# Weird double escaping of \< & \> still showing up

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-double-escaping-of-still-showing-up/35066
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [October 29, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-double-escaping-of-still-showing-up/35066 "2015-10-29T18:19:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-double-escaping-of-still-showing-up/35066/1 "2015-10-29T18:19:39Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Expanding onebox with linked Discourse article causes HTML characters to be displayed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-onebox-with-linked-discourse-article-causes-html-characters-to-be-displayed/32358/7):

> [@Expanding onebox with linked Discourse article causes HTML characters to be displayed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-onebox-with-linked-discourse-article-causes-html-characters-to-be-displayed/32358/7):
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> Here’s a fix:
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> [FIX: Weird double escaping of `\<` and `\>` in quotes · discourse/discourse@9c88279 · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9c882795c3197542b1ec669c327f5cac77e99a68)

Shouldn’t this be in the stream by now? I’m still getting things like &nbsp; in wordpress oneboxes.

> **[Benefits Of Using Google Classroom](https://emilysanders012.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/benefits-of-using-google-classroom/)**
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> I recently read an article titled, “Five reasons to implement Google Classroom”, by Adam Bodley-Tickell. This article caught my attention because the class I am currently enrolled in, Educational M…

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-double-escaping-of-still-showing-up/35066/2 "2016-01-01T16:14:58Z")

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Should be properly fixed now:

> **[Benefits Of Using Google Classroom](https://emilysanders012.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/benefits-of-using-google-classroom/)**
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> I recently read an article titled, “Five reasons to implement Google Classroom”, by Adam Bodley-Tickell. This article caught my attention because the class I am currently enrolled in, Educational M…

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via

[https://github.com/discourse/onebox/commit/63501e1096d2b52810d8465e3239be7f9d87bc02](https://github.com/discourse/onebox/commit/63501e1096d2b52810d8465e3239be7f9d87bc02)

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-double-escaping-of-still-showing-up/35066/3 "2016-01-01T16:15:04Z")

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