diff --git a/crates/svg/src/css.rs b/crates/svg/src/css.rs
index 34e74269e..ca4b5d8ca 100644
--- a/crates/svg/src/css.rs
+++ b/crates/svg/src/css.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,12 @@ pub(crate) fn font_descriptor(st: &CharStyle) -> (u16, bool) {
 /// (600 for Semibold, 300 for Light), `bold` for 700 and left out for 400.
 pub(crate) fn font_props(st: &CharStyle, len: &dyn Fn(f64) -> String) -> Props {
     let mut p = Props::new();
-    let fam = if st.font_family.contains(|c: char| c.is_whitespace() || c == ',') { format!("'{}'", st.font_family) } else { st.font_family.clone() };
+    // A quoted family escapes `\` and `'`, which would otherwise end the string early.
+    let fam = if st.font_family.contains(|c: char| c.is_whitespace() || matches!(c, ',' | '\'' | '\\')) {
+        format!("'{}'", st.font_family.replace('\\', "\\\\").replace('\'', "\\'"))
+    } else {
+        st.font_family.clone()
+    };
     p.push(("font-family", fam));
     p.push(("font-size", len(st.size * st.v_scale / 100.0)));
     let (weight, italic) = font_descriptor(st);
diff --git a/crates/svg/tests/css_rules.rs b/crates/svg/tests/css_rules.rs
index 2b4a203d9..9e088b6d4 100644
--- a/crates/svg/tests/css_rules.rs
+++ b/crates/svg/tests/css_rules.rs
@@ -259,3 +259,15 @@ fn groups_stand_for_their_objects_and_hidden_ones_are_left_out() {
     assert_eq!(sheet.rules.len(), 1, "one visible rectangle, once: {sheet:?}");
     assert_eq!(sheet.text(), sheet.rules[0].text());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn font_family_with_quote_or_backslash_is_escaped() {
+    for (family, want) in [("Bob's Font", r"'Bob\'s Font'"), (r"Back\slash Font", r"'Back\\slash Font'"), ("Bob's", r"'Bob\'s'")] {
+        let mut d = doc();
+        let st = CharStyle { font_family: family.into(), size: 18.0, ..CharStyle::default() };
+        let n = text(&mut d, "Hello", st);
+        let id = add(&mut d, n);
+        let r = one(&d, id, &CssOptions::default());
+        assert_eq!(prop(&r, "font-family"), Some(want));
+    }
+}