diff --git a/qt/aqt/data/web/js/mathjax.js b/qt/aqt/data/web/js/mathjax.js
index f5d99fb84..2d864715f 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/data/web/js/mathjax.js
+++ b/qt/aqt/data/web/js/mathjax.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ window.MathJax = {
         displayMath: [["\\[", "\\]"]],
         processRefs: false,
         processEnvironments: false,
+        processEscapes: false,
         packages: {
             "[+]": ["noerrors", "mhchem"],
         },