URL Encoding: Reading special characters from a text file

Hi.

I am trying to feed html text from a text file to a text box that contains some special characters.

The text loads fine, and most special characters work, however I cannot get greater than or less than to display properly.

If I use:

%3D

for example, an equal sign is rendered.

However, if I use:

%3C

to render a “greater than” symbol, the page does not render.

Any advice on how to fix this is appreciated.