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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T19:57:50+00:00 2026-06-05T19:57:50+00:00

I have descriptions being displayed within an XML document and then loading it into

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I have descriptions being displayed within an XML document and then loading it into an application with jQuery.

When I try to use ‘&’ it breaks the code from loading. I’ve also tried

&

and it doesn’t work either.

Is there a work around that will let me contain ‘&’ symbols within my XML?

edit: Structure is…

<picture title="Name" description="A picture of Adam & Eve"></picture>
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    2026-06-05T19:57:53+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 7:57 pm

    You can use &amp;. The xml parser treats & as the start of a character entity…and & by itself is not a valid character entity.

    <picture title="Name" description="A picture of Adam &amp; Eve"></picture>
    
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