diff --git a/src/format.rs b/src/format.rs
index de24163..4ea054a 100644
--- a/src/format.rs
+++ b/src/format.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl<'a> Formatter<'a> {
         for c in s.chars() {
             match c {
                 '\n' => has_newline = true,
-                '\r' | '\t' | '\u{0020}'..='\u{FFFF}' => {}
+                '\r' | '\t' | _ if c >= '\u{0020}' => {}
                 _ => has_nonprintable = true,
             }
         }
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ impl<'a> Formatter<'a> {
                     '\t' => self.write(r"\t"),
                     '"' => self.write("\\\""),
                     '\\' => self.write(r"\\"),
-                    '\u{0020}'..='\u{FFFF}' => self.buf.push(c),
-                    _ => write!(&mut self.buf, "\\u{:04}", c as u32).unwrap(),
+                    '\u{0000}'..='\u{001F}' => write!(&mut self.buf, "\\u{:04}", c as u32).unwrap(),
+                    _ => self.buf.push(c),
                 }
             }
             self.buf.push('"');
diff --git a/tests/queries/directive_args.graphql b/tests/queries/directive_args.graphql
index 5937cce..700d22f 100644
--- a/tests/queries/directive_args.graphql
+++ b/tests/queries/directive_args.graphql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 query {
-  node @dir(a: 1, b: "2", c: true, d: false, e: null)
+  node @dir(a: 1, b: "2 🤓", c: true, d: false, e: null)
 }
diff --git a/tests/queries/directive_args_multiline.graphql b/tests/queries/directive_args_multiline.graphql
index 664028a..2850bb4 100644
--- a/tests/queries/directive_args_multiline.graphql
+++ b/tests/queries/directive_args_multiline.graphql
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 query {
   node @dir(
     a: 1,
-    b: "2",
+    b: "2 🤓",
     c: true,
     d: false,
     e: null
diff --git a/tests/queries/query_var_default_string.graphql b/tests/queries/query_var_default_string.graphql
index 64bc387..ea85930 100644
--- a/tests/queries/query_var_default_string.graphql
+++ b/tests/queries/query_var_default_string.graphql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-query Foo($site: String = "string") {
+query Foo($site: String = "string 🤓") {
   field
 }
diff --git a/tests/queries/string_literal.graphql b/tests/queries/string_literal.graphql
index 160efb4..c71ed6e 100644
--- a/tests/queries/string_literal.graphql
+++ b/tests/queries/string_literal.graphql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 query {
-  node(id: "hello")
+  node(id: "hello 🤓")
 }
diff --git a/tests/queries/triple_quoted_literal.graphql b/tests/queries/triple_quoted_literal.graphql
index 1690ef9..a3b8721 100644
--- a/tests/queries/triple_quoted_literal.graphql
+++ b/tests/queries/triple_quoted_literal.graphql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 query {
   node(id: """
-    Hello,
+    Hello 🤓,
       world!
   """)
 }