:sig
String html_escape(String s)

:params
s : string to be escaped
return value : an HTML-safe escaped version of 's'

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json_encode
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:content
Returns a version of the input string where special HTML characters are replaced by entities:

- `&` becomes `&`
- `<` becomes `&lt;`
- `>` becomes `&gt;`
- `"` becomes `&quot;`

## Related Concepts

- PHP: `htmlspecialchars()` or `htmlentities()`
- JavaScript / Node.js: safe text insertion via `textContent` or server-side HTML escaping libraries