diff --git a/app/src/protyle/util/paste.ts b/app/src/protyle/util/paste.ts
index 8219b7303..08f91d534 100644
--- a/app/src/protyle/util/paste.ts
+++ b/app/src/protyle/util/paste.ts
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ export const paste = async (protyle: IProtyle, event: (ClipboardEvent | DragEven
                 } else if (isFileAnnotation(textPlain)) {
                     protyle.toolbar.setInlineMark(protyle, "file-annotation-ref", "range", {
                         type: "file-annotation-ref",
-                        color: textPlain.substring(2).replace(/ ".+">>$/, "") + Constants.ZWSP + Lute.EscapeHTMLStr(range.toString())
+                        color: textPlain.substring(2).replace(/ ".+">>$/, "") + Constants.ZWSP + range.toString()
                     });
                     return;
                 } else if (protyle.lute.IsValidLinkDest(textPlain)) {
                     protyle.toolbar.setInlineMark(protyle, "a", "range", {
                         type: "a",
-                        color: textPlain + Constants.ZWSP + Lute.EscapeHTMLStr(range.toString())
+                        color: textPlain + Constants.ZWSP + range.toString()
                     });
                     return;
                 }