wp_specialchars() WordPress Function

The wp_specialchars() function is a WordPress function that converts special characters to HTML entities. This function is useful for displaying text on a web page that may contain characters that are not allowed in HTML.

wp_specialchars( string $text, string $quote_style = ENT_NOQUOTES, false|string $charset = false, false $double_encode = false ) #

function wp_specialchars( $text, $quote_style = ENT_NOQUOTES, $charset = false, $double_encode = false ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.8.0', 'esc_html()' );
	if ( func_num_args() > 1 ) { // Maintain back-compat for people passing additional arguments.
		return _wp_specialchars( $text, $quote_style, $charset, $double_encode );
	} else {
		return esc_html( $text );
	}
}