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Asked: 2026-05-25T03:35:25+00:00

I’m trying to include the Google Maps API script: <script src=https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3&sensor=false type=text/javascript></script> The problem

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I’m trying to include the Google Maps API script:

<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3&sensor=false" type="text/javascript"></script>

The problem is that the ampersand character causes an XML parsing error. If I do this:

<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3&amp;sensor=false" type="text/javascript"></script>

it is returned verbatim.

Any idea how to get the intended script tag in the resulting page?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The problem is that the ampersand character causes an XML parsing error. If I do this:

    <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3&amp;sensor=false" type="text/javascript"></script>

    it is returned verbatim.

    It shouldn’t. It’s perfectly valid. Even more, it’s required as per the HTML spec to use &amp; to separate multiple parameters in query strings in any HTML element’s href and src attribute. Your verbatim problem is caused by something else.

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