# Erb encoding problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/erb-encoding-problem/193900>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 26, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/erb-encoding-problem/193900 "2010-08-26T11:39:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lexer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lexer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lexer)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/erb-encoding-problem/193900/1 "2010-08-26T11:39:55Z")

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Hi guys,

I’m using Rails 3. I want to display generated html fragment inside  
erb template

\<%= “

Foo B.
” %\>

Rails encodes div tags.

If I’m correct in Rails 2 \<%=h cause encoding. Seems that it was  
changed in Rails 3. How can insert html fragment without encoding in  
Rails 3?

Regards,  
Alexey.

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**Author:** ![lexer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lexer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lexer)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/erb-encoding-problem/193900/2 "2010-08-26T11:46:21Z")

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On 26 August 2010 10:38, lexer [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> changed in Rails 3. How can insert html fragment without encoding in  
> Rails 3?
> 
> Regards,  
> Alexey.

Is there any reason you cant use

Foo B.

I’m pretty sure that would work.

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**Author:** ![lexer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lexer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lexer)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/erb-encoding-problem/193900/3 "2010-08-26T12:06:51Z")

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I’ve received an answer on stackoverflow:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3573851/html-escaping-in-a-rails-3-view>

On Aug 26, 3:44 pm, Peter H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> I’m pretty sure that would work.

Regards,  
Alexey.