diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/handle-markdown-text.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/handle-markdown-text.ts
index 1bff5a9776..f898875cf0 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/handle-markdown-text.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/handle-markdown-text.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function markdownToLines(markdown: string, config: MermaidConfig = {}): M
           lines.push([]);
         }
         textLine.split(' ').forEach((word) => {
+          word = word.replace(/'/g, `'`);
           if (word) {
             lines[currentLine].push({ content: word, type: parentType });
           }
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/note.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/note.ts
index 403294783e..dfad92949e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/note.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/note.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import intersect from '../intersect/index.js';
 import { styles2String, userNodeOverrides } from './handDrawnShapeStyles.js';
 import { getNodeClasses, labelHelper, updateNodeBounds } from './util.js';
 import type { D3Selection } from '../../../types.js';
+import { getConfig } from '../../../config.js';
 
 export async function note<T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
   parent: D3Selection<T>,
@@ -12,16 +13,16 @@ export async function note<T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
 ) {
   const { labelStyles, nodeStyles } = styles2String(node);
   node.labelStyle = labelStyles;
+  const useHtmlLabels = node.useHtmlLabels || getConfig().htmlLabels;
+  if (!useHtmlLabels) {
+    node.centerLabel = true;
+  }
   const { shapeSvg, bbox } = await labelHelper(parent, node, getNodeClasses(node));
   const totalWidth = Math.max(bbox.width + (node.padding ?? 0) * 2, node?.width ?? 0);
   const totalHeight = Math.max(bbox.height + (node.padding ?? 0) * 2, node?.height ?? 0);
   const x = -totalWidth / 2;
   const y = -totalHeight / 2;
   const { cssStyles } = node;
-  const useHtmlLabels = node.useHtmlLabels;
-  if (!useHtmlLabels) {
-    node.centerLabel = true;
-  }
 
   // add the rect
   // @ts-ignore TODO: Fix rough typings
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.ts
index d18394f688..09b45eacdf 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const labelHelper = async <T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
   _classes?: string
 ) => {
   let cssClasses;
-  const useHtmlLabels = node.useHtmlLabels || evaluate(getConfig()?.flowchart?.htmlLabels);
+  const useHtmlLabels = node.useHtmlLabels || evaluate(getConfig()?.htmlLabels);
   if (!_classes) {
     cssClasses = 'node default';
   } else {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const labelHelper = async <T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
   let bbox = text.getBBox();
   const halfPadding = (node?.padding ?? 0) / 2;
 
-  if (evaluate(getConfig().flowchart?.htmlLabels)) {
+  if (useHtmlLabels) {
     const div = text.children[0];
     const dv = select(text);