diff --git a/src/unescape.js b/src/unescape.js
index 38d50bf30..5191ebd8c 100644
--- a/src/unescape.js
+++ b/src/unescape.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // unescape common html entities
 
-const matchHtmlEntity = /&(?:amp|#38|lt|#60|gt|#62|apos|#39|quot|#34|nbsp|#160|copy|#169|reg|#174|hellip|#8230);/g;
+const matchHtmlEntity = /&(?:amp|#38|lt|#60|gt|#62|apos|#39|quot|#34|nbsp|#160|copy|#169|reg|#174|hellip|#8230|#x2F);/g;
 
 const htmlEntities = {
   '&': '&',
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const htmlEntities = {
   '®': '®',
   '…': '…',
   '…': '…',
+  '/': '/',
 };
 
 const unescapeHtmlEntity = (m) => htmlEntities[m];
diff --git a/test/unescape.spec.js b/test/unescape.spec.js
index 07141adb5..ccb6393cc 100644
--- a/test/unescape.spec.js
+++ b/test/unescape.spec.js
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { unescape } from '../src/unescape';
 describe('unescape', () => {
   it('should correctly unescape', () => {
     const unescaped = unescape(
-      '& & < < > > ' ' " "     © © ® ® … …',
+      '& & < < > > ' ' " "     © © ® ® … … /',
     );
 
-    expect(unescaped).toEqual('& & < < > > \' \' " "     © © ® ® … …');
+    expect(unescaped).toEqual('& & < < > > \' \' " "     © © ® ® … … /');
   });
 });