diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 97cd6e1..c204ed7 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@ export class AppComponent {
           const openTag = tag.replace(/<\/[a-z]+>.*$/, ''); // <b>
           const closeTag = tag.match(/<\/[a-z]+>/)?.[0] ?? ''; // </b>
           newValue = before + openTag + selected + closeTag + after;
+        } else if (tag.length > 1 && tag.length % 2 === 0) {
+          const middle = tag.length / 2;
+          const openTag = tag.slice(0, middle);
+          const closeTag = tag.slice(middle);
+          newValue = before + openTag + selected + closeTag + after;
+        } else {
+          newValue = before + tag + selected + after;
         }
         break;
       }
diff --git a/tests/app/app.component.spec.ts b/tests/app/app.component.spec.ts
index bcbed47..7ef2795 100644
--- a/tests/app/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/app/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ describe('AppComponent', () => {
     expect(component.inputValue()).toBe('<b>hello</b>');
   });
 
+  it('should wrap selected text with inline code markers', () => {
+    component.inputValue.set('hello');
+    component.selectedText.set('ell');
+
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const textarea = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('textarea') as HTMLTextAreaElement;
+
+    textarea.value = 'hello';
+    textarea.selectionStart = 1;
+    textarea.selectionEnd = 4;
+
+    component.addElement('``', 'between');
+
+    expect(component.inputValue()).toBe('h`ell`o');
+  });
+
   it('should wrap selected text to uppercase', () => {
     component.inputValue.set('hello');
     component.selectedText.set('hello');