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Mark as safe HTML: safe

The safe filter marks a string as safe HTML, which means it will not be automatically escaped when rendered in an HTML context. Without this filter, HTML characters like < and > would be converted to their entity equivalents to prevent accidental HTML injection. This is useful when you intentionally want to include HTML markup in your output. For example, you might want to include bold text, links, or line breaks in a Markdown card or an HTML notification message. Use this filter with care and only on content you trust, since it bypasses the automatic escaping that protects against malformed or unexpected HTML.

Usage

Here’s how to use this template function. Copy any example and adjust it to your setup.

As a filter 
{{ "<b>Important</b> message" | safe }}
Result (stringA piece of text, like a name, message, or entity ID. In templates, wrap strings in quotes, like "living_room" or "lights are on".) 
<b>Important</b> message

Function signature

The signature is a technical summary of this template function. It shows the name of the function, the values (called parameters) it accepts, and what type of data each parameter expects (for example, a piece of text or a number).

Function parameters that have a = with a value after them are optional. If you leave them out, the default value shown is used automatically. Function parameters without a default are required.

safe(
    value: str,
) -> str

Function parameters

The following parameters can be provided to this function.

value string Required

The string to mark as safe. It will not be escaped when rendered in an HTML context.

Good to know

  • Only apply this to content you trust. Untrusted input marked safe can inject HTML.
  • Use forceescape downstream to re-escape a value that was marked safe.

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Template, paste the example into the Template editor, and watch the result update on the right. Edit the values to see how the function adapts to your own entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more].

More examples

Real scenarios where this function comes up in automations and templates. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Include HTML formatting in a notification

Mark a string as safe to include bold text in an HTML notification.

TemplateA template is an automation definition that can include variables for the action or data from the trigger values. This allows automations to generate dynamic actions. [Learn more] 
{{
  ("<b>Alert:</b> Motion detected in the "
  ~ states("sensor.last_motion_room")) | safe
}}
Result (stringA piece of text, like a name, message, or entity ID. In templates, wrap strings in quotes, like "living_room" or "lights are on".) 
<b>Alert:</b> Motion detected in the living room

Add a line break in output

Include an HTML line break in your template output.

TemplateA template is an automation definition that can include variables for the action or data from the trigger values. This allows automations to generate dynamic actions. [Learn more] 
{{ ("Temperature: 22°C<br>Humidity: 65%") | safe }}
Result (stringA piece of text, like a name, message, or entity ID. In templates, wrap strings in quotes, like "living_room" or "lights are on".) 
Temperature: 22°C<br>Humidity: 65%

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with your template and expected result, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Tip

AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude can also explain or fix templates when you describe what you want in plain language.

Related template functions

These functions work well alongside this one: