diff --git a/packages/kg-utils/lib/slugify.js b/packages/kg-utils/lib/slugify.js
index 0e36e5cc0e..795293aaf5 100644
--- a/packages/kg-utils/lib/slugify.js
+++ b/packages/kg-utils/lib/slugify.js
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 const semver = require('semver');
 
-module.exports = function (inputString = '', {ghostVersion = '4.0', type = 'mobiledoc'} = {}) {
+/**
+ * Helper function to create a slug from a string
+ * @param {string} inputString - The string to slugify
+ * @param {RegExp} symbolRegex - Regex for symbols to remove
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function createSlug(inputString, symbolRegex) {
+    return encodeURIComponent(
+        inputString.trim()
+            .toLowerCase()
+            .replace(symbolRegex, '')
+            .replace(/\s+/g, '-')
+            .replace(/^-|-{2,}|-$/g, '')
+    );
+}
+
+module.exports = function (inputString = '', {ghostVersion = '6.0', type = 'mobiledoc'} = {}) {
     const version = semver.coerce(ghostVersion);
 
     if (typeof inputString !== 'string' || (inputString || '').trim() === '') {
@@ -19,15 +35,15 @@ module.exports = function (inputString = '', {ghostVersion = '4.0', type = 'mobi
                 .replace(/-{2,}/g, '-')
                 .toLowerCase();
         }
+    }
+
+    // new slugs introduced in 4.0
+    // allows all chars except symbols but will urlEncode everything
+    // produces %-encoded chars in src but browsers show real chars in status bar and url bar
+    if (semver.satisfies(version, '<6.x')) {
+        return createSlug(inputString, /[\][!"#$%&'()*+,./:;<=>?@\\^_{|}~]/g);
     } else {
-        // new slugs introduced in 4.0
-        // allows all chars except symbols but will urlEncode everything
-        // produces %-encoded chars in src but browsers show real chars in status bar and url bar
-        return encodeURIComponent(inputString.trim()
-            .toLowerCase()
-            .replace(/[\][!"#$%&'()*+,./:;<=>?@\\^_{|}~]/g, '')
-            .replace(/\s+/g, '-')
-            .replace(/^-|-{2,}|-$/g, '')
-        );
+        // For ghost versions 6.x and above, remove additional symbols
+        return createSlug(inputString, /[\][!"#$%&'()*+,./:;<=>?@\\^_{|}~‘’“”`¡¿–—•]/g);
     }
 };
diff --git a/packages/kg-utils/test/slugify.test.js b/packages/kg-utils/test/slugify.test.js
index c5214d13a0..2096c81905 100644
--- a/packages/kg-utils/test/slugify.test.js
+++ b/packages/kg-utils/test/slugify.test.js
@@ -50,27 +50,34 @@ describe('slugify()', function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('4.x', function () {
+    describe('>=4.x <6.x', function () {
         it('replaces all white space with "-"', function () {
-            slugify('test one\t two')
+            slugify('test one\t two', {ghostVersion: '4.0'})
                 .should.equal('test-one-two');
         });
 
         it('strips symbols', function () {
-            slugify('test! one? {two}')
+            slugify('test! one? {two}', {ghostVersion: '4.0'})
                 .should.equal('test-one-two');
         });
 
         it('%-encodes chars', function () {
-            const slug = slugify('ñéïñ');
+            const slug = slugify('ñéïñ', {ghostVersion: '4.0'});
 
             slug.should.equal('%C3%B1%C3%A9%C3%AF%C3%B1');
             decodeURIComponent(slug).should.equal('ñéïñ');
         });
 
         it('removes leading/trailing "-" and collapses "-" groups', function () {
-            slugify(' \ttest    one  two! \t')
+            slugify(' \ttest    one  two! \t', {ghostVersion: '4.0'})
                 .should.equal('test-one-two');
         });
     });
+
+    describe('>=6.x', function () {
+        it('removes additional symbols', function () {
+            slugify('test “fancy” ‘quotes’ – — dashes ¡and! other¿ • stuff`')
+                .should.equal('test-fancy-quotes-dashes-and-other-stuff');
+        });
+    });
 });