diff --git a/README.tlm b/README.tlm
index d57942d..c2db2bf 100644
--- a/README.tlm
+++ b/README.tlm
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ The **VARIABLE** is $(variable)
 - List item 1
 . List item 2
 
-1. Ordered list item [#1]
+1. Ordered list item [&1]
 
 > This is a sample blockquote
 > Bon apetit!
 
-Text under a blockquote [#named]
+Text under a blockquote [&named]
 
 **This *is* bold *and* italics *mixed** TOGETHER*
 
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Here is some __underlined__ text
 
 [Go to Top](#Heading)
 
-[&1] Ordered list item 2 not included
-[&named] This is the definition for a named footnote
+[&&1] Ordered list item 2 not included
+[&&named] This is the definition for a named footnote
 
 !! Variable demo
 
diff --git a/src/html.odin b/src/html.odin
index f063879..216453b 100644
--- a/src/html.odin
+++ b/src/html.odin
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import "core:fmt"
 import "core:strings"
+import "core:unicode"
 
 escape_html :: proc(s: string, allocator := context.temp_allocator) -> string {
 	b := strings.builder_make(allocator)
@@ -62,8 +63,30 @@ check_only_var_defs :: proc(token: ^Token) -> bool {
 }
 
 slugifyifyifyify :: proc(text: string) -> string {
-	lower := strings.to_lower(text, context.temp_allocator)
-	res, _ := strings.replace_all(lower, " ", "-", context.temp_allocator)
+	b := strings.builder_make(context.temp_allocator)
+
+	for ch in text {
+		lower_ch := unicode.to_lower(ch)
+
+		if unicode.is_letter(lower_ch) || unicode.is_digit(lower_ch) {
+			strings.write_rune(&b, lower_ch)
+		} else if lower_ch == ' ' || lower_ch == '_' || lower_ch == '-' {
+			strings.write_rune(&b, '-')
+		}
+	}
+
+	res := strings.to_string(b)
+
+	for {
+		new_res, replaced := strings.replace_all(res, "--", "-", context.temp_allocator)
+		if !replaced {
+			break
+		}
+		res = new_res
+	}
+
+	res = strings.trim(res, "-")
+
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +114,7 @@ print_html :: proc(token: ^Token) {
 		}
 		slug := slugifyifyifyify(strings.to_string(b))
 
-		fmt.printf("<h%d id=\"%s\">", level, slug)
+		fmt.printf("<h%d id=\"%s\">", level, escape_html(slug))
 		for child in token.children {
 			print_html(child)
 		}
diff --git a/src/parser.odin b/src/parser.odin
index debd893..3bd1f8c 100644
--- a/src/parser.odin
+++ b/src/parser.odin
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package main
 
-import "core:fmt"
 import "core:strconv"
 import "core:strings"
 
@@ -161,10 +160,10 @@ parse_header :: proc(line: string) -> (int, string) {
 }
 
 parse_footnote_def :: proc(line: string) -> (string, string, bool) {
-	if strings.has_prefix(line, "[&") {
+	if strings.has_prefix(line, "[&&") {
 		idx := strings.index_byte(line, ']')
 		if idx != -1 {
-			id := line[2:idx]
+			id := line[3:idx]
 			text := strings.trim_space(line[idx + 1:])
 			return id, text, true
 		}
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ parse_inline_footnotes :: proc(token: ^Token) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		start_idx := strings.index(str, "[#")
+		start_idx := strings.index(str, "[&")
 		if start_idx == -1 {
 			return
 		}
@@ -1042,10 +1041,10 @@ parse :: proc(lines: []string, allocator := context.allocator) -> Token {
 
 	for token in root.children {
 		parse_inline_code(token)
+		parse_inline_footnotes(token)
 		parse_links(token)
 		parse_variables(token)
 		parse_embeds(token)
-		parse_inline_footnotes(token)
 		pass_through_children(token)
 	}