# HtmlAttributeEncode

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The **`HtmlAttributeEncode()`** function encodes the given <mark style="color:blue;">`text`</mark> in a form that can safely be used inside an HTML attribute.

This function is NOT SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our [documentation](https://docs.wem.io/platform/~/changes/y5gAfiyi2fILzrLzUUHj/wemreference/sql-compatibility).
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Returns a <mark style="color:green;">text</mark> that can safely be used inside an Html attribute.\
Returns <mark style="color:red;">`Invalid expression`</mark> if the result is not a text.&#x20;
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### Syntax

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<summary><code>HtmlAttributeEncode(</code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>text</code></mark><code>)</code></summary>

`HtmlAttributeEncode("\"Line 1\"\n'Line 2'")`\
\=> *\&quot;Line 1\&quot;*\
&#x20;   *\&#39;Line 2\&#39;*

`HtmlAttributeEncode()`\
\=> *Invalid expression*

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### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Name</th><th width="150">Type</th><th width="150" align="center">Required</th><th width="248.15953250810662">Description</th><th data-hidden>Required?</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>text</code></mark></td><td>text</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>a text to be used as an attribute in HTML tags</td><td>yes</td></tr></tbody></table>