diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index a55068c..757e572 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
   stringQuadToQuad,
   stringToTerm,
   termToString,
+  escapeIRI,
+  escapeStringRDF,
 } from './lib/TermUtil';
 export {
   getLiteralLanguage,
@@ -19,4 +21,6 @@ export {
   stringQuadToQuad,
   stringToTerm,
   termToString,
+  escapeIRI,
+  escapeStringRDF,
 };
diff --git a/lib/TermUtil.ts b/lib/TermUtil.ts
index eb28ac4..1770cb2 100644
--- a/lib/TermUtil.ts
+++ b/lib/TermUtil.ts
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ export function stringQuadToQuad<Q extends RDF.BaseQuad = RDF.Quad>(
   );
 }
 
-function escapeIRI(iriValue: string): string {
+export function escapeIRI(iriValue: string): string {
   return iriValue.replace(escapePattern, replaceEscapedCharacter);
 }
 
-function escapeStringRDF(stringValue: string): string {
+export function escapeStringRDF(stringValue: string): string {
   if (escapePattern.test(stringValue)) {
     stringValue = stringValue.replace(escapePattern, replaceEscapedCharacter);
   }