[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42224: Custom HTML widget is flagging errors on non-HTML

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#42224: Custom HTML widget is flagging errors on non-HTML
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 Reporter:  joyously      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close         |     Focuses:
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Comment (by westonruter):

 It's essentially a coincidence that the ASCII art works even though it is
 invalid HTML. If the angle brackets were combined with any letter
 characters then the browser would start interpreting it as an HTML tag. I
 think the Custom HTML widget's behavior here is correct.

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