diff --git a/composables/content.ts b/composables/content.ts
index b8b81ed3..97c66e9c 100644
--- a/composables/content.ts
+++ b/composables/content.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ export function parseMastodonHTML(html: string, customEmojis: Record<string, Emo
       [/\*(.*?)\*/g, '<em>$1</em>'],
       [/~~(.*?)~~/g, '<del>$1</del>'],
       [/`([^`]+?)`/g, '<code>$1</code>'],
-    ] as const
+      [/&#(\d+);/g, (_: string, dec: string) => String.fromCharCode(Number(dec))],
+    ] as any
+
     for (const [re, replacement] of replacements) {
       for (const match of node.value.matchAll(re)) {
         if (node.loc) {
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
index ffcd8d65..55208cf5 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1
 
 exports[`html-parse > code frame > html 1`] = `
-"<p>Testing code block</p><p><pre><code class=\\"language-ts\\">import { useMouse, usePreferredDark } from &#39;@vueuse/core&#39;
+"<p>Testing code block</p><p><pre><code class=\\"language-ts\\">import { useMouse, usePreferredDark } from '@vueuse/core'
 // tracks mouse position
 const { x, y } = useMouse()
 // is the user prefers dark theme
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ exports[`html-parse > code frame > text 1`] = `
 "Testing code block
 
 \`\`\`ts
-import { useMouse, usePreferredDark } from &#39;@vueuse/core&#39;
+import { useMouse, usePreferredDark } from '@vueuse/core'
 // tracks mouse position
 const { x, y } = useMouse()
 // is the user prefers dark theme