diff --git a/packages/tui/internal/util/file.go b/packages/tui/internal/util/file.go
index 879e8a6a..050b9634 100644
--- a/packages/tui/internal/util/file.go
+++ b/packages/tui/internal/util/file.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func Extension(path string) string {
 func ToMarkdown(content string, width int, backgroundColor compat.AdaptiveColor) string {
 	r := styles.GetMarkdownRenderer(width-6, backgroundColor)
 	content = strings.ReplaceAll(content, RootPath+"/", "")
-	hyphenRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`-([^ ]|$)`)
+	hyphenRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`-([^ \-|]|$)`)
 	content = hyphenRegex.ReplaceAllString(content, "\u2011$1")
 	rendered, _ := r.Render(content)
 	lines := strings.Split(rendered, "\n")