diff --git a/src/spectator/dsl.cr b/src/spectator/dsl.cr
index 8695ccd..49b6d37 100644
--- a/src/spectator/dsl.cr
+++ b/src/spectator/dsl.cr
@@ -2,12 +2,46 @@ require "./example_group"
 
 module Spectator
   module DSL
+
+    SPECIAL_CHAR_MAPPING = {
+      '~' => "Tilde",
+      '`' => "Tick",
+      '!' => "Bang",
+      '@' => "At",
+      '#' => "Hash",
+      '$' => "Dollar",
+      '%' => "Percent",
+      '^' => "Carret",
+      '&' => "And",
+      '*' => "Star",
+      '(' => "LParen",
+      ')' => "RParen",
+      '+' => "Plus",
+      '=' => "Eq",
+      '{' => "LBrace",
+      '}' => "RBrace",
+      '[' => "LBracket",
+      ']' => "RBracket",
+      ':' => "Colon",
+      ';' => "SColon",
+      '<' => "Lt",
+      '>' => "Gt",
+      ',' => "Comma",
+      '.' => "Dot",
+      '?' => "Question",
+      '/' => "Slash",
+      '"' => "DQuote",
+      '|' => "Or",
+      '\\' => "BSlash",
+      '\'' => "SQuote"
+    }
+
     macro describe(what, type = "Describe", &block)
       context({{what}}, {{type}}) {{block}}
     end
 
     macro context(what, type = "Context", &block)
-      {% safe_name = what.id.stringify.gsub(/\W+/, "_") %}
+      {% safe_name = what.id.stringify.chars.map { |c| SPECIAL_CHAR_MAPPING[c] || c }.join("").gsub(/\W+/, "_") %}
       {% module_name = (type.id + safe_name.camelcase).id %}
       {% context_module = CONTEXT_MODULE %}
       {% parent_given_vars = GIVEN_VARIABLES %}
@@ -37,7 +71,7 @@ module Spectator
     end
 
     macro it(description, &block)
-      {% safe_name = description.id.stringify.gsub(/\W+/, "_") %}
+      {% safe_name = description.id.stringify.chars.map { |c| SPECIAL_CHAR_MAPPING[c] || c }.join("").gsub(/\W+/, "_") %}
       {% class_name = (safe_name.camelcase + "Example").id %}
       {% given_vars = GIVEN_VARIABLES %}
       {% var_names = given_vars.map { |v| v[0] } %}