diff --git a/np.10s.sh b/np.10s.sh
index e1754a7..dd400c2 100755
--- a/np.10s.sh
+++ b/np.10s.sh
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ for player in $(qdbus $MPRIS_ROOT); do
         title=$(echo "$metadata" | grep "$XESAM_TITLE")
         title=${title#"$XESAM_TITLE"}
 
-        title=$(echo "$title" | recode ascii..html)
-        artist=$(echo "$artist" | recode ascii..html)
-        artist2=$(echo "$artist2" | recode ascii..html)
+        title=$(echo "$title" | sed -e 's/&/&amp;/g' -e 's/</&lt;/g' -e 's/>/&gt;/g' -e 's/|/\&#124;/g')
+        artist=$(echo "$artist" | sed -e 's/&/&amp;/g' -e 's/</&lt;/g' -e 's/>/&gt;/g' -e 's/|/\&#124;/g')
+        artist2=$(echo "$artist2" | sed -e 's/&/&amp;/g' -e 's/</&lt;/g' -e 's/>/&gt;/g' -e 's/|/\&#124;/g')
 
         if [ "$title" != "" ]; then
             if [ "$artist" == "" ]; then
                 if [ "$artist2" == "" ]; then
-                    echo "$title | iconName=multimedia-audio-player-symbolic"
+                    echo "<span color='#ddccff'>$title</span> | iconName=multimedia-audio-player-symbolic"
                 else
-                    echo "$artist2 - $title | iconName=multimedia-audio-player-symbolic"
+                    echo "<span color='#ffffff'>$artist2</span> - <span color='#ddccff'>$title</span> | iconName=multimedia-audio-player-symbolic"
                 fi
             else
-                echo "$artist - $title | iconName=multimedia-audio-player-symbolic"
+                echo "<span color='#ffffff'>$artist</span> - <span color='#ddccff'>$title</span> | iconName=multimedia-audio-player-symbolic"
             fi
             echo "---"
             exit