# <es:convertSpecialChars> Tag

The <es:convertSpecialChars> tag Lets you display special characers as literal strings for display in a browser. For example, the following sentence must be converted because it uses the "<" and ">"characters, which signify tag opening and closing to the browser: "Enter <filename> here: "

## Syntax

<tagName attribute="value" />

## Attributes

string

Required (String) - The string to be converted.

## Example

This example allows a string containing greater-than and less-than brackets to be rendered in HTML.

    <es:convertSpecialChars string="<filename>"/>