diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/Logo.tsx b/craft/src/components/basic/Logo.tsx
index 984a01a..1442e79 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/Logo.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/Logo.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties, useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { useSiteDesign } from '../../state/SiteDesignContext';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 /* ---------- Types ---------- */
 
@@ -37,12 +38,6 @@ async function uploadToWhp(file: File): Promise<string | null> {
   } catch { return null; }
 }
 
-/* ---------- Helper: escape HTML ---------- */
-function esc(str: any): string {
-  str = String(str ?? "");
-  return str.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
-}
-
 /* ---------- Component ---------- */
 
 export const Logo: UserComponent<LogoProps> = ({
@@ -394,7 +389,7 @@ Logo.craft = {
   let innerHtml: string;
   if (props.type === 'image' && props.imageSrc) {
     const imgStyle = cssPropsToString({ width: props.imageWidth || '120px', height: 'auto', display: 'block' });
-    innerHtml = `<img src="${esc(props.imageSrc)}" alt="${esc(props.text || 'Logo')}"${imgStyle ? ` style="${imgStyle}"` : ''} />`;
+    innerHtml = `<img src="${escapeAttr(props.imageSrc)}" alt="${escapeAttr(props.text || 'Logo')}"${imgStyle ? ` style="${imgStyle}"` : ''} />`;
   } else {
     const spanStyle = cssPropsToString({
       fontWeight: props.fontWeight || '700',
@@ -402,7 +397,7 @@ Logo.craft = {
       fontFamily: props.fontFamily || 'Inter, sans-serif',
       color: props.color || '#1f2937',
     });
-    innerHtml = `<span${spanStyle ? ` style="${spanStyle}"` : ''}>${esc(props.text || 'MySite')}</span>`;
+    innerHtml = `<span${spanStyle ? ` style="${spanStyle}"` : ''}>${escapeHtml(props.text || 'MySite')}</span>`;
   }
 
   const aStyle = cssPropsToString({
@@ -414,6 +409,6 @@ Logo.craft = {
   });
 
   return {
-    html: `<a href="${esc(href)}"${aStyle ? ` style="${aStyle}"` : ''}>${innerHtml}</a>`,
+    html: `<a href="${escapeAttr(href)}"${aStyle ? ` style="${aStyle}"` : ''}>${innerHtml}</a>`,
   };
 };
diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/Menu.tsx b/craft/src/components/basic/Menu.tsx
index 5963187..aad7af3 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/Menu.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/Menu.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { usePages } from '../../state/PageContext';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 /* ---------- Types ---------- */
 
@@ -34,12 +35,6 @@ const defaultLinks: MenuLink[] = [
   { text: 'Contact', href: '#contact', isCta: true },
 ];
 
-/* ---------- Helper: escape HTML ---------- */
-function esc(str: any): string {
-  str = String(str ?? "");
-  return str.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
-}
-
 /* ---------- Component ---------- */
 
 export const Menu: UserComponent<MenuProps> = ({
@@ -494,7 +489,7 @@ Menu.craft = {
       borderRadius: link.isCta ? '6px' : '0',
       transition: 'color 0.15s, background-color 0.15s',
     });
-    return `<a href="${esc(link.href)}" class="${cls}"${target}${linkStyle ? ` style="${linkStyle}"` : ''}>${esc(link.text)}</a>`;
+    return `<a href="${escapeAttr(link.href)}" class="${cls}"${target}${linkStyle ? ` style="${linkStyle}"` : ''}>${escapeHtml(link.text)}</a>`;
   }).join('\n    ');
 
   const hoverCss = `<style>
diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/Navbar.tsx b/craft/src/components/basic/Navbar.tsx
index ac59b96..35285db 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/Navbar.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { usePages } from '../../state/PageContext';
 import { useSiteDesign } from '../../state/SiteDesignContext';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 /* ---------- Types ---------- */
 
@@ -70,12 +71,6 @@ async function uploadToWhp(file: File): Promise<string | null> {
   } catch { return null; }
 }
 
-/* ---------- Helper: escape HTML ---------- */
-function esc(str: any): string {
-  str = String(str ?? "");
-  return str.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
-}
-
 /* ---------- Component ---------- */
 
 export const Navbar: UserComponent<NavbarProps> = ({
@@ -853,7 +848,7 @@ Navbar.craft = {
   let logoHtml: string;
   if (props.logoType === 'image' && props.logoImage) {
     const imgStyle = cssPropsToString({ width: props.logoWidth || '120px', height: 'auto', display: 'block' });
-    logoHtml = `<a href="${esc(logoUrl)}" style="text-decoration:none;display:flex;align-items:center;flex-shrink:0"><img src="${esc(props.logoImage)}" alt="${esc(props.logoText || 'Logo')}"${imgStyle ? ` style="${imgStyle}"` : ''} /></a>`;
+    logoHtml = `<a href="${escapeAttr(logoUrl)}" style="text-decoration:none;display:flex;align-items:center;flex-shrink:0"><img src="${escapeAttr(props.logoImage)}" alt="${escapeAttr(props.logoText || 'Logo')}"${imgStyle ? ` style="${imgStyle}"` : ''} /></a>`;
   } else {
     const logoStyle = cssPropsToString({
       fontWeight: '700',
@@ -861,7 +856,7 @@ Navbar.craft = {
       fontFamily: props.logoFontFamily || 'Inter, sans-serif',
       color: props.logoColor || textCol,
     });
-    logoHtml = `<a href="${esc(logoUrl)}" style="text-decoration:none;display:flex;align-items:center;flex-shrink:0"><span${logoStyle ? ` style="${logoStyle}"` : ''}>${esc(props.logoText || 'MySite')}</span></a>`;
+    logoHtml = `<a href="${escapeAttr(logoUrl)}" style="text-decoration:none;display:flex;align-items:center;flex-shrink:0"><span${logoStyle ? ` style="${logoStyle}"` : ''}>${escapeHtml(props.logoText || 'MySite')}</span></a>`;
   }
 
   // Links HTML
@@ -878,15 +873,15 @@ Navbar.craft = {
       borderRadius: link.isCta ? '6px' : '0',
       transition: 'color 0.15s, background-color 0.15s',
     });
-    return `<a href="${esc(link.href)}"${target}${linkStyle ? ` style="${linkStyle}"` : ''}>${esc(link.text)}</a>`;
+    return `<a href="${escapeAttr(link.href)}"${target}${linkStyle ? ` style="${linkStyle}"` : ''}>${escapeHtml(link.text)}</a>`;
   }).join('\n      ');
 
   // Hamburger HTML for mobile
   const hamburgerHtml = mobile
     ? `\n    <button class="navbar-hamburger" onclick="this.parentElement.querySelector('.navbar-links').classList.toggle('navbar-open')" style="display:none;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:4px;flex-direction:column;gap:4px">
-      <span style="display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background-color:${esc(textCol)}"></span>
-      <span style="display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background-color:${esc(textCol)}"></span>
-      <span style="display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background-color:${esc(textCol)}"></span>
+      <span style="display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background-color:${escapeAttr(textCol)}"></span>
+      <span style="display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background-color:${escapeAttr(textCol)}"></span>
+      <span style="display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background-color:${escapeAttr(textCol)}"></span>
     </button>`
     : '';
 
@@ -915,7 +910,7 @@ Navbar.craft = {
       borderRadius: link.isCta ? '6px' : '0',
       transition: 'color 0.15s, background-color 0.15s',
     });
-    return `<a href="${esc(link.href)}" class="${cls}"${target}${linkStyle ? ` style="${linkStyle}"` : ''}>${esc(link.text)}</a>`;
+    return `<a href="${escapeAttr(link.href)}" class="${cls}"${target}${linkStyle ? ` style="${linkStyle}"` : ''}>${escapeHtml(link.text)}</a>`;
   }).join('\n      ');
 
   return {
diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.tsx b/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.tsx
index ad752d6..d108799 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface SearchBarProps {
   placeholder?: string;
@@ -171,7 +172,6 @@ SearchBar.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (SearchBar as any).toHtml = (props: SearchBarProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const {
     placeholder = 'Search...',
     buttonText = 'Search',
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ SearchBar.craft = {
   const inputStyleStr = `width:100%;padding:12px 16px 12px 40px;font-size:15px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;border:1px solid #d1d5db;border-radius:${showButton ? '8px 0 0 8px' : '8px'};background-color:#ffffff;color:#1f2937;outline:none;box-sizing:border-box`;
 
   const btnHtml = showButton
-    ? `<button type="submit" style="padding:12px 20px;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;color:#ffffff;background-color:#3b82f6;border:none;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px"><i class="fa fa-search" style="font-size:13px"></i>${esc(buttonText)}</button>`
+    ? `<button type="submit" style="padding:12px 20px;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;color:#ffffff;background-color:#3b82f6;border:none;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px"><i class="fa fa-search" style="font-size:13px"></i>${escapeHtml(buttonText)}</button>`
     : '';
 
   return {
     html: `<form role="search"${formStyle ? ` style="${formStyle}"` : ''}>
   <div style="position:relative;flex:1">
     <i class="fa fa-search" style="position:absolute;left:14px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);color:#9ca3af;font-size:14px;pointer-events:none"></i>
-    <input type="search" placeholder="${esc(placeholder)}" style="${inputStyleStr}" />
+    <input type="search" placeholder="${escapeAttr(placeholder)}" style="${inputStyleStr}" />
   </div>
   ${btnHtml}
 </form>`,
diff --git a/craft/src/components/forms/ContactForm.tsx b/craft/src/components/forms/ContactForm.tsx
index 37ae2e3..b243566 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/forms/ContactForm.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/forms/ContactForm.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { relayFormWiring } from '../../utils/form-relay-wiring';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface ContactFormField {
   type: 'text' | 'email' | 'tel' | 'textarea' | 'select';
@@ -394,7 +395,6 @@ ContactForm.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (ContactForm as any).toHtml = (props: ContactFormProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const formStyle = cssPropsToString({
     padding: '32px',
     display: 'flex',
@@ -409,16 +409,16 @@ ContactForm.craft = {
 
   const fieldsHtml = (props.fields || defaultFields).map((field) => {
     const reqStar = field.required ? '<span style="color:#ef4444;margin-left:2px">*</span>' : '';
-    const labelHtml = `<label style="font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:${labelColor}">${esc(field.label)}${reqStar}</label>`;
+    const labelHtml = `<label style="font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:${labelColor}">${escapeHtml(field.label)}${reqStar}</label>`;
     const reqAttr = field.required ? ' required' : '';
     let inputHtml = '';
     if (field.type === 'textarea') {
-      inputHtml = `<textarea name="${esc(field.name)}" placeholder="${esc(field.placeholder)}" rows="4" style="${inputStyleStr};resize:vertical"${reqAttr}></textarea>`;
+      inputHtml = `<textarea name="${escapeAttr(field.name)}" placeholder="${escapeAttr(field.placeholder)}" rows="4" style="${inputStyleStr};resize:vertical"${reqAttr}></textarea>`;
     } else if (field.type === 'select') {
-      const opts = (field.options || []).map((o) => `<option value="${esc(o)}">${esc(o)}</option>`).join('');
-      inputHtml = `<select name="${esc(field.name)}" style="${inputStyleStr};cursor:pointer"${reqAttr}><option value="">${esc(field.placeholder || 'Select...')}</option>${opts}</select>`;
+      const opts = (field.options || []).map((o) => `<option value="${escapeAttr(o)}">${escapeHtml(o)}</option>`).join('');
+      inputHtml = `<select name="${escapeAttr(field.name)}" style="${inputStyleStr};cursor:pointer"${reqAttr}><option value="">${escapeHtml(field.placeholder || 'Select...')}</option>${opts}</select>`;
     } else {
-      inputHtml = `<input type="${field.type}" name="${esc(field.name)}" placeholder="${esc(field.placeholder)}" style="${inputStyleStr}"${reqAttr} />`;
+      inputHtml = `<input type="${field.type}" name="${escapeAttr(field.name)}" placeholder="${escapeAttr(field.placeholder)}" style="${inputStyleStr}"${reqAttr} />`;
     }
     return `<div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px">${labelHtml}${inputHtml}</div>`;
   }).join('\n  ');
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ ContactForm.craft = {
 
   return {
     html: `${marker}<form action="${actionAttr}" method="POST"${formStyle ? ` style="${formStyle}"` : ''}>
-${honeypot ? `  ${honeypot}\n` : ''}${fieldsHtml ? `  ${fieldsHtml}\n` : ''}  <button type="submit"${btnStyle ? ` style="${btnStyle}"` : ''}>${esc(props.submitText || 'Send Message')}</button>
+${honeypot ? `  ${honeypot}\n` : ''}${fieldsHtml ? `  ${fieldsHtml}\n` : ''}  <button type="submit"${btnStyle ? ` style="${btnStyle}"` : ''}>${escapeHtml(props.submitText || 'Send Message')}</button>
 </form>`,
   };
 };
diff --git a/craft/src/components/forms/InputField.tsx b/craft/src/components/forms/InputField.tsx
index 4c8a607..6b6b304 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/forms/InputField.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/forms/InputField.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface InputFieldProps {
   label?: string;
@@ -165,7 +166,6 @@ InputField.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (InputField as any).toHtml = (props: InputFieldProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const wrapStyle = cssPropsToString({
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'column',
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ InputField.craft = {
   });
   const reqAttr = props.required ? ' required' : '';
   const labelHtml = props.label
-    ? `<label style="font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#18181b">${esc(props.label)}${props.required ? '<span style="color:#ef4444"> *</span>' : ''}</label>`
+    ? `<label style="font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#18181b">${escapeHtml(props.label)}${props.required ? '<span style="color:#ef4444"> *</span>' : ''}</label>`
     : '';
   return {
     html: `<div${wrapStyle ? ` style="${wrapStyle}"` : ''}>
   ${labelHtml}
-  <input type="${props.type || 'text'}" name="${esc(props.name || 'field')}" placeholder="${esc(props.placeholder || '')}"${reqAttr} style="padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #d4d4d8;border-radius:6px;font-size:14px;color:#18181b;background-color:#ffffff;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box" />
+  <input type="${props.type || 'text'}" name="${escapeAttr(props.name || 'field')}" placeholder="${escapeAttr(props.placeholder || '')}"${reqAttr} style="padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #d4d4d8;border-radius:6px;font-size:14px;color:#18181b;background-color:#ffffff;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box" />
 </div>`,
   };
 };
diff --git a/craft/src/components/forms/SubscribeForm.tsx b/craft/src/components/forms/SubscribeForm.tsx
index d97df7e..20feac5 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/forms/SubscribeForm.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/forms/SubscribeForm.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface SubscribeFormProps {
   heading?: string;
@@ -249,7 +250,6 @@ SubscribeForm.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (SubscribeForm as any).toHtml = (props: SubscribeFormProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const {
     heading = 'Subscribe to our newsletter',
     placeholder = 'Enter your email',
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ SubscribeForm.craft = {
   });
 
   const headingHtml = heading
-    ? `<h3 style="font-size:22px;font-weight:600;color:#1f2937;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${esc(heading)}</h3>`
+    ? `<h3 style="font-size:22px;font-weight:600;color:#1f2937;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${escapeHtml(heading)}</h3>`
     : '';
 
   const formStyle = cssPropsToString({
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ SubscribeForm.craft = {
     html: `<div${wrapperStyle ? ` style="${wrapperStyle}"` : ''}>
   ${headingHtml}
   <form method="POST"${formStyle ? ` style="${formStyle}"` : ''}>
-    <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="${esc(placeholder)}" required style="${inputStyleStr}" />
-    <button type="submit"${btnStyle ? ` style="${btnStyle}"` : ''}>${esc(buttonText)}</button>
+    <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="${escapeAttr(placeholder)}" required style="${inputStyleStr}" />
+    <button type="submit"${btnStyle ? ` style="${btnStyle}"` : ''}>${escapeHtml(buttonText)}</button>
   </form>
 </div>`,
   };
diff --git a/craft/src/components/forms/TextareaField.tsx b/craft/src/components/forms/TextareaField.tsx
index 28e38ba..90e77c7 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/forms/TextareaField.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/forms/TextareaField.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface TextareaFieldProps {
   label?: string;
@@ -167,7 +168,6 @@ TextareaField.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (TextareaField as any).toHtml = (props: TextareaFieldProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const wrapStyle = cssPropsToString({
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'column',
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ TextareaField.craft = {
   });
   const reqAttr = props.required ? ' required' : '';
   const labelHtml = props.label
-    ? `<label style="font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#18181b">${esc(props.label)}${props.required ? '<span style="color:#ef4444"> *</span>' : ''}</label>`
+    ? `<label style="font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#18181b">${escapeHtml(props.label)}${props.required ? '<span style="color:#ef4444"> *</span>' : ''}</label>`
     : '';
   return {
     html: `<div${wrapStyle ? ` style="${wrapStyle}"` : ''}>
   ${labelHtml}
-  <textarea name="${esc(props.name || 'message')}" placeholder="${esc(props.placeholder || '')}" rows="${props.rows || 4}"${reqAttr} style="padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #d4d4d8;border-radius:6px;font-size:14px;color:#18181b;background-color:#ffffff;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;resize:vertical;font-family:inherit"></textarea>
+  <textarea name="${escapeAttr(props.name || 'message')}" placeholder="${escapeAttr(props.placeholder || '')}" rows="${props.rows || 4}"${reqAttr} style="padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #d4d4d8;border-radius:6px;font-size:14px;color:#18181b;background-color:#ffffff;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;resize:vertical;font-family:inherit"></textarea>
 </div>`,
   };
 };
diff --git a/craft/src/components/layout/BackgroundSection.tsx b/craft/src/components/layout/BackgroundSection.tsx
index bffb039..ad42cf4 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/layout/BackgroundSection.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/layout/BackgroundSection.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useNode, Element, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { Container } from './Container';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface BackgroundSectionProps {
   bgImage?: string;
@@ -182,7 +183,6 @@ BackgroundSection.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (BackgroundSection as any).toHtml = (props: BackgroundSectionProps, childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const outerStyle = cssPropsToString({
     position: 'relative',
     width: '100%',
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ BackgroundSection.craft = {
     margin: '0 auto',
     padding: '60px 20px',
   });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
   return {
     html: `<section${idAttr}${outerStyle ? ` style="${outerStyle}"` : ''}><div${overlayStyle ? ` style="${overlayStyle}"` : ''}></div><div${innerStyle ? ` style="${innerStyle}"` : ''}>${childrenHtml}</div></section>`,
   };
diff --git a/craft/src/components/layout/ColumnLayout.tsx b/craft/src/components/layout/ColumnLayout.tsx
index e9e1bac..035895d 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/layout/ColumnLayout.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/layout/ColumnLayout.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useNode, Element, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { Container } from './Container';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 type SplitOption =
   | '100'
@@ -290,7 +291,6 @@ ColumnLayout.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (ColumnLayout as any).toHtml = (props: ColumnLayoutProps, childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const gap = props.gap || '16px';
   const outerStyle = cssPropsToString({
     display: 'flex',
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ ColumnLayout.craft = {
     width: '100%',
     ...props.style,
   });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
   return {
     html: `<div${idAttr}${outerStyle ? ` style="${outerStyle}"` : ''}>${childrenHtml}</div>`,
   };
diff --git a/craft/src/components/layout/Container.tsx b/craft/src/components/layout/Container.tsx
index b623ee7..cec8d5a 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/layout/Container.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/layout/Container.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { SettingsTabs } from '../../ui/SettingsTabs';
 import { BorderControl } from '../../ui/BorderControl';
 import { AdvancedTab } from '../../ui/AdvancedTab';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface ContainerProps {
   style?: CSSProperties;
@@ -324,7 +325,6 @@ Container.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (Container as any).toHtml = (props: ContainerProps, childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const tag = props.tag || 'div';
   const isBoxed = props.contentWidth === 'boxed';
   const flexStyles = flexAlignFromTextAlign(props.style?.textAlign);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Container.craft = {
   }
 
   const styleStr = cssPropsToString(outerCss);
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
 
   if (isBoxed) {
     const innerStyle = cssPropsToString({ maxWidth: '1200px', margin: '0 auto', ...flexStyles });
diff --git a/craft/src/components/layout/Section.tsx b/craft/src/components/layout/Section.tsx
index 2fb13ba..069baa6 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/layout/Section.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/layout/Section.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useNode, Element, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { Container } from './Container';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 /* ---------- Shape Divider SVG Paths ---------- */
 
@@ -383,7 +384,6 @@ function buildDividerHtml(
 }
 
 (Section as any).toHtml = (props: SectionProps, childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const hasTopDivider = props.topDivider && props.topDivider !== 'none';
   const hasBottomDivider = props.bottomDivider && props.bottomDivider !== 'none';
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ function buildDividerHtml(
 
   const topHtml = buildDividerHtml(props.topDivider, props.topDividerColor, props.topDividerHeight, 'top');
   const bottomHtml = buildDividerHtml(props.bottomDivider, props.bottomDividerColor, props.bottomDividerHeight, 'bottom');
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
 
   return {
     html: `<section${idAttr}${outerStyle ? ` style="${outerStyle}"` : ''}>${topHtml}<div${innerStyle ? ` style="${innerStyle}"` : ''}>${childrenHtml}</div>${bottomHtml}</section>`,
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/Accordion.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/Accordion.tsx
index 2505813..9c529ab 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/Accordion.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/Accordion.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface AccordionItem {
   title: string;
@@ -299,12 +300,11 @@ Accordion.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (Accordion as any).toHtml = (props: AccordionProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const sectionStyle = cssPropsToString({
     padding: '60px 20px',
     ...props.style,
   });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
   const headerBg = props.headerBg || '#f8fafc';
   const headerColor = props.headerColor || '#18181b';
   const contentBg = props.contentBg || '#ffffff';
@@ -318,10 +318,10 @@ Accordion.craft = {
     const borderBottom = i === items.length - 1 ? `border:1px solid ${borderColor};` : `border:1px solid ${borderColor};border-bottom:none;`;
     return `<details${openAttr} style="${borderBottom}${topRadius}${bottomRadius}">
       <summary style="padding:16px 20px;background-color:${headerBg};color:${headerColor};cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center">
-        ${esc(item.title)}
+        ${escapeHtml(item.title)}
       </summary>
       <div style="padding:16px 20px;background-color:${contentBg};color:#4b5563;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;border-top:1px solid ${borderColor}">
-        ${esc(item.content)}
+        ${escapeHtml(item.content)}
       </div>
     </details>`;
   }).join('\n    ');
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/CTASection.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/CTASection.tsx
index c0efdb4..253f00e 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/CTASection.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/CTASection.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { CtaButton, CtasEditor, normalizeCtas, ctaInlineStyle, ctasToHtml } from './_cta-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface CTASectionProps {
   heading?: string;
@@ -169,7 +170,6 @@ CTASection.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (CTASection as any).toHtml = (props: CTASectionProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
   const sectionStyle = cssPropsToString({
     background: props.gradient || defaultGradient,
     padding: '80px 20px',
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ CTASection.craft = {
   });
   const ctas = normalizeCtas(props);
   const buttonsHtml = ctasToHtml(ctas, { primaryBg: '#ffffff', primaryText: '#18181b', outlineText: '#ffffff' });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
   return {
     html: `<section${idAttr}${sectionStyle ? ` style="${sectionStyle}"` : ''}>
   <div style="max-width:700px;margin:0 auto">
-    <h2 style="font-size:36px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:12px">${esc(props.heading || '')}</h2>
-    <p style="font-size:18px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.85);margin-bottom:28px;line-height:1.6">${esc(props.description || '')}</p>
+    <h2 style="font-size:36px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:12px">${escapeHtml(props.heading || '')}</h2>
+    <p style="font-size:18px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.85);margin-bottom:28px;line-height:1.6">${escapeHtml(props.description || '')}</p>
     <div style="display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap">${buttonsHtml}</div>
   </div>
 </section>`,
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/CallToAction.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/CallToAction.tsx
index 26c1271..67bc12d 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/CallToAction.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/CallToAction.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { CtaButton, CtasEditor, normalizeCtas, ctaInlineStyle, ctasToHtml } from './_cta-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface CallToActionProps {
   heading?: string;
@@ -355,8 +356,6 @@ CallToAction.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (CallToAction as any).toHtml = (props: CallToActionProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
-
   const bgType = props.bgType || 'gradient';
   const bgValue = props.bgValue || defaultGradient;
   const textColor = props.textColor || '#ffffff';
@@ -397,13 +396,13 @@ CallToAction.craft = {
 
   const ctas = normalizeCtas(props);
   const buttonsHtml = ctasToHtml(ctas, { primaryBg: buttonColor, primaryText: buttonTextColor, outlineText: textColor });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
 
   return {
     html: `<section${idAttr}${sectionStyle ? ` style="${sectionStyle}"` : ''}>
   ${overlayHtml}<div style="max-width:700px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:1">
-    <h2 style="font-size:36px;font-weight:700;color:${textColor};margin-bottom:12px">${esc(props.heading || '')}</h2>
-    <p style="font-size:18px;color:${textColor};opacity:0.85;margin-bottom:28px;line-height:1.6">${esc(props.description || '')}</p>
+    <h2 style="font-size:36px;font-weight:700;color:${textColor};margin-bottom:12px">${escapeHtml(props.heading || '')}</h2>
+    <p style="font-size:18px;color:${textColor};opacity:0.85;margin-bottom:28px;line-height:1.6">${escapeHtml(props.description || '')}</p>
     <div style="display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap">${buttonsHtml}</div>
   </div>
 </section>`,
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/ContentSlider.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/ContentSlider.tsx
index 070dfcd..99874d3 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/ContentSlider.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/ContentSlider.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { CSSProperties, useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface Slide {
   type: 'image' | 'content';
@@ -443,7 +444,6 @@ ContentSlider.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (ContentSlider as any).toHtml = (props: ContentSliderProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const {
     slides = defaultSlides,
     autoplay = true,
@@ -468,20 +468,20 @@ ContentSlider.craft = {
   const slidesHtml = items.map((slide, i) => {
     const hasBgImage = slide.imageSrc;
     const bgStyle = hasBgImage
-      ? `background-image:url(${esc(slide.imageSrc!)});background-size:cover;background-position:center`
+      ? `background-image:url(${escapeAttr(slide.imageSrc!)});background-size:cover;background-position:center`
       : slide.bgColor?.startsWith('linear-gradient')
         ? `background-image:${slide.bgColor}`
         : `background-color:${slide.bgColor || '#3b82f6'}`;
 
     const contentParts: string[] = [];
     if (slide.heading) {
-      contentParts.push(`<h2 style="font-size:36px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:12px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;text-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)">${esc(slide.heading)}</h2>`);
+      contentParts.push(`<h2 style="font-size:36px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:12px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;text-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)">${escapeHtml(slide.heading)}</h2>`);
     }
     if (slide.text) {
-      contentParts.push(`<p style="font-size:18px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;text-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)">${esc(slide.text)}</p>`);
+      contentParts.push(`<p style="font-size:18px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;text-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)">${escapeHtml(slide.text)}</p>`);
     }
     if (slide.buttonText) {
-      contentParts.push(`<a href="${esc(slide.buttonHref || '#')}" style="display:inline-block;padding:12px 28px;background:#ffffff;color:#18181b;text-decoration:none;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${esc(slide.buttonText)}</a>`);
+      contentParts.push(`<a href="${escapeAttr(slide.buttonHref || '#')}" style="display:inline-block;padding:12px 28px;background:#ffffff;color:#18181b;text-decoration:none;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${escapeHtml(slide.buttonText)}</a>`);
     }
 
     const innerHtml = contentParts.length > 0
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/Countdown.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/Countdown.tsx
index b6542cf..c536759 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/Countdown.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/Countdown.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties, useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface CountdownProps {
   targetDate?: string;
@@ -255,7 +256,6 @@ Countdown.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (Countdown as any).toHtml = (props: CountdownProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const {
     targetDate = DEFAULT_TARGET,
     heading = 'Coming Soon',
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ Countdown.craft = {
     backgroundColor: bgColor,
     ...style,
   });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
 
   const headingHtml = heading
-    ? `<h2 style="font-size:32px;font-weight:700;color:${digitColor};margin-bottom:32px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${esc(heading)}</h2>`
+    ? `<h2 style="font-size:32px;font-weight:700;color:${digitColor};margin-bottom:32px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${escapeHtml(heading)}</h2>`
     : '';
 
   const boxStyle = 'display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:4px;min-width:80px';
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/FeaturesGrid.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/FeaturesGrid.tsx
index dd3db9c..3db63e1 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/FeaturesGrid.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/FeaturesGrid.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface FeatureItem {
   title: string;
@@ -278,23 +279,22 @@ FeaturesGrid.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (FeaturesGrid as any).toHtml = (props: FeaturesGridProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const sectionStyle = cssPropsToString({
     padding: '80px 20px',
     ...props.style,
   });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
   const cards = (props.features || defaultFeatures).map((feat) => {
     const media = feat.image
-      ? `<img src="${esc(feat.image)}" alt="${esc(feat.imageAlt || feat.title || '')}" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:8px">`
-      : `<div style="font-size:36px;margin-bottom:16px">${esc(feat.icon)}</div>`;
+      ? `<img src="${escapeAttr(feat.image)}" alt="${escapeAttr(feat.imageAlt || feat.title || '')}" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:8px">`
+      : `<div style="font-size:36px;margin-bottom:16px">${escapeHtml(feat.icon)}</div>`;
     const button = feat.buttonText
-      ? `\n      <a href="${esc(feat.buttonUrl || '#')}" style="display:inline-block;margin-top:16px;padding:10px 24px;background:#3b82f6;color:#fff;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-weight:600">${esc(feat.buttonText)}</a>`
+      ? `\n      <a href="${escapeAttr(feat.buttonUrl || '#')}" style="display:inline-block;margin-top:16px;padding:10px 24px;background:#3b82f6;color:#fff;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-weight:600">${escapeHtml(feat.buttonText)}</a>`
       : '';
     return `<div style="text-align:center;padding:32px 24px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e2e8f0">
       ${media}
-      <h3 style="font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:#18181b;margin-bottom:8px">${esc(feat.title)}</h3>
-      <p style="font-size:14px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.6">${esc(feat.description)}</p>${button}
+      <h3 style="font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:#18181b;margin-bottom:8px">${escapeHtml(feat.title)}</h3>
+      <p style="font-size:14px;color:#64748b;line-height:1.6">${escapeHtml(feat.description)}</p>${button}
     </div>`;
   }).join('\n    ');
 
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/Gallery.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/Gallery.tsx
index 3cfd1c5..6aae47a 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/Gallery.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/Gallery.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface GalleryImage {
   src: string;
@@ -277,7 +278,6 @@ Gallery.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (Gallery as any).toHtml = (props: GalleryProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const sectionStyle = cssPropsToString({
     padding: '60px 20px',
     ...props.style,
@@ -291,11 +291,11 @@ Gallery.craft = {
 
   const items = images.map((img) => {
     const caption = img.caption
-      ? `<div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;padding:8px 12px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0.7));color:#ffffff;font-size:12px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px">${esc(img.caption)}</div>`
+      ? `<div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;padding:8px 12px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0.7));color:#ffffff;font-size:12px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px">${escapeHtml(img.caption)}</div>`
       : '';
-    const clickAttr = lightbox ? ` onclick="${galleryId}_open('${esc(img.src)}')" style="cursor:pointer;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:8px"` : ' style="position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:8px"';
+    const clickAttr = lightbox ? ` onclick="${galleryId}_open('${escapeAttr(img.src)}')" style="cursor:pointer;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:8px"` : ' style="position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:8px"';
     return `<div${clickAttr}>
-      <img src="${esc(img.src)}" alt="${esc(img.alt)}" style="width:100%;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;border-radius:8px;background-color:#f1f5f9" />
+      <img src="${escapeAttr(img.src)}" alt="${escapeAttr(img.alt)}" style="width:100%;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;border-radius:8px;background-color:#f1f5f9" />
       ${caption}
     </div>`;
   }).join('\n    ');
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/HeroSimple.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/HeroSimple.tsx
index d36bc8a..b853af5 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/HeroSimple.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/HeroSimple.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { CtaButton, CtasEditor, normalizeCtas, ctaInlineStyle, ctasToHtml } from './_cta-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface HeroProps {
   heading?: string;
@@ -412,7 +413,6 @@ HeroSimple.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (HeroSimple as any).toHtml = (props: HeroProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
   const bg = buildBackground(props);
   const justifyMap: Record<string, string> = { top: 'flex-start', center: 'center', bottom: 'flex-end' };
 
@@ -451,13 +451,13 @@ HeroSimple.craft = {
     outlineText: props.textColor || '#fff',
   });
 
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
   return {
     html: `<section${idAttr} style="${sectionStyle}">
 ${videoHtml}${overlayHtml}
 <div style="max-width:800px;width:100%;position:relative;z-index:2;text-align:${textAlign}">
-  <h1 style="font-size:48px;font-weight:700;color:${props.textColor || '#fff'};margin-bottom:16px;line-height:1.2">${esc(props.heading || '')}</h1>
-  <p style="font-size:20px;color:${props.textColor || '#fff'};opacity:0.85;margin-bottom:32px;line-height:1.6;white-space:pre-line">${esc(props.subtitle || '')}</p>
+  <h1 style="font-size:48px;font-weight:700;color:${props.textColor || '#fff'};margin-bottom:16px;line-height:1.2">${escapeHtml(props.heading || '')}</h1>
+  <p style="font-size:20px;color:${props.textColor || '#fff'};opacity:0.85;margin-bottom:32px;line-height:1.6;white-space:pre-line">${escapeHtml(props.subtitle || '')}</p>
   <div style="display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:${justifyBtn};flex-wrap:wrap">${buttonsHtml}</div>
 </div>
 </section>`,
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/NumberCounter.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/NumberCounter.tsx
index bbd0fdc..9e74f4c 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/NumberCounter.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/NumberCounter.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface Counter {
   number: number;
@@ -305,7 +306,6 @@ NumberCounter.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (NumberCounter as any).toHtml = (props: NumberCounterProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const {
     counters = defaultCounters,
     columns = 4,
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ NumberCounter.craft = {
 
   const countersHtml = items.map((counter, i) => {
     return `<div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:8px">
-      <span id="${uid}_n${i}" data-target="${counter.number}" data-suffix="${esc(counter.suffix)}" style="font-size:${numberSize};font-weight:700;color:${numberColor};line-height:1.1;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">0${esc(counter.suffix)}</span>
-      <span style="font-size:15px;color:${labelColor};font-family:Inter,sans-serif;font-weight:500">${esc(counter.label)}</span>
+      <span id="${uid}_n${i}" data-target="${counter.number}" data-suffix="${escapeAttr(counter.suffix)}" style="font-size:${numberSize};font-weight:700;color:${numberColor};line-height:1.1;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">0${escapeHtml(counter.suffix)}</span>
+      <span style="font-size:15px;color:${labelColor};font-family:Inter,sans-serif;font-weight:500">${escapeHtml(counter.label)}</span>
     </div>`;
   }).join('\n    ');
 
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/PricingTable.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/PricingTable.tsx
index 6b8e0ab..4640955 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/PricingTable.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/PricingTable.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface PricingPlan {
   name: string;
@@ -404,13 +405,12 @@ PricingTable.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (PricingTable as any).toHtml = (props: PricingTableProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const bulletType = props.bulletType || 'check';
   const sectionStyle = cssPropsToString({
     padding: '80px 20px',
     ...props.style,
   });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
   const plans = props.plans || defaultPlans;
   const featuredBg = props.featuredBg || '#3b82f6';
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ PricingTable.craft = {
     const shadow = plan.isFeatured ? 'box-shadow:0 20px 60px rgba(59,130,246,0.3);' : 'box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);';
 
     const featuresHtml = (Array.isArray(plan.features) ? plan.features : []).map((f) =>
-      `<li style="font-size:14px;color:${featColor};display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px"><span style="color:${checkColor};font-weight:700">${bulletChars[bulletType] || '✓'}</span>${esc(f)}</li>`
+      `<li style="font-size:14px;color:${featColor};display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px"><span style="color:${checkColor};font-weight:700">${bulletChars[bulletType] || '✓'}</span>${escapeHtml(f)}</li>`
     ).join('\n        ');
 
     const badge = plan.isFeatured
@@ -436,15 +436,15 @@ PricingTable.craft = {
 
     return `<div style="flex:1 1 280px;max-width:360px;background-color:${cardBg};${cardBorder}border-radius:16px;padding:40px 32px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center;position:relative;${scale}${shadow}">
       ${badge}
-      <h3 style="font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:${textColor};margin-bottom:8px;${plan.isFeatured ? 'margin-top:8px;' : ''}">${esc(plan.name)}</h3>
+      <h3 style="font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:${textColor};margin-bottom:8px;${plan.isFeatured ? 'margin-top:8px;' : ''}">${escapeHtml(plan.name)}</h3>
       <div style="margin-bottom:24px">
-        <span style="font-size:48px;font-weight:700;color:${textColor};line-height:1">${esc(plan.price)}</span>
-        <span style="font-size:16px;color:${subColor}">${esc(plan.period)}</span>
+        <span style="font-size:48px;font-weight:700;color:${textColor};line-height:1">${escapeHtml(plan.price)}</span>
+        <span style="font-size:16px;color:${subColor}">${escapeHtml(plan.period)}</span>
       </div>
       <ul style="list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 32px 0;width:100%;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px">
         ${featuresHtml}
       </ul>
-      <a href="${plan.buttonHref || '#'}" style="margin-top:auto;display:inline-block;padding:14px 32px;background-color:${btnBg};color:${btnColor};text-decoration:none;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;width:100%;text-align:center">${esc(plan.buttonText)}</a>
+      <a href="${plan.buttonHref || '#'}" style="margin-top:auto;display:inline-block;padding:14px 32px;background-color:${btnBg};color:${btnColor};text-decoration:none;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;width:100%;text-align:center">${escapeHtml(plan.buttonText)}</a>
     </div>`;
   }).join('\n    ');
 
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/Tabs.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/Tabs.tsx
index 8d8fff3..bfbe4ea 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/Tabs.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/Tabs.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface TabItem {
   label: string;
@@ -296,12 +297,11 @@ Tabs.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (Tabs as any).toHtml = (props: TabsProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const sectionStyle = cssPropsToString({
     padding: '60px 20px',
     ...props.style,
   });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
   const tabs = props.tabs || defaultTabs;
   const activeTabBg = props.activeTabBg || '#3b82f6';
   const activeTabColor = props.activeTabColor || '#ffffff';
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ Tabs.craft = {
 
   const tabButtons = tabs.map((tab, i) => {
     const isActive = i === 0;
-    return `<button onclick="${tabId}_switch(${i})" id="${tabId}_btn_${i}" style="padding:12px 24px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;border:none;border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;background-color:${isActive ? activeTabBg : inactiveTabBg};color:${isActive ? activeTabColor : inactiveTabColor}">${esc(tab.label)}</button>`;
+    return `<button onclick="${tabId}_switch(${i})" id="${tabId}_btn_${i}" style="padding:12px 24px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;border:none;border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;background-color:${isActive ? activeTabBg : inactiveTabBg};color:${isActive ? activeTabColor : inactiveTabColor}">${escapeHtml(tab.label)}</button>`;
   }).join('\n      ');
 
   const tabPanels = tabs.map((tab, i) => {
-    return `<div id="${tabId}_panel_${i}" style="padding:24px;background-color:${contentBg};border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-top:none;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#4b5563;min-height:100px;${i !== 0 ? 'display:none' : ''}">${esc(tab.content)}</div>`;
+    return `<div id="${tabId}_panel_${i}" style="padding:24px;background-color:${contentBg};border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-top:none;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#4b5563;min-height:100px;${i !== 0 ? 'display:none' : ''}">${escapeHtml(tab.content)}</div>`;
   }).join('\n    ');
 
   const switchScript = `<script>
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/Testimonials.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/Testimonials.tsx
index 8e600b9..7ec43ec 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/Testimonials.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/Testimonials.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { AnchorIdField } from '../../ui/AnchorIdField';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 interface Testimonial {
   quote: string;
@@ -377,7 +378,6 @@ Testimonials.craft = {
 /* ---------- HTML export ---------- */
 
 (Testimonials as any).toHtml = (props: TestimonialsProps, _childrenHtml: string) => {
-  const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? "").replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
   const {
     testimonials = defaultTestimonials,
     layout = 'grid',
@@ -394,16 +394,16 @@ Testimonials.craft = {
     backgroundColor: '#ffffff',
     ...style,
   });
-  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${esc(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
+  const idAttr = props.anchorId ? ` id="${escapeAttr(props.anchorId)}"` : '';
 
   const cardCss = `background-color:${cardBg};border-radius:12px;padding:32px 24px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #e2e8f0`;
 
   const cards = items.map((t) => {
     return `<div style="${cardCss}">
       ${starsHtml(t.rating, starColor)}
-      <p style="font-size:15px;color:#374151;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:16px;font-style:italic;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">&ldquo;${esc(t.quote)}&rdquo;</p>
-      <div style="font-weight:600;font-size:14px;color:#18181b;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${esc(t.name)}</div>
-      <div style="font-size:13px;color:#64748b;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${esc(t.title)}</div>
+      <p style="font-size:15px;color:#374151;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:16px;font-style:italic;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">&ldquo;${escapeHtml(t.quote)}&rdquo;</p>
+      <div style="font-weight:600;font-size:14px;color:#18181b;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${escapeHtml(t.name)}</div>
+      <div style="font-size:13px;color:#64748b;font-family:Inter,sans-serif">${escapeHtml(t.title)}</div>
     </div>`;
   }).join('\n    ');
 
diff --git a/craft/src/components/sections/_cta-helpers.tsx b/craft/src/components/sections/_cta-helpers.tsx
index 0610d3b..c0ccb23 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/sections/_cta-helpers.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/sections/_cta-helpers.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
+import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr } from '../../utils/escape';
 
 export type CtaVariant = 'primary' | 'outline' | 'ghost';
 
@@ -78,12 +79,10 @@ export function ctaCssString(cta: CtaButton, defaults: CtaStyleDefaults): string
   }
 }
 
-const esc = (s: any) => String(s ?? '').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
-
 export function ctasToHtml(ctas: CtaButton[], defaults: CtaStyleDefaults): string {
   return ctas.map((c) => {
     const target = c.target === '_blank' ? ' target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"' : '';
-    return `<a href="${esc(c.href || '#')}"${target} style="${ctaCssString(c, defaults)}">${esc(c.text || '')}</a>`;
+    return `<a href="${escapeAttr(c.href || '#')}"${target} style="${ctaCssString(c, defaults)}">${escapeHtml(c.text || '')}</a>`;
   }).join('');
 }
 
diff --git a/craft/src/utils/form-relay-wiring.ts b/craft/src/utils/form-relay-wiring.ts
index 3164df7..9831807 100644
--- a/craft/src/utils/form-relay-wiring.ts
+++ b/craft/src/utils/form-relay-wiring.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
  * HTML — see PR #47 review).
  */
 
-const esc = (s: unknown): string =>
-  String(s ?? '').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+import { escapeAttr } from './escape';
 
 export interface RelayWiring {
   /** true when a recipient is set (relay path); false = legacy formAction fallback */
@@ -34,12 +33,12 @@ export function relayFormWiring(
   fallbackAction: string | undefined,
 ): RelayWiring {
   if (!recipientEmail) {
-    return { useRelay: false, marker: '', actionAttr: esc(fallbackAction || '#'), honeypot: '' };
+    return { useRelay: false, marker: '', actionAttr: escapeAttr(fallbackAction || '#'), honeypot: '' };
   }
   const fid = 'F' + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8);
   return {
     useRelay: true,
-    marker: `<!--WHP-FORM id="${fid}" recipient="${esc(recipientEmail)}" thankyou="${esc(thankYouUrl || '')}"-->`,
+    marker: `<!--WHP-FORM id="${fid}" recipient="${escapeAttr(recipientEmail)}" thankyou="${escapeAttr(thankYouUrl || '')}"-->`,
     actionAttr: `__WHP_FORM_ACTION__${fid}__`,
     honeypot: `<input type="text" name="_gotcha" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" style="position:absolute;left:-9999px" aria-hidden="true">`,
   };