diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/MarkupTests.cs b/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/MarkupTests.cs
index 51ff09b..72f6c51 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/MarkupTests.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/MarkupTests.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,24 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
 {
     public sealed class MarkupTests
     {
+        public sealed class TheEscapeMethod
+        {
+            [Theory]
+            [InlineData("Hello World", "Hello World")]
+            [InlineData("Hello World [", "Hello World [[")]
+            [InlineData("Hello World ]", "Hello World ]]")]
+            [InlineData("Hello [World]", "Hello [[World]]")]
+            [InlineData("Hello [[World]]", "Hello [[[[World]]]]")]
+            public void Should_Escape_Markup_As_Expected(string input, string expected)
+            {
+                // Given, When
+                var result = Markup.Escape(input);
+
+                // Then
+                result.ShouldBe(expected);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Theory]
         [InlineData("Hello [[ World ]")]
         [InlineData("Hello [[ World ] !")]
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 50e6efa..e1fe689 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System;
+
 namespace Spectre.Console
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -6,12 +8,11 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
     public static class StringExtensions
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Converts the string to something that is safe to
-        /// use in a markup string.
+        /// Escapes text so that it won’t be interpreted as markup.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="text">The text to convert.</param>
-        /// <returns>A string that is safe to use in a markup string.</returns>
-        public static string SafeMarkup(this string text)
+        /// <param name="text">The text to escape.</param>
+        /// <returns>A string that is safe to use in markup.</returns>
+        public static string EscapeMarkup(this string text)
         {
             if (text == null)
             {
@@ -22,5 +23,16 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
                 .Replace("[", "[[")
                 .Replace("]", "]]");
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Escapes text so that it won’t be interpreted as markup.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text">The text to escape.</param>
+        /// <returns>A string that is safe to use in markup.</returns>
+        [Obsolete("Use EscapeMarkup extension instead.", false)]
+        public static string SafeMarkup(this string text)
+        {
+            return EscapeMarkup(text);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/ExceptionFormatter.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/ExceptionFormatter.cs
index 8e3ecde..2f5c67a 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/ExceptionFormatter.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/ExceptionFormatter.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         {
             var shortenTypes = (settings.Format & ExceptionFormats.ShortenTypes) != 0;
             var type = Emphasize(ex.Type, new[] { '.' }, settings.Style.Exception, shortenTypes, settings);
-            var message = $"[{settings.Style.Message.ToMarkup()}]{ex.Message.SafeMarkup()}[/]";
+            var message = $"[{settings.Style.Message.ToMarkup()}]{ex.Message.EscapeMarkup()}[/]";
             return new Markup(string.Concat(type, ": ", message));
         }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         {
             var typeColor = settings.Style.ParameterType.ToMarkup();
             var nameColor = settings.Style.ParameterName.ToMarkup();
-            var parameters = frame.Parameters.Select(x => $"[{typeColor}]{x.Type.SafeMarkup()}[/] [{nameColor}]{x.Name}[/]");
+            var parameters = frame.Parameters.Select(x => $"[{typeColor}]{x.Type.EscapeMarkup()}[/] [{nameColor}]{x.Name}[/]");
             builder.Append(string.Join(", ", parameters));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Calendar.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Calendar.cs
index 9750aac..13bcd76 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Calendar.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Calendar.cs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
 
             if (ShowHeader)
             {
-                var heading = new DateTime(Year, Month, Day).ToString("Y", culture).SafeMarkup();
+                var heading = new DateTime(Year, Month, Day).ToString("Y", culture).EscapeMarkup();
                 table.Heading = new Title(heading, HeaderStyle);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Markup.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Markup.cs
index c798016..836812e 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Markup.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Markup.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Spectre.Console.Internal;
 using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
@@ -46,5 +47,20 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         {
             return ((IRenderable)_paragraph).Render(context, maxWidth);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Escapes text so that it won’t be interpreted as markup.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text">The text to escape.</param>
+        /// <returns>A string that is safe to use in markup.</returns>
+        public static string Escape(string text)
+        {
+            if (text is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
+            }
+
+            return text.EscapeMarkup();
+        }
     }
 }