diff --git a/dailyreleases/util.py b/dailyreleases/util.py
index 672e296..20727f5 100644
--- a/dailyreleases/util.py
+++ b/dailyreleases/util.py
@@ -39,8 +39,25 @@ def case_insensitive_close_matches(word: str, possibilities: Sequence[str], n=3,
 
 def markdown_escape(text: str) -> str:
     """
-    Escape markdown.
+    Escape reddit markdown.
     """
-    special = ("\\", "`", "*", "_", "{", "}", "[", "]", "(", ")", "#", "+", "-", ".", "!", "|")
-    table = {s: f"\\{s}" for s in special}
+    table = {
+        "\\": "\\\\",
+        "`": "\\`",
+        "*": "\\*",
+        "_": "\\_",
+        "{": "\\{",
+        "}": "\\}",
+        "[": "\\[",
+        "]": "\\]",
+        "(": "\\(",
+        ")": "\\)",
+        "#": "\\#",
+        "+": "\\+",
+        "-": "\\-",
+        ".": "\\.",
+        "!": "\\!",
+        "~": "\\~",
+        "|": "|",
+    }
     return text.translate(str.maketrans(table))