# Users can bypass blocked words with HTML

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-bypass-blocked-words-with-html/240268
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 28, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-bypass-blocked-words-with-html/240268 "2022-09-28T02:42:49Z")
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### Author: ![darkpixlz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/darkpixlz/32/549896_2.png) [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-bypass-blocked-words-with-html/240268/1 "2022-09-28T02:42:50Z")

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_I’m not sure if this is a #Contribute > Bug so it’s here for now_

Let’s say on your site you cant have people discussing money, as an example.  
So, you add “dollar” to your blocked words list.

Yes, when people type “dollar” it will be blocked, but users can bypass it by adding HTML.  
Both of these are the same result, but one is with HTML.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/9/7/19797b88cca75cddba1bc532a669159ba2f1408b.png)  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/1/6/216d9d087490920535859dc0a4366f56a84c6bff.png)

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-bypass-blocked-words-with-html/240268/2 "2022-09-28T02:44:57Z")

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Same principle as

> [@Bypassing character minimum on posts via HTML](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypassing-character-minimum-on-posts-via-html/112970/2):
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> Yes, this is well known, there are many topics on this. Have a search. It’s WONTFIX because there are as many methods to bypass as there are grains of sand on a beach. We only care about the common and easy ones.

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-bypass-blocked-words-with-html/240268/3 "2022-09-28T02:45:01Z")

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