diff --git a/cmd/wasm/main.go b/cmd/wasm/main.go
index aa6997a..dc74244 100644
--- a/cmd/wasm/main.go
+++ b/cmd/wasm/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func renderToString(_ js.Value, args []js.Value) any {
 	ctx := html.NewContext()
 
 	if len(args) >= 2 && args[1].Type() == js.TypeString {
-		ctx.Locale = args[1].String()
+		ctx.SetLocale(args[1].String())
 	}
 
 	layout := html.NewLayout(variant)
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 5c1f61e..f5d40e5 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NewContext(locale ...string) *Context {
 		Data: make(map[string]any),
 	}
 	if len(locale) > 0 {
-		ctx.Locale = locale[0]
+		ctx.SetLocale(locale[0])
 	}
 	return ctx
 }
diff --git a/responsive_test.go b/responsive_test.go
index 08941ec..a930892 100644
--- a/responsive_test.go
+++ b/responsive_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestVariantSelector_Escapes_Good(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestVariantSelector_ControlChars_Escape_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	got := VariantSelector("a\tb\nc\u0007")
-	want := `[data-variant="a\\9 b\\A \\7 "]`
+	want := `[data-variant="a\9 b\A c\7 "]`
 	if got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("VariantSelector control escapes = %q, want %q", got, want)
 	}