diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34418a8..15f9547 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ $converter->getEnvironment()->addExtension(new RoutesExtension());
 echo $converter->convert("[Home](route('home'))");
 // Output: <p><a href="https://domain.com">Home</a></p>
 
+echo $converter->convert("[Home](<route('home')>)");
+// Output: <p><a href="https://domain.com">Home</a></p>
+
 echo $converter->convert("[Home](route('home', absolute: false))");
 // Output: <p><a href="/">Home</a></p>
 
diff --git a/src/RoutesExtension.php b/src/RoutesExtension.php
index 4126aaa..c960d60 100644
--- a/src/RoutesExtension.php
+++ b/src/RoutesExtension.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 class RoutesExtension implements ConfigurationAwareInterface, ExtensionInterface
 {
-    protected string $pattern = '/\[([^]]+)]\(route\((.*?)\)\)/s';
+    protected string $pattern = '/\[([^]]+)]\(<?route\((.*?)\)>?\)/s';
 
     protected ConfigurationInterface $configuration;