# Validation strip html tags?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validation-strip-html-tags/133690>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 2, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validation-strip-html-tags/133690 "2008-04-02T17:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/megax)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validation-strip-html-tags/133690/1 "2008-04-02T17:20:16Z")

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Is it possible to get ruby to validate html tags and strip them out or  
remove the \<, \> by them?

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**Author:** ![megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/megax)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validation-strip-html-tags/133690/2 "2008-04-02T18:14:06Z")

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> Is it possible to get ruby to validate html tags and strip them out or  
> remove the \<, \> by them?

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