diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/commons/utils/MessageFormatUtil.java b/commons/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/commons/utils/MessageFormatUtil.java
index 39d6e3ba41..8fc1586fec 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/commons/utils/MessageFormatUtil.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/commons/utils/MessageFormatUtil.java
@@ -61,82 +61,31 @@ private MessageFormatUtil() {
      * Indexed arguments can be referred with {index},
      * to escape curly braces you have to double them.
      *
+     * <p>
+     * Only basic escaping is allowed, single quotes in a set of curly braces are not supported and
+     * multiple escaped braces in a row are also not supported
+     * 
+     * <p>
+     * Allowed {{{0}}}
+     * Allowed '{0}'
+     * Allowed '{{{0}}}'
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Not allowed {{'{0}'}}
+     * Not allowed {{{{{0}}}}}
+     *
      * @param pattern   to format
      * @param arguments arguments
      *
      * @return The formatted string
      */
     public static String format(String pattern, Object... arguments) {
-        boolean mustClose = false;
-        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(pattern.length());
-        int i = 0;
-        int n = pattern.length();
-        while (i < n) {
-            char current = pattern.charAt(i);
-            switch (current) {
-                case '{': {
-                    int curlyCount = 0;
-                    int j;
-                    for (j = i; j < n && pattern.charAt(j) == '{'; j++, curlyCount++)
-                        ;
-                    i += curlyCount - 1;
-                    if (curlyCount > 1) {
-                        if (!mustClose) {
-                            result.append("'");
-                        }
-                        while (curlyCount >= 2) {
-                            result.append('{');
-                            curlyCount -= 2;
-                        }
-                        mustClose = true;
-                    }
-                    if (curlyCount == 1) {
-                        if (mustClose) {
-                            result.append('\'');
-                        }
-                        result.append('{');
-                        mustClose = false;
-                    }
-                }
-                break;
-                case '}': {
-                    int curlyCount = 0;
-                    int j;
-                    for (j = i; j < n && pattern.charAt(j) == '}'; j++, curlyCount++)
-                        ;
-                    i += curlyCount - 1;
-                    if (curlyCount % 2 == 1) {
-                        if (mustClose) {
-                            result.append('\'');
-                        }
-                        result.append('}');
-                        mustClose = false;
-                    }
-                    if (curlyCount > 1) {
-                        result.append("'");
-                        while (curlyCount >= 2) {
-                            result.append('}');
-                            curlyCount -= 2;
-                        }
-                        mustClose = true;
-                    }
-                }
-                break;
-                case '\'':
-                    result.append("''");
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    if (mustClose) {
-                        result.append('\'');
-                        mustClose = false;
-                    }
-                    result.append(current);
-            }
-            i++;
-        }
-        if (mustClose) {
-            result.append('\'');
-        }
-        return new MessageFormat(result.toString(), Locale.ROOT).format(arguments);
+        return new MessageFormat(
+                pattern.replace("'", "''")
+                        .replace("{{{","'{'{" )
+                        .replace("}}}","}'}'" )
+                        .replace("{{","'{'" )
+                        .replace("}}","'}'" )
+                ,Locale.ROOT).format(arguments);
     }
 }
diff --git a/commons/src/test/java/com/itextpdf/commons/utils/MessageFormatUtilTest.java b/commons/src/test/java/com/itextpdf/commons/utils/MessageFormatUtilTest.java
index d4a49a7c43..e1689d255b 100644
--- a/commons/src/test/java/com/itextpdf/commons/utils/MessageFormatUtilTest.java
+++ b/commons/src/test/java/com/itextpdf/commons/utils/MessageFormatUtilTest.java
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@ public class MessageFormatUtilTest extends ExtendedITextTest {
     private String pattern;
     private Object[] arguments;
 
-
     public MessageFormatUtilTest(Object expectedResult, Object pattern, Object arguments, Object name) {
         this.expectedResult = (String)expectedResult;
         this.pattern = (String)pattern;
         this.arguments = (Object[]) arguments;
     }
 
-
     @Parameterized.Parameters(name = "{index}: {3} format: {1}; {0}")
     public static Iterable<Object[]> dataSource() {
         return Arrays.asList(new Object[][]{
@@ -60,12 +58,12 @@ public static Iterable<Object[]> dataSource() {
                 {"Message with 'single quotes'", "Message with 'single quotes'", new Object[0],"test with single quotes"},
                 {"Message with ''doubled single quotes''", "Message with ''doubled single quotes''", new Object[0],"test with doubled single quotes"},
                 {"Message with {curly braces} and a parameter {I'm between curly braces too}", "Message with {{curly braces}} and a parameter {{{0}}}", new Object[]{"I'm between curly braces too"},"Test with curly braces"},
-                {"Message with {{multiple curly braces}}", "Message with {{{{multiple curly braces}}}}", new Object[]{},"Test with multiple curly braces"},
-                {"Message with {Value between brackets} and {{Value between double brackets}}", "Message with {{{0}}} and {{{{{1}}}}}", new Object[]{"Value between brackets", "Value between double brackets"},"Test with multiple curly braces"},
-                {"Lets go wild 'value 1', {value 2}, '{value 3}', {'{value 4}'}", "Lets go wild '{0}', {{{1}}}, '{{{2}}}', {{'{{{3}}}'}}", new Object[]{"value 1", "value 2","value 3","value 4"},"Some of all"},
-                {"{'{value}'}", "{{'{{{0}}}'}}", new Object[]{"value"},"Mix om multiple brackets and quotes 1"},
                 {"'{value}'", "'{{{0}}}'", new Object[]{"value"},"Mix om multiple brackets and quotes 1"},
-                {"a '{'{123}'}''' b", "a '{{'{{{0}}}'}}''' b",  new Object[]{123},"Mix om multiple brackets and quotes 1"},
+                {"'value'", "'{0}'", new Object[]{"value"},"Mix of brackets and quotes"},
+                {"{'0'}", "{{'0'}}", new Object[0],"Mix of multiple brackets and quotes 2"},
+                {"single opening brace {0 test" , "single opening brace {{0 test", new Object[0],"Test single opening brace"},
+                {"single closing  brace 0} test", "single closing  brace 0}} test", new Object[0],"Test single closing brace"},
+                {"single opening + closing  brace {  test  }", "single opening + closing  brace {{  {0}  }}", new Object[]{"test"},"Test single opening and closing brace"},
         });
     }
 
@@ -73,5 +71,4 @@ public static Iterable<Object[]> dataSource() {
     public void testFormatting() {
         Assert.assertEquals(expectedResult, MessageFormatUtil.format(pattern, arguments));
     }
-
 }
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