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title: HTML sanitizer
description: Remove unwanted code and protect against security concerns such as cross-site scripting attacks by sanitizing HTML markup in HTML fields and translated HTML fields.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/c\_HTMLSanitizer.html
release: australia
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
---

# HTML sanitizer

Remove unwanted code and protect against security concerns such as cross-site scripting attacks by sanitizing HTML markup in HTML fields and translated HTML fields.

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[Explore the HTML Sanitizer\[Omitted image "icon-explore.png"\] Alt text: Explore](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/exploring-html-sanitizer.md)

 [Learn how the HTML sanitizer works.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/exploring-html-sanitizer.md)

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[Configure HTML Sanitizer\[Omitted image "icon-set-up.png"\] Alt text: Use](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/t_ConfigureHTMLSanitizer.md)

 [Configure the HTML sanitizer.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/t_ConfigureHTMLSanitizer.md)

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[Activate HTML Sanitizer\[Omitted image "icon-manage.png"\] Alt text: Reviewing](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/t_ActivateHTMLSanitizer.md)

 [Learn how to enable the HTML sanitizer.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/t_ActivateHTMLSanitizer.md)

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