diff --git a/src/Compiler/ComponentTagCompiler.php b/src/Compiler/ComponentTagCompiler.php
index be8408c..97e3c14 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/ComponentTagCompiler.php
+++ b/src/Compiler/ComponentTagCompiler.php
@@ -83,7 +83,13 @@ function (array $matches) {
 
     protected function componentStartString(string $component, string $attributes): string
     {
-        return "{% embed \"@" . $this->twigPathAlias . "/" . $this->normalizeComponentPathName($component) . ".twig\" with { props: $attributes } %}";
+        return sprintf(
+            // another `%` is used for escaping the `%`, e. g. `%%` -> `%`
+            "{%% embed \"@%s/%s.twig\" with { props: %s } %%}",
+            $this->twigPathAlias,
+            $this->normalizeComponentPathName($component),
+            $attributes
+        );
     }
 
     /**