diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cced879..35bd636 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@creately/carota",
   "author": "Daniel Earwicker (dan@earwicker.com)",
   "description": "Simple, flexible rich text rendering/editing on HTML Canvas",
-  "version": "2.9.0",
+  "version": "2.9.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/danielearwicker/carota.git"
diff --git a/src/doc.js b/src/doc.js
index b6cd02d..3bb4f74 100644
--- a/src/doc.js
+++ b/src/doc.js
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ var prototype = node.derive({
                         baseline: line.baseline,
                         left,
                         content: {
-                            text: text.run.text.trim() + ' '.repeat( word.space.length ),
+                            // replace( /&(?!#?[a-z0-9]+;)/, '&' ) is to replace ampersand char with '&'
+                            // as  `&` can't be rendered in an SVG text
+                            // The regex explainer https://regex101.com/r/4vhX9N/1
+                            text: text.run.text.trim().replace( /&(?!#?[a-z0-9]+;)/, '&' ) + ' '.repeat( word.space.length ),
                             size: text.run.size || this.defaultFormatting.size,
                             font: text.run.font || this.defaultFormatting.font,
                             color: text.run.color || this.defaultFormatting.color,