diff --git a/Doc/myformat.perl b/Doc/myformat.perl
index 5d0fb54..0887012 100644
--- a/Doc/myformat.perl
+++ b/Doc/myformat.perl
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
 sub do_cmd_Cpp{ join('', 'C++', @_[0]); }
 sub do_cmd_EOF{ join('', 'EOF', @_[0]); }
 
-sub do_cmd_e{ "\\" }
-
-# texinfo-like formatting commands: \code{...} etc.
+sub do_cmd_e{ local($_) = @_; '&#92;' . $_; }
 
 sub do_cmd_optional{
 	local($_) = @_;
@@ -38,6 +36,8 @@
 	$_;
 }
 
+# texinfo-like formatting commands: \code{...} etc.
+
 sub do_cmd_code{
 	local($_) = @_;
 	s/$any_next_pair_pr_rx/<CODE>\2<\/CODE>/;