diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/swagger2markup/internal/utils/MarkupDocBuilderUtils.java b/src/main/java/io/github/swagger2markup/internal/utils/MarkupDocBuilderUtils.java
index f107fbd9..e1ed6a26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/swagger2markup/internal/utils/MarkupDocBuilderUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/swagger2markup/internal/utils/MarkupDocBuilderUtils.java
@@ -31,21 +31,28 @@ public class MarkupDocBuilderUtils {
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(text)) {
             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
         }
-        return copyMarkupDocBuilder(markupDocBuilder).literalText(text).toString();
+        return copyMarkupDocBuilder(markupDocBuilder).literalText(escapeText(text)).toString();
+    }
+
+    private static String escapeText(String text) {
+        if(text.startsWith("*")){
+            text = "\\" + text;
+        }
+        return text;
     }
 
     public static String boldText(MarkupDocBuilder markupDocBuilder, String text) {
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(text)) {
             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
         }
-        return copyMarkupDocBuilder(markupDocBuilder).boldText(text).toString();
+        return copyMarkupDocBuilder(markupDocBuilder).boldText(escapeText(text)).toString();
     }
 
     public static String italicText(MarkupDocBuilder markupDocBuilder, String text) {
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(text)) {
             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
         }
-        return copyMarkupDocBuilder(markupDocBuilder).italicText(text).toString();
+        return copyMarkupDocBuilder(markupDocBuilder).italicText(escapeText(text)).toString();
     }
 
     public static String crossReference(MarkupDocBuilder markupDocBuilder, String document, String anchor, String text) {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/enums/paths.adoc b/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/enums/paths.adoc
index f974909d..2ec89fce 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/enums/paths.adoc
+++ b/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/enums/paths.adoc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ __optional__|State value|enum (ADDED, REMOVED, CHANGED)
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/maps/paths.adoc b/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/maps/paths.adoc
index c32a78cf..faa49cf8 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/maps/paths.adoc
+++ b/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/maps/paths.adoc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ __optional__|String metrics|< string, integer (int32) > map
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`
 
 
 ==== Tags
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ __optional__|Mappings|< string, <<_mappinginfo,MappingInfo>> > map
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`
 
 
 ==== Tags
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ __optional__|string
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`
 
 
 ==== Tags
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ __optional__|String metrics|< string, string > map
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`
 
 
 ==== Tags
diff --git a/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/polymorphism/paths.adoc b/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/polymorphism/paths.adoc
index 62e3d442..436e6a3e 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/polymorphism/paths.adoc
+++ b/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/polymorphism/paths.adoc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Get collections
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`
 
 
 [[_getpets]]
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Get pets
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/polymorphismAsIsOrdering/paths.adoc b/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/polymorphismAsIsOrdering/paths.adoc
index 62e3d442..436e6a3e 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/polymorphismAsIsOrdering/paths.adoc
+++ b/src/test/resources/expected/asciidoc/polymorphismAsIsOrdering/paths.adoc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Get collections
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`
 
 
 [[_getpets]]
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Get pets
 
 ==== Produces
 
-* `*/*`
+* `\*/*`