diff --git a/src/experimental/parser/user.nim b/src/experimental/parser/user.nim
index bf8c5ba..715c9a9 100644
--- a/src/experimental/parser/user.nim
+++ b/src/experimental/parser/user.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let
   unRegex = re.re"(^|[^A-z0-9-_./?])@([A-z0-9_]{1,15})"
   unReplace = "$1<a href=\"/$2\">@$2</a>"
 
-  htRegex = nre.re"(*U)(^|[^\w-_./?])([#＃$])([\w_]+)"
+  htRegex = nre.re"""(*U)(^|[^\w-_.?])([#＃$])([\w_]*+)(?!</a>|">|#)"""
   htReplace = "$1<a href=\"/search?q=%23$3\">$2$3</a>"
 
 proc expandUserEntities(user: var User; raw: RawUser) =