diff --git a/block-kit/src/main/java/blocks/Card.java b/block-kit/src/main/java/blocks/Card.java
index e1e6870..63ef23b 100644
--- a/block-kit/src/main/java/blocks/Card.java
+++ b/block-kit/src/main/java/blocks/Card.java
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ public class Card {
     public static CardBlock example01() {
         CardBlock block = Blocks.card(c -> c.icon(BlockElements.imageElement(
                         i -> i.imageUrl("https://picsum.photos/36/36").altText("Icon")))
-                .title(BlockCompositions.markdownText("Lumon Industries"))
-                .subtitle(BlockCompositions.markdownText("Committed to work-life balance"))
+                .title(BlockCompositions.markdownText(
+                        mt -> mt.text("Lumon Industries").verbatim(false)))
+                .subtitle(BlockCompositions.markdownText(
+                        mt -> mt.text("Committed to work-life balance").verbatim(false)))
                 .heroImage(BlockElements.imageElement(
                         i -> i.imageUrl("https://picsum.photos/400/300").altText("Sample hero image")))
-                .body(BlockCompositions.markdownText("Please enjoy each card equally."))
+                .body(BlockCompositions.markdownText(
+                        mt -> mt.text("Please enjoy each card equally.").verbatim(false)))
                 .actions(List.of(BlockElements.button(b -> b.text(BlockCompositions.plainText(
                                 pt -> pt.text("Action Button").emoji(false)))
                         .actionId("button_action")))));
diff --git a/block-kit/src/test/java/blocks/CardTest.java b/block-kit/src/test/java/blocks/CardTest.java
index 59c61d9..2f94c9a 100644
--- a/block-kit/src/test/java/blocks/CardTest.java
+++ b/block-kit/src/test/java/blocks/CardTest.java
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ public void testExample01() {
               },
               "title": {
                 "type": "mrkdwn",
-                "text": "Lumon Industries"
+                "text": "Lumon Industries",
+                "verbatim": false
               },
               "subtitle": {
                 "type": "mrkdwn",
-                "text": "Committed to work-life balance"
+                "text": "Committed to work-life balance",
+                "verbatim": false
               },
               "hero_image": {
                 "type": "image",
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ public void testExample01() {
               },
               "body": {
                 "type": "mrkdwn",
-                "text": "Please enjoy each card equally."
+                "text": "Please enjoy each card equally.",
+                "verbatim": false
               },
               "actions": [
                 {