diff --git a/codeblock.go b/codeblock.go
index 53ee1a5..4f4ee08 100644
--- a/codeblock.go
+++ b/codeblock.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (e *CodeBlockElement) Render(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
 
 	// fallback rendering
 	el := &BaseElement{
-		Token: string(e.Code),
+		Token: e.Code,
 		Style: rules,
 	}
 
diff --git a/heading.go b/heading.go
index 1b9793e..a55e5f0 100644
--- a/heading.go
+++ b/heading.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (e *HeadingElement) Render(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
 	}
 	el := &BaseElement{
 		Prefix: pre,
-		Token:  string(e.Text),
+		Token:  e.Text,
 		Style:  rules,
 	}
 	err := el.Render(flow, ctx)
diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index a41833b..b993905 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (e *ImageElement) Render(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
 	}
 	if len(e.URL) > 0 {
 		el := &BaseElement{
-			Token:  resolveRelativeURL(e.BaseURL, string(e.URL)),
+			Token:  resolveRelativeURL(e.BaseURL, e.URL),
 			Prefix: " ",
 			Style:  ctx.style[Image],
 		}