diff --git a/internal/notifier/service/planner.go b/internal/notifier/service/planner.go
index c8b4ea6..615fa0d 100644
--- a/internal/notifier/service/planner.go
+++ b/internal/notifier/service/planner.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func generateDueNotifications(chore *chModel.Chore, users []*cModel.UserCircleDe
 			TypeID:       1,
 			UserID:       user.ID,
 			TargetID:     fmt.Sprint(user.ChatID),
-			Text:         fmt.Sprintf("📅 Reminder: '%s' is due today and assigned to %s.", chore.Name, assignee.DisplayName),
+			Text:         fmt.Sprintf("📅 Reminder: *%s* is due today and assigned to %s.", chore.Name, assignee.DisplayName),
 		}
 		notifications = append(notifications, notification)
 	}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func generateOverdueNotifications(chore *chModel.Chore, users []*cModel.UserCirc
 				TypeID:       2,
 				UserID:       user.ID,
 				TargetID:     fmt.Sprint(user.ChatID),
-				Text:         fmt.Sprintf("🚨  '%s' is now %d hours overdue. Please complete it as soon as possible. (Assigned to %s)", chore.Name, hours, assignee.DisplayName),
+				Text:         fmt.Sprintf("🚨 *%s* is now %d hours overdue. Please complete it as soon as possible. (Assigned to %s)", chore.Name, hours, assignee.DisplayName),
 			}
 			notifications = append(notifications, notification)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/notifier/telegram/telegram.go b/internal/notifier/telegram/telegram.go
index e35f0c8..54c0905 100644
--- a/internal/notifier/telegram/telegram.go
+++ b/internal/notifier/telegram/telegram.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (tn *TelegramNotifier) SendChoreCompletion(c context.Context, chore *chMode
 		if user.ChatID == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		text := fmt.Sprintf("🎉 '%s' is completed! is off the list, %s! 🌟 ", chore.Name, user.DisplayName)
+		text := fmt.Sprintf("🎉 *%s* is completed! is off the list, %s! 🌟 ", chore.Name, user.DisplayName)
 		msg := tgbotapi.NewMessage(user.ChatID, text)
 		msg.ParseMode = "Markdown"
 		_, err := tn.bot.Send(msg)