diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.String.cpp b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.String.cpp
index bba1cfe3f5..34b3331e09 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.String.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.String.cpp
@@ -824,6 +824,13 @@ static void ttf_process_string_literal(rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi, const std::string
 #endif // NO_TTF
 }
 
+static void ttf_process_string_codepoint(rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi, codepoint_t codepoint, text_draw_info* info)
+{
+    char buffer[8]{};
+    utf8_write_codepoint(buffer, codepoint);
+    ttf_process_string_literal(dpi, buffer, info);
+}
+
 static void ttf_process_string(rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi, std::string_view text, text_draw_info* info)
 {
     FmtString fmt(text);
@@ -833,6 +840,11 @@ static void ttf_process_string(rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi, std::string_view text, te
         {
             ttf_process_string_literal(dpi, token.text, info);
         }
+        else if (token.IsCodepoint())
+        {
+            auto codepoint = token.GetCodepoint();
+            ttf_process_string_codepoint(dpi, codepoint, info);
+        }
         else
         {
             ttf_process_format_code(dpi, token, info);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.h b/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.h
index 2a8f227668..49eae6cb48 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum class FormatToken
 {
     Unknown,
     Literal,
+    Escaped,
 
     Newline,
     NewlineSmall,
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp
index e3a7ea586c..e8486e3308 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         return kind == FormatToken::Literal;
     }
 
+    bool FmtString::token::IsCodepoint() const
+    {
+        return kind == FormatToken::Escaped;
+    }
+
+    codepoint_t FmtString::token::GetCodepoint() const
+    {
+        if (kind == FormatToken::Escaped)
+        {
+            // Assume text is only "{{" or "}}" for now
+            return text[0];
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     FmtString::iterator::iterator(std::string_view s, size_t i)
         : str(s)
         , index(i)
@@ -82,6 +97,14 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         {
             i++;
         }
+        else if (str[i] == '{' && i + 1 < str.size() && str[i + 1] == '{')
+        {
+            i += 2;
+        }
+        else if (str[i] == '}' && i + 1 < str.size() && str[i + 1] == '}')
+        {
+            i += 2;
+        }
         else if (str[i] == '{' && i + 1 < str.size() && str[i + 1] != '{')
         {
             // Move to end brace
@@ -130,7 +153,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
             do
             {
                 i++;
-            } while (i < str.size() && str[i] != '{' && str[i] != '\n' && str[i] != '\r');
+            } while (i < str.size() && str[i] != '{' && str[i] != '}' && str[i] != '\n' && str[i] != '\r');
         }
         current = CreateToken(i - index);
     }
@@ -148,7 +171,12 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
     FmtString::token FmtString::iterator::CreateToken(size_t len)
     {
         std::string_view sztoken = str.substr(index, len);
-        if (sztoken.size() >= 2 && sztoken[0] == '{' && sztoken[1] != '{')
+
+        if (sztoken.size() >= 2 && ((sztoken[0] == '{' && sztoken[1] == '{') || (sztoken[0] == '}' && sztoken[1] == '}')))
+        {
+            return token(FormatToken::Escaped, sztoken);
+        }
+        else if (sztoken.size() >= 2 && sztoken[0] == '{' && sztoken[1] != '{')
         {
             auto kind = FormatTokenFromString(sztoken.substr(1, len - 2));
             return token(kind, sztoken);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h
index d6afe65039..0f325a50cd 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
             token() = default;
             token(FormatToken k, std::string_view s, uint32_t p = 0);
             bool IsLiteral() const;
+            bool IsCodepoint() const;
+            codepoint_t GetCodepoint() const;
         };
 
         struct iterator
diff --git a/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp b/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp
index ac35ca3944..125994664a 100644
--- a/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,20 @@ TEST_F(FmtStringTests, iteration)
         actual += String::StdFormat("[%d:%s]", t.kind, std::string(t.text).c_str());
     }
 
-    ASSERT_EQ("[28:{BLACK}][1:Guests: ][7:{INT32}]", actual);
+    ASSERT_EQ("[29:{BLACK}][1:Guests: ][8:{INT32}]", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FmtStringTests, iteration_escaped)
+{
+    std::string actual;
+
+    auto fmt = FmtString("This is an {{ESCAPED}} string.");
+    for (const auto& t : fmt)
+    {
+        actual += String::StdFormat("[%d:%s]", t.kind, std::string(t.text).c_str());
+    }
+
+    ASSERT_EQ("[1:This is an ][2:{{][1:ESCAPED][2:}}][1: string.]", actual);
 }
 
 TEST_F(FmtStringTests, without_format_tokens)
@@ -60,6 +73,8 @@ protected:
         gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
         _context = CreateContext();
         ASSERT_TRUE(_context->Initialise());
+
+        language_open(LANGUAGE_ENGLISH_UK);
     }
 
     static void TearDownTestCase()