diff --git a/lib/capybara/playwright/node.rb b/lib/capybara/playwright/node.rb
index 3576a06..90642eb 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/playwright/node.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/playwright/node.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def visible_text
               }
             }
           JAVASCRIPT
-          text.to_s.gsub(/\A[[:space:]&&[^\u00a0]]+/, '')
+          text.to_s.scrub.gsub(/\A[[:space:]&&[^\u00a0]]+/, '')
               .gsub(/[[:space:]&&[^\u00a0]]+\z/, '')
               .gsub(/\n+/, "\n")
               .tr("\u00a0", ' ')