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+<?php
+
+namespace Zotlabs\Lib;
+
+class Text {
+
+	/**
+	 * use this on "body" or "content" input where angle chars shouldn't be removed,
+	 * and allow them to be safely displayed.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $string
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+
+	public static function escape_tags(string $string): string {
+		if (!$string) {
+			return EMPTY_STR;
+		}
+
+		return htmlspecialchars($string, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', false);
+	}
+
+}