How can I escape content for characters such as an apostrophe ? The following

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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T13:27:57+00:00 2026-06-05T13:27:57+00:00

How can I escape content for characters such as an apostrophe ?

The following a:contains is choking on the string literal

$('a:contains('\This'is choking on the apostrophe\')....

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-05T13:28:00+00:00

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You can try this:

$('a:contains("This isn\'t choking on the apostrophe")')

Or this:

$("a:contains('This isn\'t choking on the apostrophe')")

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