diff --git a/telebot/util.py b/telebot/util.py
index bcb8428..405daf5 100644
--- a/telebot/util.py
+++ b/telebot/util.py
@@ -273,6 +273,39 @@ def extract_arguments(text: str) -> str or None:
     result = regexp.match(text)
     return result.group(2) if is_command(text) else None
 
+def extract_entity(text: str, e: types.MessageEntity) -> str:
+    """
+    Returns the content of the entity.
+    
+    :param text: The text of the message the entity belongs to
+    :type text: :obj:`str`
+    
+    :param e: The entity to extract
+    :type e: :obj:`MessageEntity`
+    
+    :return: The content of the entity
+    :rtype: :obj:`str`
+    """
+    offset = 0
+    start = 0
+    encoded_text = text.encode()
+    end = len(encoded_text)
+    i = 0
+    
+    for byte in encoded_text:
+        if (byte & 0xc0) != 0x80:
+            if offset == e.offset:
+                start = i
+            elif offset - e.offset == e.length:
+                end = i
+                break
+            if byte >= 0xf0:
+                offset += 2
+            else:
+                offset += 1
+        i += 1
+    
+    return encoded_text[start:end].decode()
 
 def split_string(text: str, chars_per_string: int) -> List[str]:
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_telebot.py b/tests/test_telebot.py
index 06ee681..0caff9e 100644
--- a/tests/test_telebot.py
+++ b/tests/test_telebot.py
@@ -470,6 +470,53 @@ class TestTeleBot:
         for i in range(0,200):
             util.antiflood(tb.send_message, CHAT_ID, text)
         assert i == 199
+    
+    def test_extract_entity(self):
+        entities_map = {"https://core.telegram.org/api/entities": "https://core.telegram.org/api/entities",
+                       "https://github.com/eternnoir/pyTelegramBotAPI": "https://github.com/eternnoir/pyTelegramBotAPI",
+                       "*粗 bold  text体*": "粗 bold  text体",
+                       "_斜体 italic text_": "斜体 italic text",
+                       "[谷歌](http://www.google.com/)": "谷歌",
+                       '`std::cout<<"test"<<std::endl;`': 'std::cout<<"test"<<std::endl;',
+                       '''```rust
+let number = loop {
+    println!("Pick a pattern from 0-2:");
+    stdin.read_line(&mut option).unwrap();
+    match option.lines().next().unwrap().parse::<usize>() {
+        Ok(number @ 0..=2) => break number,
+        _ => {
+            println!("invalid input!");
+            option = String::new();
+            continue;
+        }
+    };
+};```''': '''let number = loop {
+    println!("Pick a pattern from 0-2:");
+    stdin.read_line(&mut option).unwrap();
+    match option.lines().next().unwrap().parse::<usize>() {
+        Ok(number @ 0..=2) => break number,
+        _ => {
+            println!("invalid input!");
+            option = String::new();
+            continue;
+        }
+    };
+};''',
+                       "@username": "@username",
+                       "#hashtag索引标签": "#hashtag索引标签",
+                       "do-not-reply@telegram.org": "do-not-reply@telegram.org",
+                       "+12125550123": "+12125550123"}
+        entites = list(entities_map.keys())
+        contents = list(entities_map.values())
+        contents.sort()
+        text = '\n'.join(entites)
+
+        bot = telebot.TeleBot(TOKEN)
+        message = bot.send_message(CHAT_ID, text, parse_mode="Markdown")
+        extracted_contents = [util.extract_entity(
+            message.text, e) for e in message.entities]
+        extracted_contents.sort()
+        assert contents == extracted_contents
 
     @staticmethod
     def create_text_message(text):