transform.HTMLUnescape

Returns the given string, replacing each HTML entity with its corresponding character.

Syntax: transform.HTMLUnescape INPUT
Returns: string
Alias: htmlUnescape

Usage

The transform.HTMLUnescape function returns the given string, replacing each HTML entity with its corresponding character.

The function returns a string. Go’s html/template package escapes strings in most contexts, which escapes the unescaped characters in the result again. To render the result as is, pass it through the safe.HTML function.

Examples

{{ transform.HTMLUnescape "Lilo &amp; Stitch" }} → Lilo & Stitch
{{ transform.HTMLUnescape "7 &gt; 6" }} → 7 > 6

Comparing the result with and without safe.HTML, showing the raw HTML output:

{{ transform.HTMLUnescape "Lilo &amp; Stitch" }} → Lilo &amp; Stitch
{{ transform.HTMLUnescape "Lilo &amp; Stitch" | safeHTML }} → Lilo & Stitch

Last updated: October 21, 2026 : content: Apply style guide to transform functions (3625f720a)

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