diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/delete_text.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/delete_text.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 848f3e7..0000000
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/delete_text.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-use crate::documents::BuildXML;
-use crate::xml_builder::*;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct DeleteText {
-    text: String,
-    preserve_space: bool,
-}
-
-impl DeleteText {
-    pub fn new(text: impl Into<String>) -> DeleteText {
-        DeleteText {
-            text: text.into(),
-            preserve_space: true,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl BuildXML for DeleteText {
-    fn build(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        XMLBuilder::new().delete_text(&self.text, true).build()
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-
-    use super::*;
-    #[cfg(test)]
-    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
-    use std::str;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_build() {
-        let b = DeleteText::new("Hello").build();
-        assert_eq!(
-            str::from_utf8(&b).unwrap(),
-            r#"<w:delText xml:space="preserve">Hello</w:delText>"#
-        );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/mod.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/mod.rs
index b747e47..9248b47 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/mod.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ mod comment_range_end;
 mod comment_range_start;
 mod default_tab_stop;
 mod delete;
-mod delete_text;
 mod doc_defaults;
 mod font;
 mod grid_span;
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ pub use comment_range_end::*;
 pub use comment_range_start::*;
 pub use default_tab_stop::*;
 pub use delete::*;
-pub use delete_text::*;
 pub use doc_defaults::*;
 pub use font::*;
 pub use grid_span::*;
diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run.rs
index 5184602..1893daa 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{Break, DeleteText, RunProperty, Tab, Text};
+use super::{Break, RunProperty, Tab, Text};
 use crate::documents::BuildXML;
 use crate::types::BreakType;
 use crate::xml_builder::*;
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ impl Default for Run {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum RunChild {
     Text(Text),
-    DeleteText(DeleteText),
     Tab(Tab),
     Break(Break),
 }
@@ -34,12 +33,12 @@ impl Run {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn add_text(mut self, text: impl Into<String>) -> Run {
+    pub fn add_text(mut self, text: &str) -> Run {
         self.children.push(RunChild::Text(Text::new(text)));
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn add_delete_text(mut self, text: impl Into<String>) -> Run {
+    pub fn add_delete_text(mut self, text: &str) -> Run {
         self.children.push(RunChild::Text(Text::new(text)));
         self
     }
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ impl BuildXML for Run {
         for c in &self.children {
             match c {
                 RunChild::Text(t) => b = b.add_child(t),
-                RunChild::DeleteText(t) => b = b.add_child(t),
                 RunChild::Tab(t) => b = b.add_child(t),
                 RunChild::Break(t) => b = b.add_child(t),
             }
diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/text.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/text.rs
index 65e0ad6..9b97103 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/text.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/text.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::documents::BuildXML;
+use crate::escape::escape;
 use crate::xml_builder::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -8,9 +9,9 @@ pub struct Text {
 }
 
 impl Text {
-    pub fn new(text: impl Into<String>) -> Text {
+    pub fn new(text: &str) -> Text {
         Text {
-            text: text.into(),
+            text: escape(text),
             preserve_space: true,
         }
     }
diff --git a/docx-core/src/escape/mod.rs b/docx-core/src/escape/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8e0ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docx-core/src/escape/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+pub(crate) fn escape(text: &str) -> String {
+    text.replace('&', "&amp;")
+        .replace('<', "&lt;")
+        .replace('>', "&gt;")
+        .replace('"', "&quot;")
+        .replace('\'', "&apos;")
+        .replace('\n', "&#xA;")
+        .replace('\r', "&#xD;")
+}
diff --git a/docx-core/src/lib.rs b/docx-core/src/lib.rs
index 693d70b..0d83c35 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 mod documents;
 mod errors;
+mod escape;
 mod types;
 mod xml_builder;
 mod zipper;
 
 pub use documents::*;
 pub use errors::*;
+pub(crate) use escape::*;
 pub use types::*;
-
-pub fn simple() {
-    let path = std::path::Path::new("./test.docx");
-    let file = std::fs::File::create(&path).unwrap();
-    Docx::new()
-        .add_paragraph(Paragraph::new().add_run(Run::new().add_text("Hello")))
-        .add_paragraph(Paragraph::new().add_run(Run::new().add_text(" World")))
-        .build()
-        .pack(file);
-}
diff --git a/docx-core/tests/lib.rs b/docx-core/tests/lib.rs
index dc19c29..8cb54c7 100644
--- a/docx-core/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/docx-core/tests/lib.rs
@@ -371,3 +371,18 @@ pub fn user_numbering() -> Result<(), DocxError> {
     .pack(file)?;
   Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+pub fn escape() -> Result<(), DocxError> {
+  let path = std::path::Path::new("./tests/output/escape.docx");
+  let file = std::fs::File::create(&path).unwrap();
+  Docx::new()
+    .add_paragraph(
+      Paragraph::new()
+        .add_run(Run::new().add_text("&&&>>><<"))
+        .numbering(NumberingId::new(2), IndentLevel::new(0)),
+    )
+    .build()
+    .pack(file)?;
+  Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/docx-wasm/pkg/index_bg.wasm b/docx-wasm/pkg/index_bg.wasm
index 0f5201c..2202762 100644
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