# Sanitize

Convert special characters to HTML entities with [htmlspecialchars][htmlspecialchars].

```yaml
example: <b>NEAT</b>
```

::tabs

::tab antlers
```antlers
{{ example | sanitize }}
```
::tab blade
```blade
{!! Statamic::modify($example)->sanitize() !!}
```
::

```html
&lt;b&gt;NEAT&lt;b&gt;
```

## Double Encoding

You can double encode HTML entities by passing `true` as an argument. This is useful for preserving JSON formatting.

::tabs

::tab antlers
```antlers
{{ example | sanitize(true) }}
```
::tab blade
```blade
{!! Statamic::modify($example)->sanitize(true) !!}
```
::

[htmlspecialchars]: http://php.net/manual/en/function.htmlspecialchars.php