`\|` Does not Render Correctly in Table

[Draco18s]

I have this in a table:

|`\` `/` `\|` `_` `#`| Reflectors | Changes the direction of an IP |

Rendered example:

Rune	Name	Description
\ / | _ #	Reflectors	Changes the direction of an IP

Image of it in use from my github readme:

However in your editor, it does this:

It also appears to mess with the syntax highlighting inappropriately (unless syntax highlighting has broken due to inline HTML above it). See the editable version.