diff --git a/autoload/xpt/snip.vim b/autoload/xpt/snip.vim
index fcfa726e..d1f0426f 100644
--- a/autoload/xpt/snip.vim
+++ b/autoload/xpt/snip.vim
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ endfunction "}}}
 fun! xpt#snip#TextToPlaceholders(text, ptn) "{{{
 
     let [ l, r ] = [ a:ptn.l, a:ptn.r ]
+    let lr = l . r
 
     let toks = xpt#snip#Tokenize(a:text, a:ptn) + ["", "", ""]
     let elts = []
@@ -190,13 +191,13 @@ fun! xpt#snip#TextToPlaceholders(text, ptn) "{{{
         let chr = tok[0]
         if chr != l && chr != r
             if tok != ""
-                call add(elts, {'text': tok})
+                call add(elts, {'text': xpt#util#UnescapeChar(tok, lr)})
             endif
             continue
         endif
 
         if chr == l
-            call add(buf, {'text': tok[1:]})
+            call add(buf, {'text': xpt#util#UnescapeChar(tok[1:], lr)})
             continue
         endif
 
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ fun! xpt#snip#TextToPlaceholders(text, ptn) "{{{
         else
             " toks[i+1] is text
             if toks[i + 2] == r
-                let [flt, iFilterEnd] = [{'text': toks[i + 1]}, i + 2]
+                let [flt, iFilterEnd] = [{'text': xpt#util#UnescapeChar(toks[i + 1], lr)}, i + 2]
             else
                 continue
             endif
diff --git a/autoload/xpt/ut/test_snip.vim b/autoload/xpt/ut/test_snip.vim
index e4075262..02c027bc 100644
--- a/autoload/xpt/ut/test_snip.vim
+++ b/autoload/xpt/ut/test_snip.vim
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ fun! s:TestTextToPlaceholders(t) "{{{
           \ [' a ', [{'text': ' a '}]],
           \ ['a b', [{'text': 'a b'}]],
           \
+          \ ['\', [{'text': '\'}]],
+          \ ['\\', [{'text': '\\'}]],
+          \
+          \ ['\`', [{'text': '`'}]],
+          \ ['\\\`', [{'text': '\`'}]],
+          \ ['\\\\\`', [{'text': '\\`'}]],
+          \
+          \ ['\^', [{'text': '^'}]],
+          \ ['\\\^', [{'text': '\^'}]],
+          \ ['\\\\\^', [{'text': '\\^'}]],
+          \
           \ ['	a	b', [{'text': '	a	b'}]],
           \ ['	a	b	', [{'text': '	a	b	'}]],
           \
@@ -111,6 +122,16 @@ fun! s:TestTextToPlaceholders(t) "{{{
           \                 },
           \                 { "text": "\n" },
           \                 { "name": { "text": "Inc('t')" } }]],
+          \
+          \ ["a\n`\\\n\\`	\\\\`tr($A, 'a', 'b')`    \\^^\nEcho(0)^\n`Inc('t')^",
+          \               [ { "text": "a\n"},
+          \                 { "leftEdge": {"text": "\\\n`	\\\\"},
+          \                   "name": {"text": "tr($A, 'a', 'b')"},
+          \                   "rightEdge": {"text": "    ^"},
+          \                   "liveFilter": {"text": "\nEcho(0)"},
+          \                 },
+          \                 { "text": "\n" },
+          \                 { "name": { "text": "Inc('t')" } }]],
           \ ]
 
     for [inp, outp] in cases