node.js - Print raw html strings on EJS

Question

I'm using express.js with EJS templates and i'm trying to do something like this:

<%= "<a href='#'>Test</a>" %>

but it prints this:

<a href='#'>Test</a>

how can i print "html safe" strings?

Answer 1

You should use html code everywhere, and use the EJS tags only where you need dynamic data. Example:

<a href='<%= user.id %>'><%= user.name %</a>

To specifically answer your question you can use <%- "<tags_here>" %> to output unescaped HTML data.