diff --git a/userfiles/modules/tags/edit_tagging_tag.php b/userfiles/modules/tags/edit_tagging_tag.php
index 495496eb16b..b7cf068da46 100644
--- a/userfiles/modules/tags/edit_tagging_tag.php
+++ b/userfiles/modules/tags/edit_tagging_tag.php
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@
 
     function getTagButtonHtmlInForm(id,name,slug) {
 
-        var html = '<div class="btn-group tag mb-2 mr-1 btn-tag-id-'+id+'" role="group">' +
+        // remove html from string before display
+        name =  $('<p>' + name + '</p>').text();
+
+         var html = '<div class="btn-group tag mb-2 mr-1 btn-tag-id-'+id+'" role="group">' +
             '    <button type="button" class="btn-sm icon-left no-hover btn btn-secondary" onClick="editTaggingTagReplaceForm('+id+')"><i class="mdi mdi-tag"></i> ' + name + '</button>' +
             '    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm btn-icon" onClick="editTaggingTagReplaceForm('+id+')"><i class="mdi mdi-pencil"></i></button>' +
             '    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm btn-icon" onClick="deleteTaggingTag('+id+')"><i class="mdi mdi-close"></i></button>' +
@@ -139,4 +142,4 @@ function editTaggingTagReplaceForm(tagging_tag_id) {
 
 <div class="js-admin-tag-edit-messages" style="padding-top: 15px"></div>
 
-<div class="js-admin-tags mt-3"></div>
\ No newline at end of file
+<div class="js-admin-tags mt-3"></div>