diff --git a/core/src/collection.rs b/core/src/collection.rs
index 5fbffcc..6a55f2c 100644
--- a/core/src/collection.rs
+++ b/core/src/collection.rs
@@ -1551,7 +1551,8 @@ impl Collection {
 
         if let Some(description) = &self.description {
             if !eno.is_empty() { eno.push('\n'); }
-            eno.push_str(&format!("-- description\n{}\n-- description\n", description));
+            let embed_sequence = enolib::escaped_embed_sequence("description", description);
+            eno.push_str(&format!("-- {embed_sequence}\n{description}\n-- {embed_sequence}\n"));
         }
 
         let path = context.site_dir
diff --git a/core/src/playlist.rs b/core/src/playlist.rs
index 594b581..9df403c 100644
--- a/core/src/playlist.rs
+++ b/core/src/playlist.rs
@@ -1065,7 +1065,8 @@ impl Playlist {
 
         if let Some(description) = &self.description {
             if !eno.is_empty() { eno.push('\n'); }
-            eno.push_str(&format!("-- description\n{}\n-- description\n", description));
+            let embed_sequence = enolib::escaped_embed_sequence("description", description);
+            eno.push_str(&format!("-- {embed_sequence}\n{description}\n-- {embed_sequence}\n"));
         }
 
         let path = context.site_dir
diff --git a/core/src/video.rs b/core/src/video.rs
index 6d81825..9e96c37 100644
--- a/core/src/video.rs
+++ b/core/src/video.rs
@@ -1542,12 +1542,14 @@ impl Video {
 
         if let Some(description) = &self.description {
             if !eno.is_empty() { eno.push('\n'); }
-            eno.push_str(&format!("-- description\n{}\n-- description\n", description));
+            let embed_sequence = enolib::escaped_embed_sequence("description", description);
+            eno.push_str(&format!("-- {embed_sequence}\n{description}\n-- {embed_sequence}\n"));
         }
 
         if let Some(synopsis) = &self.synopsis {
             if !eno.is_empty() { eno.push('\n'); }
-            eno.push_str(&format!("-- synopsis\n{}\n-- synopsis\n", synopsis));
+            let embed_sequence = enolib::escaped_embed_sequence("synopsis", synopsis);
+            eno.push_str(&format!("-- {embed_sequence}\n{synopsis}\n-- {embed_sequence}\n"));
         }
 
         let path = context.site_dir.join(self.site_path.filesystem_relative()).join("video.eno");