diff --git a/botogram/syntaxes.py b/botogram/syntaxes.py
index a570088..7add430 100644
--- a/botogram/syntaxes.py
+++ b/botogram/syntaxes.py
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
 import re
 
 
-_markdown_re = re.compile(r"("
+_markdown_re = re.compile(r".*("
                           r"\*(.*)\*|"
                           r"_(.*)_|"
                           r"\[(.*)\]\((.*)\)|"
                           r"`(.*)`|"
                           r"```(.*)```"
-                          r")")
+                          r").*")
 
-_html_re = re.compile(r"("
+_html_re = re.compile(r".*("
                       r"<b>(.*)<\/b>|"
                       r"<strong>(.*)<\/strong>|"
                       r"<i>(.*)<\/i>|"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                       r"<a\shref=\"(.*)\">(.*)<\/a>|"
                       r"<code>(.*)<\/code>|"
                       r"<pre>(.*)<\/pre>"
-                      r")")
+                      r").*")
 
 
 def is_markdown(message):
diff --git a/tests/test_syntaxes.py b/tests/test_syntaxes.py
index 3b28ffa..60775d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_syntaxes.py
+++ b/tests/test_syntaxes.py
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ def test_is_markdown():
 
     for delimiter in "*", "_", "`", "```":
         assert botogram.syntaxes.is_markdown(delimiter+"a"+delimiter)
+        assert botogram.syntaxes.is_markdown("!"+delimiter+"a"+delimiter+"!")
 
     assert botogram.syntaxes.is_markdown("[a](b)")
+    assert botogram.syntaxes.is_markdown("![a](b)!")
 
 
 def test_is_html():
@@ -26,10 +28,12 @@ def test_is_html():
 
     for tag in "b", "strong", "i", "em", "pre", "code":
         assert botogram.syntaxes.is_html("<"+tag+">a</"+tag+">")
+        assert botogram.syntaxes.is_html("!<"+tag+">a</"+tag+">!")
 
     assert not botogram.syntaxes.is_html("<a>a</a>")
     assert not botogram.syntaxes.is_html("<a test=\"b\">a</a>")
     assert botogram.syntaxes.is_html("<a href=\"b\">a</a>")
+    assert botogram.syntaxes.is_html("!<a href=\"b\">a</a>!")
 
 
 def test_guess_syntax():