diff --git a/.changeset/light-regions-design.md b/.changeset/light-regions-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9887520fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/light-regions-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@openzeppelin/wizard': patch
+---
+
+Use unicode syntax for strings with non-ASCII characters
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts b/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts
index 0a1824cee..9e81545bb 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ test('contract basics', t => {
   t.snapshot(printContract(Foo));
 });
 
+test('contract name is unicodeSafe', t => {
+  const Foo = new ContractBuilder('Footeć');
+  t.snapshot(printContract(Foo));
+});
+
 test('contract with a parent', t => {
   const Foo = new ContractBuilder('Foo');
   const Bar = toParentContract('Bar', './Bar.sol');
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts.md b/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts.md
index 09cdba7fc..8a9748522 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts.md
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     }␊
     `
 
+## contract name is unicodeSafe
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    `// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT␊
+    // Compatible with OpenZeppelin Contracts ^5.0.0␊
+    pragma solidity ^0.8.27;␊
+    ␊
+    contract Footec {␊
+    }␊
+    `
+
 ## contract with a parent
 
 > Snapshot 1
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts.snap b/packages/core/solidity/src/contract.test.ts.snap
index 98d495d4a..e51df0f83 100644
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diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts b/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts
index 751b40277..6262bf26a 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ function testAPIEquivalence(title: string, opts?: CustomOptions) {
 
 testCustom('custom', {});
 
+testCustom('custom name is unicode safe', {
+  name: 'ćontract',
+});
+
 testCustom('pausable', {
   pausable: true,
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts.md b/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts.md
index 40bc9b94b..e23c2db14 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts.md
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     }␊
     `
 
+## custom name is unicode safe
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    `// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT␊
+    // Compatible with OpenZeppelin Contracts ^5.0.0␊
+    pragma solidity ^0.8.27;␊
+    ␊
+    contract Contract {␊
+    }␊
+    `
+
 ## pausable
 
 > Snapshot 1
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts.snap b/packages/core/solidity/src/custom.test.ts.snap
index d48b8fd6e..62f68ccd2 100644
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diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts
index bea4ae13e..5c818868b 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ function testAPIEquivalence(title: string, opts?: ERC1155Options) {
 
 testERC1155('basic', {});
 
+testERC1155('name is unicodeSafe', { name: 'MyTokeć' });
+
 testERC1155('basic + roles', {
   access: 'roles',
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts.md b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts.md
index 6b9b25c53..12dc5ca16 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts.md
@@ -27,6 +27,29 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     }␊
     `
 
+## name is unicodeSafe
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    `// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT␊
+    // Compatible with OpenZeppelin Contracts ^5.0.0␊
+    pragma solidity ^0.8.27;␊
+    ␊
+    import {ERC1155} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol";␊
+    import {Ownable} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol";␊
+    ␊
+    contract MyTokec is ERC1155, Ownable {␊
+        constructor(address initialOwner)␊
+            ERC1155("https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmcP9hxrnC1T5ATPmq2saFeAM1ypFX9BnAswCdHB9JCjLA/")␊
+            Ownable(initialOwner)␊
+        {}␊
+    ␊
+        function setURI(string memory newuri) public onlyOwner {␊
+            _setURI(newuri);␊
+        }␊
+    }␊
+    `
+
 ## basic + roles
 
 > Snapshot 1
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts.snap b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc1155.test.ts.snap
index bfafbc810..dfa322671 100644
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diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts
index 2ea481d3d..aa20d9c5c 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ function testAPIEquivalence(title: string, opts?: ERC20Options) {
 
 testERC20('basic erc20', {});
 
+testERC20('erc20 name is unicodeSafe', { name: 'MyTokeć' });
+
 testERC20('erc20 burnable', {
   burnable: true,
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts.md b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts.md
index 41aa2e47e..d144f5651 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts.md
@@ -20,6 +20,22 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     }␊
     `
 
+## erc20 name is unicodeSafe
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    `// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT␊
+    // Compatible with OpenZeppelin Contracts ^5.0.0␊
+    pragma solidity ^0.8.27;␊
+    ␊
+    import {ERC20} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/ERC20.sol";␊
+    import {ERC20Permit} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/extensions/ERC20Permit.sol";␊
+    ␊
+    contract MyTokec is ERC20, ERC20Permit {␊
+        constructor() ERC20(unicode"MyTokeć", "MTK") ERC20Permit(unicode"MyTokeć") {}␊
+    }␊
+    `
+
 ## erc20 burnable
 
 > Snapshot 1
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts.snap b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc20.test.ts.snap
index d99b1bc7b..33e9034f9 100644
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diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts
index 1b26718e0..a63cc4b88 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ function testAPIEquivalence(title: string, opts?: ERC721Options) {
 
 testERC721('basic', {});
 
+testERC721('name is unicodeSafe', { name: 'MyTokeć' });
+
 testERC721('base uri', {
   baseUri: 'https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmcP9hxrnC1T5ATPmq2saFeAM1ypFX9BnAswCdHB9JCjLA/',
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts.md b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts.md
index 31b2f1cad..2d4dcae6b 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts.md
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     }␊
     `
 
+## name is unicodeSafe
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    `// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT␊
+    // Compatible with OpenZeppelin Contracts ^5.0.0␊
+    pragma solidity ^0.8.27;␊
+    ␊
+    import {ERC721} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC721/ERC721.sol";␊
+    ␊
+    contract MyTokec is ERC721 {␊
+        constructor() ERC721(unicode"MyTokeć", "MTK") {}␊
+    }␊
+    `
+
 ## base uri
 
 > Snapshot 1
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts.snap b/packages/core/solidity/src/erc721.test.ts.snap
index 9c2145943..623412145 100644
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diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/print.ts b/packages/core/solidity/src/print.ts
index 11fce8d12..c9e85615a 100644
--- a/packages/core/solidity/src/print.ts
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/print.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { mapValues } from './utils/map-values';
 import SOLIDITY_VERSION from './solidity-version.json';
 import { inferTranspiled } from './infer-transpiled';
 import { compatibleContractsSemver } from './utils/version';
+import { stringifyUnicodeSafe } from './utils/sanitize';
 
 export function printContract(contract: Contract, opts?: Options): string {
   const helpers = withHelpers(contract, opts);
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ export function printValue(value: Value): string {
       throw new Error(`Number not representable (${value})`);
     }
   } else {
-    return JSON.stringify(value);
+    return stringifyUnicodeSafe(value);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/utils/sanitize.test.ts b/packages/core/solidity/src/utils/sanitize.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..327e5dc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/utils/sanitize.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+import { stringifyUnicodeSafe } from './sanitize';
+
+test('stringifyUnicodeSafe', t => {
+  const cases = [
+    {
+      input: 'My Token',
+      expected: '"My Token"',
+      description: 'should handle string with no special characters',
+    },
+    {
+      input: 'MyToke"ć"',
+      expected: 'unicode"MyToke\\"ć\\""',
+      description: 'should escape double quotes and wrap in unicode"" if unicode characters are present',
+    },
+    {
+      input: '',
+      expected: '""',
+      description: 'should handle empty string',
+    },
+    {
+      input: 'ć',
+      expected: 'unicode"ć"',
+      description: 'should handle string with only unicode characters',
+    },
+    {
+      input: 'MyToken',
+      expected: '"MyToken"',
+      description: 'should handle string with no special characters',
+    },
+    {
+      input: 'MyTok"e"n',
+      expected: '"MyTok\\"e\\"n"',
+      description: 'should handle escaped double quotes',
+    },
+    {
+      input: 'MyTokeć',
+      expected: 'unicode"MyTokeć"',
+      description: 'should handle string with mixed ASCII and unicode characters',
+    },
+  ];
+
+  for (const { input, expected, description } of cases) {
+    t.is(stringifyUnicodeSafe(input), expected, description);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/solidity/src/utils/sanitize.ts b/packages/core/solidity/src/utils/sanitize.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7830cc51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/solidity/src/utils/sanitize.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export function stringifyUnicodeSafe(str: string): string {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+  const containsUnicode = /[^\x00-\x7F]/.test(str);
+
+  return containsUnicode ? `unicode"${str.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"` : JSON.stringify(str);
+}