[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39847: force_balance_tags not properly balancing < with <strong> and </strong>

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#39847: force_balance_tags not properly balancing < with <strong> and </strong>
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 Reporter:  jpmerx        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Formatting    |     Version:  4.7.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by dmsnell):

 @jpmerx I'm looking at replacing the internal logic of
 `force_balance_tags()` to rely on the new `WP_HTML_Processor::normalize()`
 method. That seems to resolve these issues.

 {{{#!php
 <?php
 echo force_balance_tags( '\[<\] <strong>We</strong>' );
 // \[<\] <strong>We</strong>

 echo force_balance_tags( '< <strong>We</strong>' );
 // < <strong>We</strong>
 }}}

 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/7409

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