# Builder::XmlMarkup + output encoding

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/builder-xmlmarkup-output-encoding/190411>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 19, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/builder-xmlmarkup-output-encoding/190411 "2010-06-19T15:52:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![raimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@raimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raimon)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/builder-xmlmarkup-output-encoding/190411/1 "2010-06-19T15:52:31Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to NOT encode or escape some chars in Builder ?

## code:

require ‘rubygems’  
require ‘builder’

builder = Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:target=\>STDOUT, :indent=\>2)  
builder.instruct!  
builder.person { |b| b.name(“Jim Fernández”); b.phone(“555-1234”) }

## output:
\<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?\> Jim Fernández 555-1234
## I want:
\<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?\> Jim Fernández 555-1234

thanks!

m.