diff --git a/cypress/components/Headlines.cy.tsx b/cypress/components/Headlines.cy.tsx
index 2fd627b5d..dfa1a450a 100644
--- a/cypress/components/Headlines.cy.tsx
+++ b/cypress/components/Headlines.cy.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   Headline4,
 } from '~/components/Headlines';
 import mockNextRouter, { MockRouter } from '../plugins/mockNextRouterUtils';
+import slugifyMarkdownHeadline from '~/lib/slugifyMarkdownHeadline';
 
 describe('Headlines Component', () => {
   let mockRouter: MockRouter;
@@ -94,11 +95,14 @@ describe('Headlines Component', () => {
   it('should be active if the URL has the hash', () => {
     /* Testing the active headline with Headline1 */
 
-    // Set the URL with the hash
-    mockRouter.asPath = '/#what-is-json-schema';
+    const title = 'What is JSON Schema?';
+    const slug = slugifyMarkdownHeadline(title);
+
+    // Update the existing mock router's properties
+    mockRouter.asPath = `/#${slug}`;
 
     // Check if Correct headline is active
-    cy.mount(<Headline1>What is JSON Schema?</Headline1>);
+    cy.mount(<Headline1>{title}</Headline1>);
     cy.get('span').should(
       'have.class',
       'text-startBlue dark:text-endBlue inline-block ml-2',
diff --git a/lib/slugifyMarkdownHeadline.ts b/lib/slugifyMarkdownHeadline.ts
index ae943e138..14b796b2d 100644
--- a/lib/slugifyMarkdownHeadline.ts
+++ b/lib/slugifyMarkdownHeadline.ts
@@ -4,23 +4,42 @@ export default function slugifyMarkdownHeadline(
   markdownChildren: string | any[],
 ): string {
   const FRAGMENT_REGEX = /\[#(?<slug>(\w|-|_)*)\]/g;
+
   if (!markdownChildren) return '';
+
   if (typeof markdownChildren === 'string')
-    return slugify(markdownChildren, { lower: true, trim: true });
+    return slugify(markdownChildren, {
+      lower: true,
+      trim: true,
+      remove: /[*+~()'"!]/g,
+    });
+
   const metaSlug = markdownChildren.reduce((acc, child) => {
     if (acc) return acc;
+
     if (typeof child !== 'string') return null;
+
     const fragment = FRAGMENT_REGEX.exec(child);
+
     if (!fragment) return null;
+
     const slug = fragment?.groups?.slug;
+
     return slug || null;
   }, null);
+
   if (metaSlug) return metaSlug;
 
   const joinedChildren = markdownChildren
     .filter((child) => typeof child === 'string')
     .map((string) => string.replace(FRAGMENT_REGEX, ''))
     .join(' ');
-  const slug = slugify(joinedChildren, { lower: true, trim: true });
+
+  const slug = slugify(joinedChildren, {
+    lower: true,
+    trim: true,
+    remove: /[*+~()'"!]/g,
+  });
+
   return slug;
 }