diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6761967..fa9b29e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@
     "tslib": "^2.6.2",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2",
     "vite": "^4.5.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "html-entities": "^2.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ed9bcd3..787e5c3 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ settings:
   autoInstallPeers: true
   excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
 
+dependencies:
+  html-entities:
+    specifier: ^2.4.0
+    version: 2.4.0
+
 devDependencies:
   '@fontsource/fira-mono':
     specifier: ^5.0.8
@@ -1296,6 +1301,10 @@ packages:
       function-bind: 1.1.2
     dev: true
 
+  /html-entities@2.4.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-igBTJcNNNhvZFRtm8uA6xMY6xYleeDwn3PeBCkDz7tHttv4F2hsDI2aPgNERWzvRcNYHNT3ymRaQzllmXj4YsQ==}
+    dev: false
+
   /import-fresh@3.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-veYYhQa+D1QBKznvhUHxb8faxlrwUnxseDAbAp457E0wLNio2bOSKnjYDhMj+YiAq61xrMGhQk9iXVk5FzgQMw==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/messages/BaseMessage.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/messages/BaseMessage.svelte
index 379ba4f..0d88a09 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/messages/BaseMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/messages/BaseMessage.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import { decode } from "html-entities"
   import { marked } from "marked"
 
   export let profilePic: string
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
     src={profilePic}
   />
   <div class="chat-msg">
-    {@html marked(message)}
+    {@html decode(marked(message))}
   </div>
 </div>