diff --git a/dvc/render/base.py b/dvc/render/base.py
index b92976b83d..60506f9469 100644
--- a/dvc/render/base.py
+++ b/dvc/render/base.py
@@ -45,8 +45,17 @@ def SCRIPTS(self):
     def as_json(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _remove_special_chars(string: str):
+        return string.translate(
+            {ord(c): "_" for c in r"!@#$%^&*()[]{};,<>?\/:.|`~=_+"}
+        )
+
     def generate_html(self, path: "StrPath"):
         """this method might edit content of path"""
         partial = self._convert(path)
-        div_id = f"plot_{self.filename.replace('.', '_').replace('/', '_')}"
+
+        div_id = self._remove_special_chars(self.filename)
+        div_id = f"plot_{div_id}"
+
         return self.DIV.format(id=div_id, partial=partial)
diff --git a/tests/unit/render/test_renderer.py b/tests/unit/render/test_renderer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86e3f15f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/render/test_renderer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from dvc.render.base import Renderer
+
+
+def test_remove_special_characters():
+    special_chars = r"!@#$%^&*()[]{};,<>?\/:.|`~=_+"
+    dirty = f"plot_name{special_chars}"
+    assert Renderer._remove_special_chars(dirty) == "plot_name" + "_" * len(
+        special_chars
+    )