diff --git a/src/modules/fedimbed.js b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
index cbc5ed9..239681c 100644
--- a/src/modules/fedimbed.js
+++ b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ async function processUrl(msg, url, spoiler = false, command = false, inQuote =
       .replaceAll(/twitter\.com\/t\.co/g, "t.co");
   }
 
-  content = content.replace(/`/g, "\\$&");
+  content = content.replace(/`/g, "\u02cb");
 
   content = htmlToMarkdown(content);