diff --git a/lib/src/dict_reader_base.dart b/lib/src/dict_reader_base.dart
index a5c2d6d..5eee840 100644
--- a/lib/src/dict_reader_base.dart
+++ b/lib/src/dict_reader_base.dart
@@ -419,12 +419,16 @@ class DictReader {
           keyBlock.sublist(keyStartIndex + _numberWidth, keyEndIndex);
       late String keyText;
 
-      if (_encoding == "UTF-16") {
+      if (_encoding == "UTF-16" && _mdx) {
         keyText = utf16.decode(keyEncoded);
       } else {
         keyText = utf8.decode(keyEncoded);
       }
 
+      if (!_mdx) {
+        keyText = keyText.replaceFirst(r"\", "");
+      }
+
       keyStartIndex = keyEndIndex + width;
 
       keyList.add((keyId, keyText));