diff --git a/webify-gemini.sh b/webify-gemini.sh
index 87acd59..72ccd86 100755
--- a/webify-gemini.sh
+++ b/webify-gemini.sh
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ do
         bullist=0 # Whether or not a bulleted list was just formed
     }
     {
+        # Replace special characters with their HTML equivalents
+        gsub(/</, "\\&lt;")
+        gsub(/>/, "\\&gt;")
+        gsub(/=&gt;/, "=>")
         # If the line is ```, toggle preformatted text
         if ($1 == "```") {
             # The next four lines check if the previous line was part of a