diff --git a/src/writer.ts b/src/writer.ts
index 967a241..3c1dc01 100644
--- a/src/writer.ts
+++ b/src/writer.ts
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ function convertToken(token: string): string {
         return token;
     } else if (token === '\\\\') {
         return '\\\n';
-    } else if (token === '\\$') {
+    } else if (['\\$', '\\#', '\\&', '\\_'].includes(token)) {
         return token;
     } else if (token.startsWith('\\')) {
         const symbol = token.slice(1);
diff --git a/test/symbol.yml b/test/symbol.yml
index ed73cc5..b76214f 100644
--- a/test/symbol.yml
+++ b/test/symbol.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ cases:
   - title: monetary symbols
     tex: \$ \pounds \yen
     typst: \$ pound yen
+  - title: escape characters
+    tex: \{ \} \_ \& \# \% \$
+    typst: "{} \\_\\& \\# % \\$" # Ideally there should be a space between \ and {, but not implemented yet
   - title: combinatorial number
     tex: \binom{n}{k}
     typst: binom(n, k)