\$escape\_html {#variable.escape.html} ============== Setting `$escape_html` to TRUE will escape all template variable output by wrapping it in `htmlspecialchars({$output}, ENT_QUOTES, $char_set);`, which is the same as `{$variable|escape:"html"}`. Template designers can choose to selectively disable this feature by adding the `nofilter` flag: `{$variable nofilter}`. Modifiers and Filters are run in the following order: modifier, default\_modifier, \$escape\_html, registered variable filters, autoloaded variable filters, template instance\'s variable filters. Everything except the individual modifier can be disabled with the `nofilter` flag. > **Note** > > This is a compile time option. If you change the setting you must make > sure that the templates get recompiled.