diff --git a/uml.py b/uml.py
index 40fe46b..4a52235 100644
--- a/uml.py
+++ b/uml.py
@@ -126,12 +126,15 @@ def renderer(chain):
                     cbuf = "  "
                     cbuf += i
             print(cbuf)
+        elif i.element == "x":
+            print(i.data)
         if rendered: print()
 
 chain = []
 flags = {
     "TABLE_PREV": False,
     "PARA_PREV": False,
+    "IN_PREFORMATTED": False,
 }
 def main():
     for i in finput():
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ def main():
         if len(i) == 0: continue
 
         # lines with text
-        if i[0].isalpha():
+        if i[0].isalpha() and not flags["IN_PREFORMATTED"]:
             if not flags["PARA_PREV"]:
                 flags["PARA_PREV"] = True
                 chain.append(Element("p", i))
@@ -152,8 +155,17 @@ def main():
                     chain[-1].data += i
             continue
 
+        if i[0:3] == '```':
+            if not flags["IN_PREFORMATTED"]:
+                flags["IN_PREFORMATTED"] = True
+                params = i[3:]
+                chain.append(Element("x", "", params))
+            else:
+                flags["IN_PREFORMATTED"] = False
+            continue
+
         # we have a processing command
-        if not i[0].isalpha():
+        if not i[0].isalpha() and not flags["IN_PREFORMATTED"]:
             command = ""
             params = ""
             counter = 0
@@ -185,6 +197,8 @@ def main():
             flags["TABLE_PREV"] = False
             flags["PARA_PREV"] = False
             continue
+        elif flags["IN_PREFORMATTED"]:
+            chain[-1].data += i + "\n"
     renderer(chain)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__": main()