diff --git a/scripts/tkremind b/scripts/tkremind
index 88c2be79..00f6976d 100755
--- a/scripts/tkremind
+++ b/scripts/tkremind
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ proc FillCalWindow {} {
 		set stuff [string trimleft $stuff]
 		set stuff [string trimright $stuff]
 		set label [expr $firstWkday + $day - 1]
-		.cal.l$label configure -text "$day (W$stuff)"
+		.cal.l$label configure -text "$day $stuff"
 		continue
 	    }
 	    "SHADE" {
diff --git a/src/rem2ps.c b/src/rem2ps.c
index 4524fa0b..5a98831d 100644
--- a/src/rem2ps.c
+++ b/src/rem2ps.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ int DoQueuedPs(void)
     int fnoff;
     char buffer[512];
     char const *size, *extra;
+    char const *s;
     int num, r, g, b, phase, fontsize, moonsize;
     unsigned char c;
 
@@ -959,12 +960,21 @@ int DoQueuedPs(void)
 		break;
 
 	    case SPECIAL_WEEK:          /* Week number */
-		num = sscanf(e->entry+fnoff, "%d", &phase);
-		if (num == 1) {
-		    printf("gsave Border Border moveto /EntryFont findfont EntrySize 1.2 div scalefont setfont ( (W %d)) show grestore\n",
-			   phase);
+		printf("gsave Border Border moveto /EntryFont findfont EntrySize 1.2 div scalefont setfont (");
+		s = e->entry+fnoff;
+		while(*s && isspace(*s)) {
+		    s++;
 		}
+		while(*s) {
+		    if (*s == '\\' || *s == '(' || *s == ')') {
+			PutChar('\\');
+		    }
+		    PutChar(*s);
+		    s++;
+		}
+		printf(") show grestore\n");
 		break;
+
 	    case SPECIAL_MOON:		/* Moon phase */
 		num = sscanf(e->entry+fnoff, "%d %d %d", &phase, &moonsize,
 			     &fontsize);
diff --git a/www/rem2html b/www/rem2html
index c186b695..e205f118 100755
--- a/www/rem2html
+++ b/www/rem2html
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ sub draw_day_cell
     my $shade = $shades->[$day];
     my $week = '';
     if (exists($weeks->{$day})) {
-	    $week = ' (W' . $weeks->{$day} . ')';
+	    $week = ' ' . $weeks->{$day};
     }
     my $class;
     if ($Options{'nostyle'}) {