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tag_escape › WordPress Function

Since2.5.0
Deprecatedn/a
› tag_escape ( $tag_name )
Parameters:
  • (string) $tag_name
    Required: Yes
Returns:
  • (string)
Defined at:
Codex:
Change Log:
  • 6.5.5

Escapes an HTML tag name.



Related Functions: js_escape, like_escape, tag_description, attribute_escape, tag_exists

Source 

function tag_escape( $tag_name ) {
	$safe_tag = strtolower( preg_replace( '/[^a-zA-Z0-9-_:]/', '', $tag_name ) );
	/**
	 * Filters a string cleaned and escaped for output as an HTML tag.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string $safe_tag The tag name after it has been escaped.
	 * @param string $tag_name The text before it was escaped.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'tag_escape', $safe_tag, $tag_name );
}