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escape html special characters using js
function escapeHtml(unsafe) {
return unsafe
.replace(/&/g, "&")
.replace(/</g, "&lt;")
.replace(/>/g, "&gt;")
.replace(/"/g, "&quot;")
.replace(/'/g, "&#039;");
}
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