diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Type.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Type.bf
index bf698466..14ef5228 100644
--- a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Type.bf
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Type.bf
@@ -1130,7 +1130,10 @@ namespace System.Reflection
 				strBuffer.Append((*(bool*)&mValue) ? "true" : "false");
 			case typeof(char8), typeof(char16), typeof(char32):
 				strBuffer.Append('\'');
-				(*(char32*)&mValue).ToString(strBuffer);
+				var str = (*(char32*)&mValue).ToString(.. scope .());
+				let len = str.Length;
+				String.QuoteString(&str[0], len, str);
+				strBuffer.Append(str[(len + 1)...^2]);
 				strBuffer.Append('\'');
 			case typeof(uint64), typeof(uint):
 				(*(uint64*)&mValue).ToString(strBuffer);
diff --git a/IDE/mintest/minlib/src/System/Type.bf b/IDE/mintest/minlib/src/System/Type.bf
index bf698466..14ef5228 100644
--- a/IDE/mintest/minlib/src/System/Type.bf
+++ b/IDE/mintest/minlib/src/System/Type.bf
@@ -1130,7 +1130,10 @@ namespace System.Reflection
 				strBuffer.Append((*(bool*)&mValue) ? "true" : "false");
 			case typeof(char8), typeof(char16), typeof(char32):
 				strBuffer.Append('\'');
-				(*(char32*)&mValue).ToString(strBuffer);
+				var str = (*(char32*)&mValue).ToString(.. scope .());
+				let len = str.Length;
+				String.QuoteString(&str[0], len, str);
+				strBuffer.Append(str[(len + 1)...^2]);
 				strBuffer.Append('\'');
 			case typeof(uint64), typeof(uint):
 				(*(uint64*)&mValue).ToString(strBuffer);