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+import { renderMarkdown } from '../dist/index.js';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+
+describe('entities', () => {
+	const renderAstroMd = (text) => renderMarkdown(text, { isAstroFlavoredMd: false });
+
+	it('should not unescape entities', async () => {
+		const { code } = await renderAstroMd(`<i>This should NOT be italic</i>`);
+
+		expect(code).to.equal(`<p>&#x3C;i>This should NOT be italic&#x3C;/i></p>`);
+	});
+});