diff --git a/R/magic_mirror.R b/R/magic_mirror.R
index 6276eae..d200a9d 100644
--- a/R/magic_mirror.R
+++ b/R/magic_mirror.R
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     )
   # Contents
   kable_info$contents <- str_match_all(kable_input, "\n(.*)\\\\\\\\")[[1]][,2]
-  kable_info$contents <- latex_contents_escape(kable_info$contents)
+  kable_info$contents <- regex_escape(kable_info$contents, T)
   if (kable_info$tabular == "longtable" & !is.na(kable_info$caption)) {
     kable_info$contents <- kable_info$contents[-1]
   }
@@ -87,15 +87,6 @@
   return(kable_info)
 }
 
-latex_contents_escape <- function(x) {
-  x <- gsub("\\\\", "\\\\\\\\", x)
-  x <- gsub("\\$", "\\\\\\$", x)
-  x <- gsub("\\(", "\\\\(", x)
-  x <- gsub("\\)", "\\\\)", x)
-  x <- gsub("\\[", "\\\\]", x)
-  x <- gsub("\\[", "\\\\]", x)
-}
-
 #' Magic Mirror for html table --------
 #'
 #' @param kable_input The output of kable