diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/bold.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/bold.rs
index 56bd09c3..9641f77b 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/bold.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/bold.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use gtk::{
 };
 use regex::Regex;
 
-const REGEX_BOLD: &str = r"\*\*(?P<text>[^*]+)\*\*";
+const REGEX_BOLD: &str = r"\*\*(?P<text>[^\*]*)\*\*";
 
 pub struct Bold(TextTag);
 
diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/header.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/header.rs
index e399d92c..681d73ae 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/header.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/header.rs
@@ -112,19 +112,6 @@ impl Header {
             let mut start_iter = buffer.iter_at_offset(start_char_offset);
             let mut end_iter = buffer.iter_at_offset(end_char_offset);
 
-            // Skip escaped entries
-            if start_char_offset > 0
-                && buffer
-                    .text(
-                        &buffer.iter_at_offset(start_char_offset - 1),
-                        &end_iter,
-                        false,
-                    )
-                    .contains("\\")
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             // Create unique phantom tag for each header
             // * for the #fragment references implementation
             let h = TextTag::new(Some(&format!("h{}", gtk::glib::uuid_string_random())));
diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/list.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/list.rs
index 304167c8..fc142275 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/list.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/list.rs
@@ -61,18 +61,6 @@ pub fn render(buffer: &TextBuffer) {
         let mut start_iter = buffer.iter_at_offset(start_char_offset);
         let mut end_iter = buffer.iter_at_offset(end_char_offset);
 
-        if start_char_offset > 0
-            && buffer
-                .text(
-                    &buffer.iter_at_offset(start_char_offset - 1),
-                    &end_iter,
-                    false,
-                )
-                .contains("\\")
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
         buffer.delete(&mut start_iter, &mut end_iter);
 
         let item = Item::parse(
diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/pre.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/pre.rs
index 473067dc..0ff09dc0 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/pre.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/pre.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use gtk::{
 };
 use regex::Regex;
 
-const REGEX_PRE: &str = r"`(?P<text>[^`]+)`";
+const REGEX_PRE: &str = r"`(?P<text>[^`]*)`";
 const TAG_FONT: &str = "monospace"; // @TODO
 const TAG_SCALE: f64 = 0.9;
 
diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/quote.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/quote.rs
index e7a79849..cd011fd7 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/quote.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/quote.rs
@@ -42,18 +42,6 @@ impl Quote {
             let mut start_iter = buffer.iter_at_offset(start_char_offset);
             let mut end_iter = buffer.iter_at_offset(end_char_offset);
 
-            if start_char_offset > 0
-                && buffer
-                    .text(
-                        &buffer.iter_at_offset(start_char_offset - 1),
-                        &end_iter,
-                        false,
-                    )
-                    .contains("\\")
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             buffer.delete(&mut start_iter, &mut end_iter);
             buffer.insert_with_tags(&mut start_iter, &cap["text"], &[&self.0])
         }
@@ -63,7 +51,7 @@ impl Quote {
 #[test]
 fn test_regex() {
     let cap: Vec<_> = Regex::new(REGEX_QUOTE).unwrap().captures_iter(
-        "> Some quote 1 with ![img](https://link.com)\n> Some quote 2 with text\nplain text\n> Some quote 3"
+        "> Some quote 1 with ![img](https://link.com)\n> 2\\)Some quote 2 with text\nplain text\n> Some quote 3"
     ).collect();
     {
         let m = cap.first().unwrap();
@@ -71,7 +59,7 @@ fn test_regex() {
     }
     {
         let m = cap.get(1).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(&m["text"], "Some quote 2 with text");
+        assert_eq!(&m["text"], "2\\)Some quote 2 with text");
     }
     {
         let m = cap.get(2).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/strike.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/strike.rs
index 13b4ef08..7c0efb71 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/strike.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/strike.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use gtk::{
 };
 use regex::Regex;
 
-const REGEX_STRIKE: &str = r"~~(?P<text>.+?)~~";
+const REGEX_STRIKE: &str = r"~~(?P<text>[^~]*)~~";
 
 pub struct Strike(TextTag);
 
diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/underline.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/underline.rs
index fe7dbd3f..9357208a 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/underline.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/tags/underline.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use gtk::{
 };
 use regex::Regex;
 
-const REGEX_UNDERLINE: &str = r"\b_(?P<text>[^_]+)_\b";
+const REGEX_UNDERLINE: &str = r"\b_(?P<text>[^_]*)_\b";
 
 pub struct Underline(TextTag);