Parameter Position Type Required Possible Values Default Description 1 string No html,htmlall,url,quotes,hex,hexentity,javascript html This is the escape format to use. This is used to html escape, url escape, escape single quotes on a variable not already escaped, hex escape, hexentity or javascript escape. By default, the variable is html escaped. assign('articleTitle', "'Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan'"); $smarty->display('index.tpl'); ?> ]]> Where index.tpl is: *} {$articleTitle|escape:"htmlall"} {* escapes ALL html entities *} {$articleTitle|escape:"url"} {$articleTitle|escape:"quotes"} {$EmailAddress|escape:"hexentity"} ]]> This will output: bob@me.net ]]>