diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberProxy.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberProxy.cs
index 30db4f02..8265a34c 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberProxy.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberProxy.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                     await ctx.Reply("This member does not have any proxy tags.");
                 else
                 {
-                    var tags = string.Join("\n", target.ProxyTags.Select(t => $"`{t.ProxyString}`"));
+                    var tags = string.Join("\n", target.ProxyTags.Select(t => $"``{t.ProxyString.EscapeBacktickPair()}``"));
                     await ctx.Reply($"This member's proxy tags are:\n{tags}");
                 }
             }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 var patch = new MemberPatch {ProxyTags = Partial<ProxyTag[]>.Present(newTags.ToArray())};
                 await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
 
-                await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Added proxy tags `{tagToAdd.ProxyString}`.");
+                await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Added proxy tags ``{tagToAdd.ProxyString.EscapeBacktickPair()}``.");
             }
             // Subcommand: "remove"
             else if (ctx.Match("remove", "delete"))
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 var patch = new MemberPatch {ProxyTags = Partial<ProxyTag[]>.Present(newTags.ToArray())};
                 await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
 
-                await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Removed proxy tags `{tagToRemove.ProxyString}`.");
+                await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Removed proxy tags ``{tagToRemove.ProxyString.EscapeBacktickPair()}``.");
             }
             // Subcommand: bare proxy tag given
             else
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 var patch = new MemberPatch {ProxyTags = Partial<ProxyTag[]>.Present(newTags)};
                 await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
                 
-                await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member proxy tags set to `{requestedTag.ProxyString}`.");
+                await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member proxy tags set to ``{requestedTag.ProxyString.EscapeBacktickPair()}``.");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Errors.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Errors.cs
index fe7e4d73..2b6c47ab 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Errors.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Errors.cs
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot {
         public static PKError ProxyNameTooShort(string name) => new PKError($"The webhook's name, `{name}`, is shorter than two characters, and thus cannot be proxied. Please change the member name or use a longer system tag.");
         public static PKError ProxyNameTooLong(string name) => new PKError($"The webhook's name, {name}, is too long ({name.Length} > {Limits.MaxProxyNameLength} characters), and thus cannot be proxied. Please change the member name, display name or server display name, or use a shorter system tag.");
 
-        public static PKError ProxyTagAlreadyExists(ProxyTag tagToAdd, PKMember member) => new PKError($"That member already has the proxy tag `{tagToAdd.ProxyString}`. The member currently has these tags: {member.ProxyTagsString()}");
-        public static PKError ProxyTagDoesNotExist(ProxyTag tagToRemove, PKMember member) => new PKError($"That member does not have the proxy tag `{tagToRemove.ProxyString}`. The member currently has these tags: {member.ProxyTagsString()}");
-        public static PKError LegacyAlreadyHasProxyTag(ProxyTag requested, PKMember member) => new PKError($"This member already has more than one proxy tag set: {member.ProxyTagsString()}\nConsider using the `pk;member {member.Hid} proxy add {requested.ProxyString}` command instead.");
+        public static PKError ProxyTagAlreadyExists(ProxyTag tagToAdd, PKMember member) => new PKError($"That member already has the proxy tag ``{tagToAdd.ProxyString.EscapeBacktickPair()}``. The member currently has these tags: {member.ProxyTagsString()}");
+        public static PKError ProxyTagDoesNotExist(ProxyTag tagToRemove, PKMember member) => new PKError($"That member does not have the proxy tag ``{tagToRemove.ProxyString.EscapeBacktickPair()}``. The member currently has these tags: {member.ProxyTagsString()}");
+        public static PKError LegacyAlreadyHasProxyTag(ProxyTag requested, PKMember member) => new PKError($"This member already has more than one proxy tag set: {member.ProxyTagsString()}\nConsider using the ``pk;member {member.Hid} proxy add {requested.ProxyString.EscapeBacktickPair()}`` command instead.");
         public static PKError EmptyProxyTags(PKMember member) => new PKError($"The example proxy `text` is equivalent to having no proxy tags at all, since there are no symbols or brackets on either end. If you'd like to clear your proxy tags, use `pk;member {member.Hid} proxy clear`.");
 
         public static PKError GenericCancelled() => new PKError("Operation cancelled.");
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Lists/ShortRenderer.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Lists/ShortRenderer.cs
index bcec295f..5b668218 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Lists/ShortRenderer.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Lists/ShortRenderer.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                     var proxyTagsString = m.ProxyTagsString();
                     if (proxyTagsString.Length > 100) // arbitrary threshold for now, tweak?
                         proxyTagsString = "tags too long, see member card";
-                    return $"[`{m.Hid}`] **{m.NameFor(ctx)}** *({proxyTagsString})*";
+                    return $"[`{m.Hid}`] **{m.NameFor(ctx)}** *(*{proxyTagsString}*)*";
                 }
 
                 return $"[`{m.Hid}`] **{m.NameFor(ctx)}**";
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Services/EmbedService.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Services/EmbedService.cs
index 7007d7df..a438b2fc 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Services/EmbedService.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Services/EmbedService.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot {
             var guildDisplayName = guildSettings?.DisplayName;
             var avatar = guildSettings?.AvatarUrl ?? member.AvatarFor(ctx);
 
-            var proxyTagsStr = string.Join('\n', member.ProxyTags.Select(t => $"`{t.ProxyString}`"));
+            var proxyTagsStr = string.Join('\n', member.ProxyTags.Select(t => $"``{t.ProxyString}``"));
 
             var eb = new DiscordEmbedBuilder()
                 // TODO: add URL of website when that's up
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/DiscordUtils.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/DiscordUtils.cs
index 1343ad3a..5c6e400b 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/DiscordUtils.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/DiscordUtils.cs
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             else return input;
         }
 
+        public static string EscapeBacktickPair(this string input){
+            Regex doubleBacktick = new Regex(@"``", RegexOptions.Multiline);
+            //Run twice to catch any pairs that are created from the first pass, pairs shouldn't be created in the second as they are created from odd numbers of backticks, even numbers are all caught on the first pass
+            if(input != null) return doubleBacktick.Replace(doubleBacktick.Replace(input, @"`‌`"),@"`‌`");
+            else return input;
+        }
+
         public static Task<DiscordUser> GetUser(this DiscordRestClient client, ulong id) => 
             WrapDiscordCall(client.GetUserAsync(id));
 
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/MiscUtils.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/MiscUtils.cs
index 37cf659e..5d881729 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/MiscUtils.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Utils/MiscUtils.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using PluralKit.Core;
 namespace PluralKit.Bot
 {
     public static class MiscUtils {
-        public static string ProxyTagsString(this PKMember member) => string.Join(", ", member.ProxyTags.Select(t => $"`{t.ProxyString.EscapeMarkdown()}`"));
+        public static string ProxyTagsString(this PKMember member) => string.Join(", ", member.ProxyTags.Select(t => $"``{t.ProxyString.EscapeBacktickPair()}``"));
         
         public static bool IsOurProblem(this Exception e)
         {