diff --git a/djota.pl b/djota.pl
index 043da1e..2fc3670 100644
--- a/djota.pl
+++ b/djota.pl
@@ -223,7 +223,14 @@
     whites(_).
 
 table_row([Ast|Xs]) -->
-    seq(X), { length(X, N), N > 0, inline_text_ast(X, Ast) },
+    seq(X), {
+	findall(C, (member(C, X), C = '`'), Cs),
+	length(Cs, CN),
+	0 is CN mod 2,
+	inline_text_ast(X, Ast),
+	append(_, [T], X),
+	dif(T, '\\')
+    },
     "|",
     table_row(Xs).
 table_row([Ast]) -->
@@ -387,7 +394,8 @@
     { attrs_html(Attrs, AttrsHtml) },    
     "<del", AttrsHtml, ">", Str, "</del>".
 ast_html_node_(str(Str)) -->
-    Str.
+    { phrase(escape_html_(Html), Str) },
+    Html.
 
 ast_html_node_items_([], _) --> "".
 ast_html_node_items_([item(Item)|Items], loose) -->
diff --git a/test.lgt b/test.lgt
index 46c85d8..e114ec6 100644
--- a/test.lgt
+++ b/test.lgt
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ test(table_ast) :-
 
 test(table) :-
     djota:djot("| 1 | 2 |\n| 3 | 4 | 5 |", "<table><tr><td> 1 </td><td> 2 </td></tr><tr><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td></tr></table>"),
-    djota:djot("|fruit|price|\n|---|---:|\n|apple|4|\n|banana|10|", "<table><tr><th>fruit</th><th>price</th></tr><tr><td>apple</td><td style=\"text-align:right;\">4</td></tr><tr><td>banana</td><td style=\"text-align:right;\">10</td></tr></table>").
+    djota:djot("|fruit|price|\n|---|---:|\n|apple|4|\n|banana|10|", "<table><tr><th>fruit</th><th>price</th></tr><tr><td>apple</td><td style=\"text-align:right;\">4</td></tr><tr><td>banana</td><td style=\"text-align:right;\">10</td></tr></table>"),
+    djota:djot("| just two \\| `|` | cells in this table |", "<table><tr><td> just two | <code>|</code> </td><td> cells in this table </td></tr></table>").
 
 :- end_object.
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