diff --git a/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java b/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
index 2560b6f..c4d8fd6 100644
--- a/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public final class ViewActivity extends Activity {
     }
     
     private Spannable formatString(String text) {
-        String edited = text.replace("{w}", "");
+        String edited = text.replaceAll("\\{w.*?\\}", "");
         final char[] codes = {'b','i','s','u'};
         boolean html = false;
         for (int i = 0; i < codes.length; i++) {