diff --git a/responsive.go b/responsive.go
index 6d85b6f..896d0ae 100644
--- a/responsive.go
+++ b/responsive.go
@@ -79,18 +79,13 @@ func escapeCSSString(s string) string {
 		case '\\', '"':
 			b.WriteByte('\\')
 			b.WriteRune(r)
-		case '\n':
-			b.WriteString(`\A `)
-		case '\r':
-			b.WriteString(`\D `)
-		case '\f':
-			b.WriteString(`\C `)
-		case '\t':
-			b.WriteString(`\9 `)
 		default:
 			if r < 0x20 || r == 0x7f {
 				b.WriteByte('\\')
-				b.WriteString(strings.ToUpper(strconv.FormatInt(int64(r), 16)))
+				esc := strings.ToUpper(strconv.FormatInt(int64(r), 16))
+				for i := 0; i < len(esc); i++ {
+					b.WriteByte(esc[i])
+				}
 				b.WriteByte(' ')
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/responsive_test.go b/responsive_test.go
index 9438c55..08941ec 100644
--- a/responsive_test.go
+++ b/responsive_test.go
@@ -126,3 +126,11 @@ func TestVariantSelector_Escapes_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("VariantSelector escaping = %q, want %q", got, want)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestVariantSelector_ControlChars_Escape_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	got := VariantSelector("a\tb\nc\u0007")
+	want := `[data-variant="a\\9 b\\A \\7 "]`
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("VariantSelector control escapes = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}