[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30796: Entity Name vs. Entity Number

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#30796: Entity Name vs. Entity Number
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby           |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Text Changes              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:3 GaryJ]:
 > Is WP UTF-8 safe yet? Could we use the real `’` in the code?

 There's a precedent in [38359].

 > Even with numbered or named entities, do translators ensure those
 entities are used in contractions in the translated strings?

 I think entities were originally used to make sure the code is ASCII-only,
 and prevent code editors from introducing issues like the one just fixed
 in [38517] :) That said, I guess most editors should be UTF-8 safe now.

 Translators can use actual characters instead of entities, that should not
 cause any issues.

 > Does GlotPress do any sort of conversion?

 Not that I know of.

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