diff --git a/_test/extra.txt b/_test/extra.txt
index 2143933..ead2da3 100644
--- a/_test/extra.txt
+++ b/_test/extra.txt
@@ -133,3 +133,12 @@ bbb
 </li>
 </ol>
 //= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
+
+
+
+11: delimiters between ascii punctuations should be parsed
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+`{%`_name_`%}`
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+<p><code>{%</code><em>name</em><code>%}</code></p>
+//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
diff --git a/extension/typographer.go b/extension/typographer.go
index 8e95231..2c34730 100644
--- a/extension/typographer.go
+++ b/extension/typographer.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (s *typographerParser) Parse(parent gast.Node, block text.Reader, pc parser
 					if len(line) > 4 {
 						after = util.ToRune(line, 4)
 					}
-					if len(line) == 3 || unicode.IsSpace(after) || unicode.IsPunct(after) {
+					if len(line) == 3 || util.IsSpaceRune(after) || util.IsPunctRune(after) {
 						node := gast.NewString(s.Substitutions[Apostrophe])
 						node.SetCode(true)
 						block.Advance(1)
diff --git a/parser/delimiter.go b/parser/delimiter.go
index 612d7b7..8259f62 100644
--- a/parser/delimiter.go
+++ b/parser/delimiter.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package parser
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/ast"
 	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/text"
@@ -128,10 +127,10 @@ func ScanDelimiter(line []byte, before rune, min int, processor DelimiterProcess
 		}
 
 		canOpen, canClose := false, false
-		beforeIsPunctuation := unicode.IsPunct(before)
-		beforeIsWhitespace := unicode.IsSpace(before)
-		afterIsPunctuation := unicode.IsPunct(after)
-		afterIsWhitespace := unicode.IsSpace(after)
+		beforeIsPunctuation := util.IsPunctRune(before)
+		beforeIsWhitespace := util.IsSpaceRune(before)
+		afterIsPunctuation := util.IsPunctRune(after)
+		afterIsWhitespace := util.IsSpaceRune(after)
 
 		isLeft := !afterIsWhitespace &&
 			(!afterIsPunctuation || beforeIsWhitespace || beforeIsPunctuation)
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index ef113c4..e4ae5e0 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
+	"unicode"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 )
 
@@ -777,11 +778,21 @@ func IsPunct(c byte) bool {
 	return punctTable[c] == 1
 }
 
+// IsPunct returns true if the given rune is a punctuation, otherwise false.
+func IsPunctRune(r rune) bool {
+	return int32(r) <= 256 && IsPunct(byte(r)) || unicode.IsPunct(r)
+}
+
 // IsSpace returns true if the given character is a space, otherwise false.
 func IsSpace(c byte) bool {
 	return spaceTable[c] == 1
 }
 
+// IsSpace returns true if the given rune is a space, otherwise false.
+func IsSpaceRune(r rune) bool {
+	return int32(r) <= 256 && IsSpace(byte(r)) || unicode.IsSpace(r)
+}
+
 // IsNumeric returns true if the given character is a numeric, otherwise false.
 func IsNumeric(c byte) bool {
 	return c >= '0' && c <= '9'