diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1112838..91a74f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1517,7 +1517,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "emojis",
  "nom",
  "nom_locate",
+ "quick-xml",
  "serde",
+ "strum",
  "tracing",
  "unicode-segmentation",
 ]
@@ -2073,6 +2075,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-xml"
+version = "0.31.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1004a344b30a54e2ee58d66a71b32d2db2feb0a31f9a2d302bf0536f15de2a33"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.32"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9828764..05886ae 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ miette = "5.9"
 nom = "7"
 nom_locate = "4"
 percent-encoding = "2.2"
+quick-xml = "0.31"
 redis = "0.23"
 regex = "1.9"
 reqwest = "0.11"
diff --git a/magnetar_mmm_parser/Cargo.toml b/magnetar_mmm_parser/Cargo.toml
index bee8c3a..7e956a8 100644
--- a/magnetar_mmm_parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/magnetar_mmm_parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
+[features]
+default = ["xml"]
+xml = ["dep:quick-xml"]
+
 [dependencies]
 either = { workspace = true }
 emojis = { workspace = true }
@@ -11,5 +15,7 @@ nom = { workspace = true }
 nom_locate = { workspace = true }
 compact_str = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+strum = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 unicode-segmentation = { workspace = true }
+quick-xml = { workspace = "true", optional = true, features = ["serialize"] }
diff --git a/magnetar_mmm_parser/src/lib.rs b/magnetar_mmm_parser/src/lib.rs
index 811b157..797cc3a 100644
--- a/magnetar_mmm_parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/magnetar_mmm_parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,18 +8,24 @@ use nom::character::complete::{
 };
 use nom::combinator::{eof, fail, map, not, opt, peek, recognize};
 use nom::error::ErrorKind;
-use nom::multi::{many0, many0_count, many1, many1_count, many_till, separated_list1};
+use nom::multi::{many0_count, many1, many1_count, many_till, separated_list1};
 use nom::sequence::tuple;
 use nom::{IResult, Offset, Parser, Slice};
 use nom_locate::LocatedSpan;
+use quick_xml::events::{BytesText, Event};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::{identity, Infallible};
+use std::io::{Cursor, Write};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use strum::IntoStaticStr;
 use tracing::trace;
 use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize, IntoStaticStr)]
+// The alternative would be to implement a serde serializer for this one enum, but that's disgusting
+#[strum(serialize_all = "snake_case")]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum MentionType {
     Community,
     User,
@@ -217,6 +223,161 @@ impl Token {
             other => other.clone(),
         }
     }
+
+    fn write<T: Write>(&self, writer: &mut quick_xml::Writer<T>) -> quick_xml::Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Token::PlainText(plain) => {
+                writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new(plain.as_str())))?;
+            }
+            Token::Sequence(sequence) => {
+                sequence.iter().try_for_each(|item| item.write(writer))?;
+            }
+            Token::Quote(inner) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("quote")
+                    .write_inner_content(|w| inner.write(w))?;
+            }
+            Token::Small(inner) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("small")
+                    .write_inner_content(|w| inner.write(w))?;
+            }
+            Token::BoldItalic(inner) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("b")
+                    .write_inner_content::<_, quick_xml::Error>(|w| {
+                        w.create_element("i")
+                            .write_inner_content(|w| inner.write(w))?;
+
+                        Ok(())
+                    })?;
+            }
+            Token::Bold(inner) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("b")
+                    .write_inner_content(|w| inner.write(w))?;
+            }
+            Token::Italic(inner) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("i")
+                    .write_inner_content(|w| inner.write(w))?;
+            }
+            Token::Center(inner) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("center")
+                    .write_inner_content(|w| inner.write(w))?;
+            }
+            Token::Strikethrough(inner) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("s")
+                    .write_inner_content(|w| inner.write(w))?;
+            }
+            Token::PlainTag(plain) => {
+                writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new(plain.as_str())))?;
+            }
+            Token::InlineCode(code) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("inline-code")
+                    .write_text_content(BytesText::new(code))?;
+            }
+            Token::InlineMath(math) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("inline-math")
+                    .write_text_content(BytesText::new(math))?;
+            }
+            Token::UrlRaw(url) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("a")
+                    .with_attribute(("href", url.as_str()))
+                    .write_text_content(BytesText::new(url))?;
+            }
+            Token::UrlNoEmbed(url) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("a")
+                    .with_attribute(("href", url.as_str()))
+                    .with_attribute(("embed", "false"))
+                    .write_text_content(BytesText::new(url))?;
+            }
+            Token::Link { label, href, embed } => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("a")
+                    .with_attribute(("href", href.as_str()))
+                    .with_attribute(("embed", if *embed { "true" } else { "false" }))
+                    .write_inner_content(|w| label.write(w))?;
+            }
+            Token::BlockCode { inner, lang } => {
+                let mut ew = writer.create_element("code");
+
+                if let Some(language) = lang {
+                    ew = ew.with_attribute(("lang", language.as_str()));
+                }
+
+                ew.write_text_content(BytesText::new(inner))?;
+            }
+            Token::BlockMath(math) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("math")
+                    .write_text_content(BytesText::new(math))?;
+            }
+            Token::Function {
+                inner,
+                name,
+                params,
+            } => {
+                let mut ew = writer
+                    .create_element("fn")
+                    .with_attribute(("name", name.as_str()));
+
+                for (k, v) in params {
+                    ew = ew
+                        .with_attribute((format!("arg-{k}").as_str(), v.as_deref().unwrap_or("")));
+                }
+
+                ew.write_inner_content(|w| inner.write(w))?;
+            }
+            Token::Mention {
+                name,
+                host,
+                mention_type,
+            } => {
+                let mut ew = writer
+                    .create_element("mention")
+                    .with_attribute(("name", name.as_str()))
+                    .with_attribute(("type", mention_type.into()));
+
+                if let Some(host) = host {
+                    ew = ew.with_attribute(("host", host.as_str()));
+                }
+
+                ew.write_empty()?;
+            }
+            Token::UnicodeEmoji(text) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("ue")
+                    .write_text_content(BytesText::new(text))?;
+            }
+            Token::ShortcodeEmoji(shortcode) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("ee")
+                    .write_text_content(BytesText::new(shortcode))?;
+            }
+            Token::Hashtag(tag) => {
+                writer
+                    .create_element("hashtag")
+                    .with_attribute(("tag", tag.as_str()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn to_xml_string(token: &Token) -> quick_xml::Result<String> {
+    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new()));
+    writer
+        .create_element("mmm")
+        .write_inner_content(|writer| token.write(writer))?;
+    Ok(String::from_utf8(writer.into_inner().into_inner())?)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone)]
@@ -690,7 +851,7 @@ impl Context {
 
         let (input, _) = delim(input)?;
         let (input, lang) = opt(map(
-            recognize(many1(tuple((not(delim), not_line_ending)))),
+            recognize(many1(tuple((not(delim), not(line_ending), anychar)))),
             Span::into_fragment,
         ))(input)?;
         let (input, _) = line_ending(input)?;
@@ -705,8 +866,10 @@ impl Context {
 
         let (input, _) = line_ending(input)?;
         let (input, _) = delim(input)?;
-        let (input, _) = many0(space)(input)?;
-        let (input, _) = not(not(line_ending))(input)?;
+        // Trailing whitespace after the triple backtick
+        let (input, _) = opt(space1_unicode)(input)?;
+        // If we got this far, the next character should be a line ending
+        let (input, _) = not(tuple((not(line_ending), anychar)))(input)?;
         let (input, _) = opt(line_ending)(input)?;
 
         Ok((
@@ -738,8 +901,10 @@ impl Context {
 
         let (input, _) = opt(line_ending)(input)?;
         let (input, _) = end(input)?;
-        let (input, _) = many0(space)(input)?;
-        let (input, _) = not(not_line_ending)(input)?;
+        // Trailing whitespace after the closing delim
+        let (input, _) = opt(space1_unicode)(input)?;
+        // If we got this far, the next character should be a line ending
+        let (input, _) = not(tuple((not(line_ending), anychar)))(input)?;
         let (input, _) = opt(line_ending)(input)?;
 
         Ok((
@@ -875,7 +1040,7 @@ impl Context {
             )))(input)
         };
 
-        let param_value = recognize(many1_count(alt((
+        let arg_value = recognize(many1_count(alt((
             alphanumeric1,
             tag("."),
             tag("-"),
@@ -884,7 +1049,7 @@ impl Context {
 
         let (input, func_name) = map(func_ident, Span::into_fragment)(input)?;
 
-        let arg = tuple((func_ident, opt(tuple((tag("="), param_value)))));
+        let arg = tuple((func_ident, opt(tuple((tag("="), arg_value)))));
 
         let (input, args) =
             opt(tuple((one_char('.'), separated_list1(one_char(','), arg))))(input)?;
@@ -1428,7 +1593,7 @@ impl Context {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use crate::{Context, Span, SpanMeta, Token, DEFAULT_DEPTH_LIMIT};
+    use crate::{to_xml_string, Context, Span, SpanMeta, Token, DEFAULT_DEPTH_LIMIT};
     use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
     use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -1588,6 +1753,49 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn parse_complex() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_full(r"\( nya^3 \)"),
+            Token::InlineMath(" nya^3 ".to_string())
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_full("\\( nya^3 \n \\)"),
+            Token::PlainText("\\( nya^3 \n \\)".into())
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_full(r"`AbstractProxyFactoryBean`"),
+            Token::InlineCode("AbstractProxyFactoryBean".to_string())
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_full("`let x = \n 5;`"),
+            Token::PlainText("`let x = \n 5;`".into())
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_full(
+                r#"
+```js
+var x = undefined;
+```"#
+            ),
+            Token::BlockCode {
+                lang: Some("js".to_string()),
+                inner: "var x = undefined;".to_string(),
+            }
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_full(
+                r"
+\[
+a^2 + b^2 = c^2
+\]"
+            ),
+            Token::BlockMath("a^2 + b^2 = c^2".to_string())
+        );
+
         assert_eq!(
             parse_full(
                 r#"<center>centered
@@ -2005,4 +2213,31 @@ text</center>"#
             ])
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn xml_serialization() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            &to_xml_string(&parse_full("***nyaaa***")).unwrap(),
+            r#"<mmm><b><i>nyaaa</i></b></mmm>"#
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            &to_xml_string(&parse_full(
+                "@natty $[spin.speed=0.5s 🥺]:cat_attack: <plain>test</plain>"
+            ))
+            .unwrap(),
+            r#"<mmm><mention name="natty" type="user"/> <fn name="spin" arg-speed="0.5s"><ue>🥺</ue></fn><ee>cat_attack</ee> test</mmm>"#
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            &to_xml_string(&parse_full(
+                r#"
+```js
+var x = undefined;
+```         "#
+            ))
+            .unwrap(),
+            "<mmm><code lang=\"js\">var x = undefined;</code></mmm>"
+        );
+    }
 }