Document hypertext escaping (#11374)

2021-06-22 12:42:40 +00:00 · 2021-06-22 12:42:40 +00:00 · b5c09ada79
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--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
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@ -2980,6 +2980,9 @@ Some tags can enclose text, they open with `<tagname>` and close with `</tagname
 Tags can have attributes, in that case, attributes are in the opening tag in
 form of a key/value separated with equal signs. Attribute values should not be quoted.

+If you want to insert a literal greater-than sign or a backslash into the text,
+you must escape it by preceding it with a backslash.
+
 These are the technically basic tags but see below for usual tags. Base tags are:

 `<style color=... font=... size=...>...</style>`