diff --git a/Parsedown.php b/Parsedown.php
index f877c4871..75ba01464 100755
--- a/Parsedown.php
+++ b/Parsedown.php
@@ -66,6 +66,24 @@ function setBreaksEnabled($breaksEnabled)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    private $escapingEnabled;
+
+    function setHtmlEscaping($escapingEnabled)
+    {
+        $this->escapingEnabled = $escapingEnabled;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    private $safeLinksEnabled;
+
+    function setSafeLinks($safeLinksEnabled)
+    {
+        $this->safeLinksEnabled = $safeLinksEnabled;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     #
     # Lines
     #
@@ -92,7 +110,7 @@ function setBreaksEnabled($breaksEnabled)
         '_' => array('Rule'),
         '`' => array('FencedCode'),
         '|' => array('Table'),
-        '~' => array('FencedCode'),
+        '~' => array('FencedCode')
     );
 
     # ~
@@ -350,6 +368,11 @@ protected function completeCodeBlock($Block)
 
     protected function identifyComment($Line)
     {
+        if ($this->escapingEnabled)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (isset($Line['text'][3]) and $Line['text'][3] === '-' and $Line['text'][2] === '-' and $Line['text'][1] === '!')
         {
             $Block = array(
@@ -367,7 +390,7 @@ protected function identifyComment($Line)
 
     protected function addToComment($Line, array $Block)
     {
-        if (isset($Block['closed']))
+        if (isset($Block['closed']) || $this->escapingEnabled)
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -619,6 +642,11 @@ protected function identifySetext($Line, array $Block = null)
 
     protected function identifyMarkup($Line)
     {
+        if ($this->escapingEnabled)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (preg_match('/^<(\w[\w\d]*)(?:[ ][^>\/]*)?(\/?)[ ]*>/', $Line['text'], $matches))
         {
             if (in_array($matches[1], $this->textLevelElements))
@@ -646,7 +674,7 @@ protected function identifyMarkup($Line)
 
     protected function addToMarkup($Line, array $Block)
     {
-        if (isset($Block['closed']))
+        if (isset($Block['closed']) || $this->escapingEnabled)
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -946,16 +974,17 @@ protected function elements(array $Elements)
         '*' => array('Emphasis'),
         '/' => array('Url'),
         '<' => array('UrlTag', 'EmailTag', 'Tag', 'LessThan'),
+        '>' => array('GreaterThan'),
         '[' => array('Link'),
         '_' => array('Emphasis'),
         '`' => array('InlineCode'),
         '~' => array('Strikethrough'),
-        '\\' => array('EscapeSequence'),
+        '\\' => array('EscapeSequence')
     );
 
     # ~
 
-    protected $spanMarkerList = '*_!&[</`~\\';
+    protected $spanMarkerList = '*_!&[<>/`~\\';
 
     #
     # ~
@@ -1040,7 +1069,7 @@ protected function identifyUrl($Excerpt)
 
         if (preg_match('/\bhttps?:[\/]{2}[^\s<]+\b\/*/ui', $Excerpt['context'], $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE))
         {
-            $url = str_replace(array('&', '<'), array('&amp;', '&lt;'), $matches[0][0]);
+            $url = str_replace(array('&', '<', '>'), array('&amp;', '&lt;', '&gt;'), $matches[0][0]);
 
             return array(
                 'extent' => strlen($matches[0][0]),
@@ -1091,10 +1120,20 @@ protected function identifyEscapeSequence($Excerpt)
     {
         if (isset($Excerpt['text'][1]) and in_array($Excerpt['text'][1], $this->specialCharacters))
         {
-            return array(
-                'markup' => $Excerpt['text'][1],
-                'extent' => 2,
-            );
+            if ($this->escapingEnabled && $Excerpt['text'][1] == '>')
+            {
+                return array(
+                    'markup' => '&gt;',
+                    'extent' => 2,
+                );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return array(
+                    'markup' => $Excerpt['text'][1],
+                    'extent' => 2,
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1106,11 +1145,19 @@ protected function identifyLessThan()
         );
     }
 
+    protected function identifyGreaterThan()
+    {
+        return array(
+            'markup' => '&gt;',
+            'extent' => 1,
+        );
+    }
+
     protected function identifyUrlTag($Excerpt)
     {
         if (strpos($Excerpt['text'], '>') !== false and preg_match('/^<(https?:[\/]{2}[^\s]+?)>/i', $Excerpt['text'], $matches))
         {
-            $url = str_replace(array('&', '<'), array('&amp;', '&lt;'), $matches[1]);
+            $url = str_replace(array('&', '<', '>'), array('&amp;', '&lt;', '&gt;'), $matches[1]);
 
             return array(
                 'extent' => strlen($matches[0]),
@@ -1144,6 +1191,11 @@ protected function identifyEmailTag($Excerpt)
 
     protected function identifyTag($Excerpt)
     {
+        if ($this->escapingEnabled)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (strpos($Excerpt['text'], '>') !== false and preg_match('/^<\/?\w.*?>/', $Excerpt['text'], $matches))
         {
             return array(
@@ -1229,7 +1281,12 @@ protected function identifyLink($Excerpt)
             return;
         }
 
-        $url = str_replace(array('&', '<'), array('&amp;', '&lt;'), $Link['url']);
+        if ($this->safeLinksEnabled && stripos($Link['url'], 'javascript:') !== false)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $url = str_replace(array('&', '<', '>'), array('&amp;', '&lt;', '&gt;'), $Link['url']);
 
         if ($Excerpt['text'][0] === '!')
         {
diff --git a/test/Test.php b/test/Test.php
index 5171d846f..ba4cd4365 100644
--- a/test/Test.php
+++ b/test/Test.php
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ function test_($filename)
         $expectedMarkup = str_replace("\r\n", "\n", $expectedMarkup);
         $expectedMarkup = str_replace("\r", "\n", $expectedMarkup);
 
-        $actualMarkup = Parsedown::instance()->text($markdown);
+        if (strpos($filename, '_escaped') !== false)
+        {
+            $actualMarkup = Parsedown::instance('escaped')->setHtmlEscaping(true)->text($markdown);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            $actualMarkup = Parsedown::instance()->text($markdown);
+        }
 
         $this->assertEquals($expectedMarkup, $actualMarkup);
     }
diff --git a/test/data/HTML_Comment_escaped.html b/test/data/HTML_Comment_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e24c1712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/HTML_Comment_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<p>&lt;!-- single line --&gt;</p>
+<p>paragraph</p>
+<p>&lt;!-- 
+multiline --&gt;</p>
+<p>paragraph</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/HTML_Comment_escaped.md b/test/data/HTML_Comment_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ddfdb441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/HTML_Comment_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<!-- single line -->
+
+paragraph
+
+<!-- 
+  multiline -->
+
+paragraph
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/aesthetic_table_escaped.html b/test/data/aesthetic_table_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88e1c2bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/aesthetic_table_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th>header 1</th>
+<th>header 2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>cell 1.1</td>
+<td>cell 1.2</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>cell 2.1</td>
+<td>cell 2.2</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/aesthetic_table_escaped.md b/test/data/aesthetic_table_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5245e6c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/aesthetic_table_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+| header 1 | header 2 |
+| -------- | -------- |
+| cell 1.1 | cell 1.2 |
+| cell 2.1 | cell 2.2 |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/aligned_table_escaped.html b/test/data/aligned_table_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0657bd172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/aligned_table_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th align="left">header 1</th>
+<th align="center">header 2</th>
+<th align="right">header 2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td align="left">cell 1.1</td>
+<td align="center">cell 1.2</td>
+<td align="right">cell 1.3</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="left">cell 2.1</td>
+<td align="center">cell 2.2</td>
+<td align="right">cell 2.3</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/aligned_table_escaped.md b/test/data/aligned_table_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69a45f90f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/aligned_table_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+| header 1 | header 2 | header 2 |
+| :------- | :------: | -------: |
+| cell 1.1 | cell 1.2 | cell 1.3 |
+| cell 2.1 | cell 2.2 | cell 2.3 |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/atx_heading_escaped.html b/test/data/atx_heading_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22d865de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/atx_heading_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<h1>h1</h1>
+<h2>h2</h2>
+<h3>h3</h3>
+<h4>h4</h4>
+<h5>h5</h5>
+<h6>h6</h6>
+<h1>closed h1</h1>
+<p>#</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/atx_heading_escaped.md b/test/data/atx_heading_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..039baaa90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/atx_heading_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# h1
+
+## h2
+
+### h3
+
+#### h4
+
+##### h5
+
+###### h6
+
+# closed h1 #
+
+#
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/automatic_link_escaped.html b/test/data/automatic_link_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50a94ba0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/automatic_link_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p><a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/automatic_link_escaped.md b/test/data/automatic_link_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08d3bf46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/automatic_link_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<http://example.com>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/block-level_html_escaped.html b/test/data/block-level_html_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c73df668b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/block-level_html_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<p>&lt;div&gt;<em>content</em>&lt;/div&gt;</p>
+<p>sparse:</p>
+<p>&lt;div&gt;
+&lt;div class="inner"&gt;
+<em>content</em>
+&lt;/div&gt;
+&lt;/div&gt;</p>
+<p>paragraph</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/block-level_html_escaped.md b/test/data/block-level_html_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..943e183c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/block-level_html_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div>_content_</div>
+
+sparse:
+
+<div>
+<div class="inner">
+_content_
+</div>
+</div>
+
+paragraph
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/code_block_escaped.html b/test/data/code_block_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..889b02d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/code_block_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<pre><code>&lt;?php
+
+$message = 'Hello World!';
+echo $message;</code></pre>
+<hr />
+<pre><code>&gt; not a quote
+- not a list item
+[not a reference]: http://foo.com</code></pre>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/code_block_escaped.md b/test/data/code_block_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cfc953cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/code_block_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+    <?php
+
+    $message = 'Hello World!';
+    echo $message;
+
+---
+
+    > not a quote
+    - not a list item
+    [not a reference]: http://foo.com
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/code_span_escaped.html b/test/data/code_span_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c4c231e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/code_span_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<p>a <code>code span</code></p>
+<p><code>this is also a codespan</code> trailing text</p>
+<p><code>and look at this one!</code></p>
+<p>single backtick in a code span: <code>`</code></p>
+<p>backtick-delimited string in a code span: <code>`foo`</code></p>
+<p><code>sth `` sth</code></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/code_span_escaped.md b/test/data/code_span_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2f1a7442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/code_span_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+a `code span`
+
+`this is also a codespan` trailing text
+
+`and look at this one!`
+
+single backtick in a code span: `` ` ``
+
+backtick-delimited string in a code span: `` `foo` ``
+
+`sth `` sth`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/compound_blockquote_escaped.html b/test/data/compound_blockquote_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37afb57a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/compound_blockquote_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<blockquote>
+<h2>header</h2>
+<p>paragraph</p>
+<ul>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
+<hr />
+<p>paragraph</p>
+</blockquote>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/compound_blockquote_escaped.md b/test/data/compound_blockquote_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80c4aed16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/compound_blockquote_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+> header
+> ------
+>
+> paragraph
+>
+> - li
+>
+> ---
+>
+> paragraph
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/compound_emphasis_escaped.html b/test/data/compound_emphasis_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..178dd54ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/compound_emphasis_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<p><em><code>code</code></em> <strong><code>code</code></strong></p>
+<p><em><code>code</code><strong><code>code</code></strong><code>code</code></em></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/compound_emphasis_escaped.md b/test/data/compound_emphasis_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fe07f260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/compound_emphasis_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+_`code`_ __`code`__
+
+*`code`**`code`**`code`*
+
diff --git a/test/data/compound_list_escaped.html b/test/data/compound_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5593c142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/compound_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>paragraph</p>
+<p>paragraph</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>paragraph</p>
+<blockquote>
+<p>quote</p>
+</blockquote>
+</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/compound_list_escaped.md b/test/data/compound_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed7f0c60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/compound_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- paragraph
+
+  paragraph
+
+- paragraph
+
+  > quote
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/deeply_nested_list_escaped.html b/test/data/deeply_nested_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2c7e5acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/deeply_nested_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<ul>
+<li>li
+<ul>
+<li>li
+<ul>
+<li>li</li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul></li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul></li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/deeply_nested_list_escaped.md b/test/data/deeply_nested_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76b7552d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/deeply_nested_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- li
+    - li
+        - li
+        - li
+    - li
+- li
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/em_strong_escaped.html b/test/data/em_strong_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..323d60aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/em_strong_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<p><strong><em>em strong</em></strong></p>
+<p><strong><em>em strong</em> strong</strong></p>
+<p><strong>strong <em>em strong</em></strong></p>
+<p><strong>strong <em>em strong</em> strong</strong></p>
+<p><strong><em>em strong</em></strong></p>
+<p><strong><em>em strong</em> strong</strong></p>
+<p><strong>strong <em>em strong</em></strong></p>
+<p><strong>strong <em>em strong</em> strong</strong></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/em_strong_escaped.md b/test/data/em_strong_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9abeb3fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/em_strong_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+___em strong___
+
+___em strong_ strong__
+
+__strong _em strong___
+
+__strong _em strong_ strong__
+
+***em strong***
+
+***em strong* strong**
+
+**strong *em strong***
+
+**strong *em strong* strong**
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/email_escaped.html b/test/data/email_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c40759c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/email_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>my email is <a href="mailto:me@example.com">me@example.com</a></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/email_escaped.md b/test/data/email_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26b7b6cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/email_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+my email is <me@example.com>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/emphasis_escaped.html b/test/data/emphasis_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60ff4bd8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/emphasis_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<p><em>underscore</em>, <em>asterisk</em>, <em>one two</em>, <em>three four</em>, <em>a</em>, <em>b</em></p>
+<p><strong>strong</strong> and <em>em</em> and <strong>strong</strong> and <em>em</em></p>
+<p><em>line
+line
+line</em></p>
+<p>this_is_not_an_emphasis</p>
+<p>an empty emphasis __ ** is not an emphasis</p>
+<p>*mixed *<em>double and</em> single asterisk** spans</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/emphasis_escaped.md b/test/data/emphasis_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85b9d2299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/emphasis_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+_underscore_, *asterisk*, _one two_, *three four*, _a_, *b*
+
+**strong** and *em* and **strong** and *em*
+
+_line
+line
+line_
+
+this_is_not_an_emphasis
+
+an empty emphasis __ ** is not an emphasis
+
+*mixed **double and* single asterisk** spans
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/escaping_escaped.html b/test/data/escaping_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c73b30970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/escaping_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<p>escaped *emphasis*.</p>
+<p><code>escaped \*emphasis\* in a code span</code></p>
+<pre><code>escaped \*emphasis\* in a code block</code></pre>
+<p>\ ` * _ { } [ ] ( ) &gt; # + - . !</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/escaping_escaped.md b/test/data/escaping_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..164039f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/escaping_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+escaped \*emphasis\*.
+
+`escaped \*emphasis\* in a code span`
+
+    escaped \*emphasis\* in a code block
+
+\\ \` \* \_ \{ \} \[ \] \( \) \> \# \+ \- \. \!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/fenced_code_block_escaped.html b/test/data/fenced_code_block_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bdabba96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/fenced_code_block_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<pre><code>&lt;?php
+
+$message = 'fenced code block';
+echo $message;</code></pre>
+<pre><code>tilde</code></pre>
+<pre><code class="language-php">echo 'language identifier';</code></pre>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/fenced_code_block_escaped.md b/test/data/fenced_code_block_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbed8ebb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/fenced_code_block_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+```
+<?php
+
+$message = 'fenced code block';
+echo $message;
+```
+
+~~~
+tilde
+~~~
+
+```php
+echo 'language identifier';
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/horizontal_rule_escaped.html b/test/data/horizontal_rule_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68da03d06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/horizontal_rule_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<hr />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/horizontal_rule_escaped.md b/test/data/horizontal_rule_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf461a925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/horizontal_rule_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+- - -
+
+   - - -
+
+***
+
+___
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/html_entity_escaped.html b/test/data/html_entity_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d23e3cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/html_entity_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>&amp; &copy; &#123;</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/html_entity_escaped.md b/test/data/html_entity_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff545ea5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/html_entity_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+&amp; &copy; &#123;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/image_reference_escaped.html b/test/data/image_reference_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3249cba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/image_reference_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p><img alt="Markdown Logo" src="/md.png" /></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/image_reference_escaped.md b/test/data/image_reference_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcb1414dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/image_reference_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+![Markdown Logo][image]
+
+[image]: /md.png
diff --git a/test/data/image_title_escaped.html b/test/data/image_title_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82c155f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/image_title_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p><img alt="alt" src="/md.png" title="title" /></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/image_title_escaped.md b/test/data/image_title_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e58ee555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/image_title_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+![alt](/md.png "title")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/implicit_reference_escaped.html b/test/data/implicit_reference_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24b51c1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/implicit_reference_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<p>an <a href="http://example.com">implicit</a> reference link</p>
+<p>an <a href="http://example.com">implicit</a> reference link with an empty link definition</p>
+<p>an <a href="http://example.com">implicit</a> reference link followed by <a href="http://cnn.com">another</a></p>
+<p>an <a href="http://example.com" title="Example">explicit</a> reference link with a title</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/implicit_reference_escaped.md b/test/data/implicit_reference_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f850df964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/implicit_reference_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+an [implicit] reference link
+
+[implicit]: http://example.com
+
+an [implicit][] reference link with an empty link definition
+
+an [implicit][] reference link followed by [another][]
+
+[another]: http://cnn.com
+
+an [explicit][example] reference link with a title
+
+[example]: http://example.com "Example"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/inline_link_escaped.html b/test/data/inline_link_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b9e649d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/inline_link_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<p><a href="http://example.com">link</a> and <a href="/tests/">another link</a></p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com"><code>link</code></a></p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com"><img alt="MD Logo" src="http://parsedown.org/md.png" /></a></p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com"><img alt="MD Logo" src="http://parsedown.org/md.png" /> and text</a></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/inline_link_escaped.md b/test/data/inline_link_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd8e5a63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/inline_link_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[link](http://example.com) and [another link](/tests/)
+
+[`link`](http://example.com)
+
+[![MD Logo](http://parsedown.org/md.png)](http://example.com)
+
+[![MD Logo](http://parsedown.org/md.png) and text](http://example.com)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/inline_link_title_escaped.html b/test/data/inline_link_title_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70e589aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/inline_link_title_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p><a href="http://example.com" title="Title">single quotes</a> and <a href="http://example.com" title="Title">double quotes</a></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/inline_link_title_escaped.md b/test/data/inline_link_title_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..162b832ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/inline_link_title_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[single quotes](http://example.com 'Title') and [double quotes](http://example.com "Title")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/inline_title_escaped.html b/test/data/inline_title_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbab93b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/inline_title_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p><a href="http://example.com" title="Example">single quotes</a> and <a href="http://example.com" title="Example">double quotes</a></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/inline_title_escaped.md b/test/data/inline_title_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb09344a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/inline_title_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[single quotes](http://example.com 'Example') and [double quotes](http://example.com "Example")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/lazy_blockquote_escaped.html b/test/data/lazy_blockquote_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a2a2aaf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/lazy_blockquote_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<blockquote>
+<p>quote
+the rest of it</p>
+<p>another paragraph
+the rest of it</p>
+</blockquote>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/lazy_blockquote_escaped.md b/test/data/lazy_blockquote_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48f645f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/lazy_blockquote_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+> quote
+the rest of it
+
+> another paragraph
+the rest of it
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/lazy_list_escaped.html b/test/data/lazy_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a5199249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/lazy_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<ul>
+<li>li
+the rest of it</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/lazy_list_escaped.md b/test/data/lazy_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62ad9d719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/lazy_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- li
+the rest of it
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/line_break_escaped.html b/test/data/line_break_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f37d854c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/line_break_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<p>line<br />
+line</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/line_break_escaped.md b/test/data/line_break_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04dff43e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/line_break_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+line  
+line
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/multiline_list_paragraph_escaped.html b/test/data/multiline_list_paragraph_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3247bd227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/multiline_list_paragraph_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>li</p>
+<p>line
+line</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/multiline_list_paragraph_escaped.md b/test/data/multiline_list_paragraph_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5b42729f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/multiline_list_paragraph_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- li
+
+  line
+  line
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/nested_block-level_html_escaped.html b/test/data/nested_block-level_html_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6474c3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/nested_block-level_html_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<p>&lt;div&gt;
+<em>parent</em>
+&lt;div&gt;
+<em>child</em>
+&lt;/div&gt;
+&lt;pre&gt;
+<em>adopted child</em>
+&lt;/pre&gt;
+&lt;/div&gt;</p>
+<p><em>outside</em></p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/nested_block-level_html_escaped.md b/test/data/nested_block-level_html_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e01e1097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/nested_block-level_html_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div>
+_parent_
+<div>
+_child_
+</div>
+<pre>
+_adopted child_
+</pre>
+</div>
+
+_outside_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/ordered_list_escaped.html b/test/data/ordered_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6c5216ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/ordered_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<ol>
+<li>one</li>
+<li>two</li>
+</ol>
+<p>repeating numbers:</p>
+<ol>
+<li>one</li>
+<li>two</li>
+</ol>
+<p>large numbers:</p>
+<ol>
+<li>one</li>
+</ol>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/ordered_list_escaped.md b/test/data/ordered_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b307032cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/ordered_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+1. one
+2. two
+
+repeating numbers:
+
+1. one
+1. two
+
+large numbers:
+
+123. one
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/paragraph_list_escaped.html b/test/data/paragraph_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ced1c43ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/paragraph_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<p>paragraph</p>
+<ul>
+<li>li</li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
+<p>paragraph</p>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>li</p>
+</li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/paragraph_list_escaped.md b/test/data/paragraph_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b973908ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/paragraph_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+paragraph
+- li
+- li
+
+paragraph
+
+   * li
+   
+   * li
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/reference_title_escaped.html b/test/data/reference_title_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f2be944c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/reference_title_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<p><a href="http://example.com" title="example title">double quotes</a> and <a href="http://example.com" title="example title">single quotes</a> and <a href="http://example.com" title="example title">parentheses</a></p>
+<p>[invalid title]: <a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a> example title</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/reference_title_escaped.md b/test/data/reference_title_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43cb21708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/reference_title_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[double quotes] and [single quotes] and [parentheses]
+
+[double quotes]: http://example.com "example title"
+[single quotes]: http://example.com 'example title'
+[parentheses]: http://example.com (example title)
+[invalid title]: http://example.com example title
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/self-closing_html_escaped.html b/test/data/self-closing_html_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df415ebb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/self-closing_html_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<p>&lt;hr&gt;
+paragraph
+&lt;hr/&gt;
+paragraph
+&lt;hr /&gt;
+paragraph
+&lt;hr class="foo" id="bar" /&gt;
+paragraph
+&lt;hr class="foo" id="bar"/&gt;
+paragraph
+&lt;hr class="foo" id="bar" &gt;
+paragraph</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/self-closing_html_escaped.md b/test/data/self-closing_html_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acb20327d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/self-closing_html_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<hr>
+paragraph
+<hr/>
+paragraph
+<hr />
+paragraph
+<hr class="foo" id="bar" />
+paragraph
+<hr class="foo" id="bar"/>
+paragraph
+<hr class="foo" id="bar" >
+paragraph
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/separated_nested_list_escaped.html b/test/data/separated_nested_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80a5cae26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/separated_nested_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>li</p>
+<ul>
+<li>li</li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/separated_nested_list_escaped.md b/test/data/separated_nested_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7cd1af79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/separated_nested_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- li
+
+    - li
+    - li
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/setext_header_escaped.html b/test/data/setext_header_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60aac0815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/setext_header_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<h1>h1</h1>
+<h2>h2</h2>
+<h2>single character</h2>
+<p>not a header</p>
+<hr />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/setext_header_escaped.md b/test/data/setext_header_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c43b52c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/setext_header_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+h1
+==
+
+h2
+--
+
+single character
+-
+
+not a header
+
+------------
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/simple_blockquote_escaped.html b/test/data/simple_blockquote_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8225d57cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/simple_blockquote_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<blockquote>
+<p>quote</p>
+</blockquote>
+<p>indented:</p>
+<blockquote>
+<p>quote</p>
+</blockquote>
+<p>no space after <code>&gt;</code>:</p>
+<blockquote>
+<p>quote</p>
+</blockquote>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/simple_blockquote_escaped.md b/test/data/simple_blockquote_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22b6b11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/simple_blockquote_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+> quote
+
+indented:
+   > quote
+
+no space after `>`:
+>quote
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/simple_table_escaped.html b/test/data/simple_table_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64b7a9a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/simple_table_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th>header 1</th>
+<th>header 2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>cell 1.1</td>
+<td>cell 1.2</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>cell 2.1</td>
+<td>cell 2.2</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+<hr />
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th align="left">header 1</th>
+<th>header 2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td align="left">cell 1.1</td>
+<td>cell 1.2</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="left">cell 2.1</td>
+<td>cell 2.2</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/simple_table_escaped.md b/test/data/simple_table_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..466d140e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/simple_table_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+header 1 | header 2
+-------- | --------
+cell 1.1 | cell 1.2
+cell 2.1 | cell 2.2
+
+---
+
+header 1 | header 2
+:------- | --------
+cell 1.1 | cell 1.2
+cell 2.1 | cell 2.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/span-level_html_escaped.html b/test/data/span-level_html_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e24d6522d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/span-level_html_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<p>an &lt;b&gt;important&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=''&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;</p>
+<p>broken&lt;br/&gt;
+line</p>
+<p>&lt;b&gt;inline tag&lt;/b&gt; at the beginning</p>
+<p>&lt;span&gt;<a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a>&lt;/span&gt;</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/span-level_html_escaped.md b/test/data/span-level_html_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f22196555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/span-level_html_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+an <b>important</b> <a href=''>link</a>
+
+broken<br/>
+line
+
+<b>inline tag</b> at the beginning
+
+<span>http://example.com</span>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/sparse_dense_list_escaped.html b/test/data/sparse_dense_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..095bc7396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/sparse_dense_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>li</p>
+</li>
+<li>li</li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/sparse_dense_list_escaped.md b/test/data/sparse_dense_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..576842277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/sparse_dense_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- li
+
+- li
+- li
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/sparse_list_escaped.html b/test/data/sparse_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..452b2b86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/sparse_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>li</p>
+</li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
+<hr />
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>li</p>
+<ul>
+<li>indented li</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/sparse_list_escaped.md b/test/data/sparse_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..362a35f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/sparse_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+- li
+
+- li
+
+---
+
+- li
+
+    - indented li
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/special_characters.html b/test/data/special_characters.html
index 8199abc19..3b652c338 100644
--- a/test/data/special_characters.html
+++ b/test/data/special_characters.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <p>AT&amp;T has an ampersand in their name</p>
 <p>this &amp; that</p>
-<p>4 &lt; 5 and 6 > 5</p>
+<p>4 &lt; 5 and 6 &gt; 5</p>
 <p><a href="http://example.com/autolink?a=1&amp;b=2">http://example.com/autolink?a=1&amp;b=2</a></p>
 <p><a href="/script?a=1&amp;b=2">inline link</a></p>
 <p><a href="http://example.com/?a=1&amp;b=2">reference link</a></p>
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diff --git a/test/data/special_characters_escaped.html b/test/data/special_characters_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b652c338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/special_characters_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<p>AT&amp;T has an ampersand in their name</p>
+<p>this &amp; that</p>
+<p>4 &lt; 5 and 6 &gt; 5</p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com/autolink?a=1&amp;b=2">http://example.com/autolink?a=1&amp;b=2</a></p>
+<p><a href="/script?a=1&amp;b=2">inline link</a></p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com/?a=1&amp;b=2">reference link</a></p>
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diff --git a/test/data/special_characters_escaped.md b/test/data/special_characters_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..111b03b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/special_characters_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+AT&T has an ampersand in their name
+
+this & that
+
+4 < 5 and 6 > 5
+
+<http://example.com/autolink?a=1&b=2>
+
+[inline link](/script?a=1&b=2)
+
+[reference link][1]
+
+[1]: http://example.com/?a=1&b=2
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diff --git a/test/data/strikethrough_escaped.html b/test/data/strikethrough_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a9da9821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/strikethrough_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p><del>strikethrough</del></p>
+<p>here's <del>one</del> followed by <del>another one</del></p>
+<p>~~ this ~~ is not one neither is ~this~</p>
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diff --git a/test/data/strikethrough_escaped.md b/test/data/strikethrough_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d169144d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/strikethrough_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+~~strikethrough~~
+
+here's ~~one~~ followed by ~~another one~~
+
+~~ this ~~ is not one neither is ~this~
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diff --git a/test/data/strong_em_escaped.html b/test/data/strong_em_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b709c9914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/strong_em_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<p><em>em <strong>strong em</strong></em></p>
+<p><em><strong>strong em</strong> em</em></p>
+<p><em>em <strong>strong em</strong> em</em></p>
+<p><em>em <strong>strong em</strong></em></p>
+<p><em><strong>strong em</strong> em</em></p>
+<p><em>em <strong>strong em</strong> em</em></p>
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diff --git a/test/data/strong_em_escaped.md b/test/data/strong_em_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2aa3c782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/strong_em_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+*em **strong em***
+
+***strong em** em*
+
+*em **strong em** em*
+
+_em __strong em___
+
+___strong em__ em_
+
+_em __strong em__ em_
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diff --git a/test/data/tab-indented_code_block_escaped.html b/test/data/tab-indented_code_block_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c140de73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/tab-indented_code_block_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<pre><code>&lt;?php
+
+$message = 'Hello World!';
+echo $message;
+
+echo "following a blank line";</code></pre>
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diff --git a/test/data/tab-indented_code_block_escaped.md b/test/data/tab-indented_code_block_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a405a1609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/tab-indented_code_block_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+	<?php
+	
+	$message = 'Hello World!';
+	echo $message;
+
+	echo "following a blank line";
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diff --git a/test/data/table_inline_markdown_escaped.html b/test/data/table_inline_markdown_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53d0eb8c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/table_inline_markdown_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th><em>header</em> 1</th>
+<th>header 2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td><em>cell</em> 1.1</td>
+<td><del>cell</del> 1.2</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code>cell</code> 2.1</td>
+<td>cell 2.2</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
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diff --git a/test/data/table_inline_markdown_escaped.md b/test/data/table_inline_markdown_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2fe1080c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/table_inline_markdown_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+| _header_ 1   | header 2     |
+| ------------ | ------------ |
+| _cell_ 1.1   | ~~cell~~ 1.2 |
+| `cell` 2.1   | cell 2.2     |
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diff --git a/test/data/text_reference_escaped.html b/test/data/text_reference_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11e4d37ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/text_reference_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<p><a href="http://example.com">reference link</a></p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com">one</a> with a semantic name</p>
+<p>[one][404] with no definition</p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com">multiline
+one</a> defined on 2 lines</p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com">one</a> with a mixed case label and an upper case definition</p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com">one</a> with the a label on the next line</p>
+<p><a href="http://example.com"><code>link</code></a></p>
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diff --git a/test/data/text_reference_escaped.md b/test/data/text_reference_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a66a5cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/text_reference_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[reference link][1]
+
+[1]: http://example.com
+
+[one][website] with a semantic name
+
+[website]: http://example.com
+
+[one][404] with no definition
+
+[multiline
+one][website] defined on 2 lines
+
+[one][Label] with a mixed case label and an upper case definition
+
+[LABEL]: http://example.com
+
+[one]
+[1] with the a label on the next line
+
+[`link`][website]
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diff --git a/test/data/unordered_list_escaped.html b/test/data/unordered_list_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd95567b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/unordered_list_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<ul>
+<li>li</li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
+<p>mixed markers:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>li</li>
+<li>li</li>
+<li>li</li>
+</ul>
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diff --git a/test/data/unordered_list_escaped.md b/test/data/unordered_list_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf62c99f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/unordered_list_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- li
+- li
+
+mixed markers:
+
+* li
++ li
+- li
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diff --git a/test/data/untidy_table_escaped.html b/test/data/untidy_table_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88e1c2bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/untidy_table_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th>header 1</th>
+<th>header 2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>cell 1.1</td>
+<td>cell 1.2</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>cell 2.1</td>
+<td>cell 2.2</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
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diff --git a/test/data/untidy_table_escaped.md b/test/data/untidy_table_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8524eb184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/untidy_table_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+| header 1 | header 2          |
+| ------------- | ----------- |
+| cell 1.1   | cell 1.2 |
+|    cell 2.1 | cell 2.2     |
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diff --git a/test/data/url_autolinking_escaped.html b/test/data/url_autolinking_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58ca94c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/url_autolinking_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p>an autolink <a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a></p>
+<p>inside of brackets [<a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a>], inside of braces {<a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a>},  inside of parentheses (<a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a>)</p>
+<p>trailing slash <a href="http://example.com/">http://example.com/</a> and <a href="http://example.com/path/">http://example.com/path/</a></p>
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diff --git a/test/data/url_autolinking_escaped.md b/test/data/url_autolinking_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..840f35404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/url_autolinking_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+an autolink http://example.com
+
+inside of brackets [http://example.com], inside of braces {http://example.com},  inside of parentheses (http://example.com)
+
+trailing slash http://example.com/ and http://example.com/path/
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diff --git a/test/data/whitespace_escaped.html b/test/data/whitespace_escaped.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2dd7a002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/whitespace_escaped.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<pre><code>code</code></pre>
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diff --git a/test/data/whitespace_escaped.md b/test/data/whitespace_escaped.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cf926a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/whitespace_escaped.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+    
+
+    code
+
+    
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