */
-.infinite-scroll .posts-navigation, /* Older / Newer Posts Navigation (always hidden) */
+.infinite-scroll .paging-navigation, /* Older / Newer Posts Navigation (always hidden) */
 .infinite-scroll.neverending .site-footer { /* Theme Footer (when set to scrolling) */
 	display: none;
 }
diff --git a/sass/navigation/_menus.scss b/sass/navigation/_menus.scss
index 06a2dd99..cc61da95 100644
--- a/sass/navigation/_menus.scss
+++ b/sass/navigation/_menus.scss
@@ -78,21 +78,21 @@
 }
 
 .site-main .comment-navigation,
-.site-main .posts-navigation,
+.site-main .paging-navigation,
 .site-main .post-navigation {
 	margin: 0 0 1.5em;
 	overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .comment-navigation .nav-previous,
-.posts-navigation .nav-previous,
+.paging-navigation .nav-previous,
 .post-navigation .nav-previous {
 	float: left;
 	width: 50%;
 }
 
 .comment-navigation .nav-next,
-.posts-navigation .nav-next,
+.paging-navigation .nav-next,
 .post-navigation .nav-next {
 	float: right;
 	text-align: right;
diff --git a/search.php b/search.php
index 3259f432..632ec098 100644
--- a/search.php
+++ b/search.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ get_header(); ?>
 
 			<?php endwhile; ?>
 
-			<?php the_posts_navigation(); ?>
+			<?php _s_paging_nav(); ?>
 
 		<?php else : ?>
 
diff --git a/single.php b/single.php
index a50a0464..28d20459 100644
--- a/single.php
+++ b/single.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ get_header(); ?>
 
 			<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'single' ); ?>
 
-			<?php the_post_navigation(); ?>
+			<?php _s_post_nav(); ?>
 
 			<?php
 				// If comments are open or we have at least one comment, load up the comment template
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 587ad554..b6701b65 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -506,21 +506,21 @@ a:active {
 }
 
 .site-main .comment-navigation,
-.site-main .posts-navigation,
+.site-main .paging-navigation,
 .site-main .post-navigation {
 	margin: 0 0 1.5em;
 	overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .comment-navigation .nav-previous,
-.posts-navigation .nav-previous,
+.paging-navigation .nav-previous,
 .post-navigation .nav-previous {
 	float: left;
 	width: 50%;
 }
 
 .comment-navigation .nav-next,
-.posts-navigation .nav-next,
+.paging-navigation .nav-next,
 .post-navigation .nav-next {
 	float: right;
 	text-align: right;
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ a:active {
 11.0 Infinite scroll
 --------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Globally hidden elements when Infinite Scroll is supported and in use. */
-.infinite-scroll .posts-navigation, /* Older / Newer Posts Navigation (always hidden) */
+.infinite-scroll .paging-navigation, /* Older / Newer Posts Navigation (always hidden) */
 .infinite-scroll.neverending .site-footer { /* Theme Footer (when set to scrolling) */
 	display: none;
 }