diff --git a/royalnet/bots/discord.py b/royalnet/bots/discord.py
index 0bc2b2d2..62a7df92 100644
--- a/royalnet/bots/discord.py
+++ b/royalnet/bots/discord.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import typing
 import logging as _logging
 from .generic import GenericBot
 from ..commands import NullCommand
-from ..utils import asyncify, Call, Command
+from ..utils import asyncify, Call, Command, discord_escape
 from ..error import UnregisteredError, NoneFoundError, TooManyFoundError, InvalidConfigError, RoyalnetResponseError
 from ..network import RoyalnetConfig, Request, ResponseSuccess, ResponseError
 from ..database import DatabaseConfig
@@ -47,20 +47,7 @@ class DiscordBot(GenericBot):
 
             async def reply(call, text: str):
                 # TODO: don't escape characters inside [c][/c] blocks
-                escaped_text = text.replace("*", "\\*") \
-                    .replace("_", "\\_") \
-                    .replace("`", "\\`") \
-                    .replace("[b]", "**") \
-                    .replace("[/b]", "**") \
-                    .replace("[i]", "_") \
-                    .replace("[/i]", "_") \
-                    .replace("[u]", "__") \
-                    .replace("[/u]", "__") \
-                    .replace("[c]", "`") \
-                    .replace("[/c]", "`") \
-                    .replace("[p]", "```") \
-                    .replace("[/p]", "```")
-                await call.channel.send(escaped_text)
+                await call.channel.send(discord_escape(text))
 
             async def net_request(call, request: Request, destination: str) -> dict:
                 if self.network is None:
diff --git a/royalnet/bots/telegram.py b/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
index 047f3055..874576c0 100644
--- a/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
+++ b/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import typing
 import logging as _logging
 from .generic import GenericBot
 from ..commands import NullCommand
-from ..utils import asyncify, Call, Command
+from ..utils import asyncify, Call, Command, telegram_escape
 from ..error import UnregisteredError, InvalidConfigError, RoyalnetResponseError
-from ..network import RoyalnetConfig, Request, Response, ResponseSuccess, ResponseError
+from ..network import RoyalnetConfig, Request, ResponseSuccess, ResponseError
 from ..database import DatabaseConfig
 
 loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
@@ -41,19 +41,7 @@ class TelegramBot(GenericBot):
             alchemy = self.alchemy
 
             async def reply(call, text: str):
-                escaped_text = text.replace("<", "&lt;") \
-                                   .replace(">", "&gt;") \
-                                   .replace("[b]", "<b>") \
-                                   .replace("[/b]", "</b>") \
-                                   .replace("[i]", "<i>") \
-                                   .replace("[/i]", "</i>") \
-                                   .replace("[u]", "<b>") \
-                                   .replace("[/u]", "</b>") \
-                                   .replace("[c]", "<code>") \
-                                   .replace("[/c]", "</code>") \
-                                   .replace("[p]", "<pre>") \
-                                   .replace("[/p]", "</pre>")
-                await asyncify(call.channel.send_message, escaped_text, parse_mode="HTML")
+                await asyncify(call.channel.send_message, telegram_escape(text), parse_mode="HTML")
 
             async def net_request(call, request: Request, destination: str) -> dict:
                 if self.network is None:
diff --git a/royalnet/utils/__init__.py b/royalnet/utils/__init__.py
index 01bebb7d..2d42bbe3 100644
--- a/royalnet/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/royalnet/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Miscellaneous useful functions and classes."""
 
 from .asyncify import asyncify
+from .escaping import telegram_escape, discord_escape
 from .call import Call
 from .command import Command
 from .commandargs import CommandArgs
diff --git a/royalnet/utils/escaping.py b/royalnet/utils/escaping.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc59bfde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/royalnet/utils/escaping.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+def discord_escape(string: str) -> str:
+    return string.replace("*", "\\*") \
+                 .replace("_", "\\_") \
+                 .replace("`", "\\`") \
+                 .replace("[b]", "**") \
+                 .replace("[/b]", "**") \
+                 .replace("[i]", "_") \
+                 .replace("[/i]", "_") \
+                 .replace("[u]", "__") \
+                 .replace("[/u]", "__") \
+                 .replace("[c]", "`") \
+                 .replace("[/c]", "`") \
+                 .replace("[p]", "```") \
+                 .replace("[/p]", "```")
+
+
+def telegram_escape(string: str) -> str:
+    return string.replace("<", "&lt;") \
+                 .replace(">", "&gt;") \
+                 .replace("[b]", "<b>") \
+                 .replace("[/b]", "</b>") \
+                 .replace("[i]", "<i>") \
+                 .replace("[/i]", "</i>") \
+                 .replace("[u]", "<b>") \
+                 .replace("[/u]", "</b>") \
+                 .replace("[c]", "<code>") \
+                 .replace("[/c]", "</code>") \
+                 .replace("[p]", "<pre>") \
+                 .replace("[/p]", "</pre>")