# Displaying special characters

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-special-characters/84049>\
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**Created:** [March 24, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-special-characters/84049 "2005-03-24T07:48:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![bsprathapsimha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bsprathapsimha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bsprathapsimha)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-special-characters/84049/1 "2005-03-24T07:48:05Z")

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hi,

I am facing few problems in displyaing XML text in Flash.

When I diplay the XML in Flash text filed, it displays HTML code for special characters like double quotes, single quotes, apostrophes etc.,

For Example: The word - doesn’t displays as doesn&appos;t

It works if I make Flash text field to render HTML text.

Is there any way to come across this problem without making flash Text field to render HTML,

regards,  
Prathap