Disallowed characters

To prevent rendering and other formatting problems, do not use the following special characters:

Character Where not to use
Double quotes
  • Data entry text box
  • Form title
  • Question text
  • Query answer text
  • Query text
Single quote
  • Question text
  • Query answer text
  • Query text
  • Site name
Apostrophe (')
  • Form title
  • Question text
\ or \\ Do not use these characters.
> or < Anywhere; use HTML escape character equivalents:
  • > -- &#62; or &gt;
  • < -- &#60; or &lt;
Superscript and subscript formatting specifications Elements that will be used in pulldown controls

Additionally, avoid copying and pasting from the Microsoft Word application into text boxes and query text, as the Microsoft Word application can change characters to Unicode format.

Parent topic: Global tags