diff --git a/src/Extracting/ParsesValidationRules.php b/src/Extracting/ParsesValidationRules.php
index 148ed3ea..827d56e5 100644
--- a/src/Extracting/ParsesValidationRules.php
+++ b/src/Extracting/ParsesValidationRules.php
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ private function examplePresent(array $parameterData)
     protected function getDescription(string $rule, array $arguments = [], $baseType = 'string'): string
     {
         if ($rule == 'regex') {
-            return "Must match the regex {$arguments[':regex']}.";
+            return "Must match the regex <code>{$arguments[':regex']}</code>.";
         }
 
         $translationString = "validation.{$rule}";
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ValidationRuleParsingTest.php b/tests/Unit/ValidationRuleParsingTest.php
index 1d6d142b..a7574cf1 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ValidationRuleParsingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ValidationRuleParsingTest.php
@@ -440,7 +440,12 @@ public static function supportedRules()
         yield 'regex' => [
             ['regex_param' => 'regex:/\d/'],
             [],
-            ['description' => 'Must match the regex /\d/.'],
+            ['description' => 'Must match the regex <code>/\d/</code>.'],
+        ];
+        yield 'regex with pipe and special chars' => [
+            ['document' => 'regex:/^\d{11}|\d{14}$/'],
+            [],
+            ['description' => 'Must match the regex <code>/^\d{11}|\d{14}$/</code>.'],
         ];
         yield 'accepted' => [
             ['accepted_param' => 'accepted'],