diff --git a/se/formatting.py b/se/formatting.py
index 03a82119..6d361daa 100644
--- a/se/formatting.py
+++ b/se/formatting.py
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ def _format_css_component_list(content: list, in_selector=False, in_paren_block=
 			output += f"#{token.value}"
 
 		if token.type == "string":
-			output += f"\"{token.value}\""
+			output += token.representation
 
 		if token.type == "() block":
 			output += f"({_format_css_component_list(token.content, in_selector, True)})"
diff --git a/tests/draft_commands/clean/test-2/golden/src/epub/css/local.css b/tests/draft_commands/clean/test-2/golden/src/epub/css/local.css
index f50b5c51..deb430ae 100644
--- a/tests/draft_commands/clean/test-2/golden/src/epub/css/local.css
+++ b/tests/draft_commands/clean/test-2/golden/src/epub/css/local.css
@@ -15,3 +15,11 @@ p:nth-of-type(1)::before{
 #chapter-1 tr:first-child{
 	content: "test";
 }
+
+p::before{
+	content: "newlines \A \A \A quotes ' \" \"'backslash \\ letters áè";
+}
+
+p::after{
+	content: "newlines \A \A \A quotes ' \" \"'backslash \\ letters áè";
+}
diff --git a/tests/draft_commands/clean/test-2/in/src/epub/css/local.css b/tests/draft_commands/clean/test-2/in/src/epub/css/local.css
index c378444a..ef9bdf12 100644
--- a/tests/draft_commands/clean/test-2/in/src/epub/css/local.css
+++ b/tests/draft_commands/clean/test-2/in/src/epub/css/local.css
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ p:nth-of-type(1)::before{content: "test";}
 #chapter-1::after {content: "test";}
   #chapter-1 tr:first-child{
 content: "test";}
+
+p::before{
+      content: "newlines \a \A \00000A quotes ' \" \22 \27 backslash \\ letters \e1\E8";
+}
+p::after{content: 'newlines \a \A \00000A quotes \' " \22 \27 backslash \\ letters \e1\E8';}