diff --git a/src/formatitko/html_generator.py b/src/formatitko/html_generator.py
index ea8b56e..25f3305 100644
--- a/src/formatitko/html_generator.py
+++ b/src/formatitko/html_generator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from panflute import Cite, Emph, Image, LineBreak, Link, Math, Note, RawInline, SmallCaps, Str, Strikeout, Subscript, Superscript, Underline
+from panflute import Cite, Code, Emph, Image, LineBreak, Link, Math, Note, RawInline, SmallCaps, Str, Strikeout, Subscript, Superscript, Underline
 from panflute import BulletList, Citation, CodeBlock, Definition, DefinitionItem, DefinitionList, Header, HorizontalRule, LineBlock, LineItem, ListItem, Null, OrderedList, Para, Plain, RawBlock, TableBody, TableFoot, TableHead
 from panflute import TableRow, TableCell, Caption, Doc
 from panflute import ListContainer, Element
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class HTMLGenerator(OutputGenerator):
 	def escape_special_chars(self, text: str) -> str:
 		text = text.replace("&", "&")
 		text = text.replace("<", "&lt;")
-		text = text.replace(">", "&rt;")
+		text = text.replace(">", "&gt;")
 		text = text.replace("\"", "&quot;")
 		text = text.replace("'", "&#39;")
 		# text = text.replace(" ", "&nbsp;") # Don't replace no-break spaces with HTML escapes, because we trust unicode?
@@ -125,8 +125,13 @@ class HTMLGenerator(OutputGenerator):
 			result = highlight(e.text, lexer, formatter)
 			self.writeraw(result)
 		else:
+			e.text = self.escape_special_chars(e.text)
 			self.generate_simple_tag(e, tag="pre")
 
+	def generate_Code(self, e: Code):
+		e.text = self.escape_special_chars(e.text)
+		self.generate_simple_tag(e)
+
 	def generate_Image(self, e: Image):
 		url = e.url