diff --git a/telebot/util.py b/telebot/util.py
index 6c09ca3..24f6b55 100644
--- a/telebot/util.py
+++ b/telebot/util.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def escape(text: str) -> str:
     :param text: the text to escape
     :return: the escaped text
     """
-    chars = {"&": "&amp;", "<": "&lt;", ">": "&gt"}
+    chars = {"&": "&amp;", "<": "&lt;", ">": "&gt;"}
     for old, new in chars.items(): text = text.replace(old, new)
     return text