Issue #4058πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened Jan 8, 2022by clonefunnels0 reactions

Hyphen changed to " by editor messes up modern coding.

Quick answerby artf

This is not a bug, but how attribute escaping works in HTML.

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GrapesJS version[X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJSWhat browser are you using? ChromeReproducible demo link Not necessary - Obvious issueDescribe the bug This is what the code needs to be: data-zanim-lg='{"from":{"opacity":1,"x":70},"to":{"opacity":1,"x":0},"ease":"CubicBezier","duration":0.8,"delay":0.3}' data-zanim-xs='{"from":{"opacity":1,"y":-37},"to":{"opacity":1,"y":0},"ease":"CubicBezier","duration":0.8,"delay":0.3}' This is what the editor changes it to: data-zanim-lg="{& quot ; from& quot ;:{& quot ;opacity& quot ;:1,& quot ;x& quot ;:70},& quot ;to& quot ;:{& quot ;o...

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artfβ€’ Jan 24, 2022

This is not a bug, but how attribute escaping works in HTML.

domEl.innerHTML = `<div data-attr='{"key": "value"}'>Text</div>`;
domEl.innerHTML;
// -> '<div data-attr="{&quot;key&quot;: &quot;value&quot;}">Text</div>'
GJSBlockβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @clonefunnels. The issue with Hyphen changed to " by editor messes up modern coding. appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications overlap, creating an inconsistent state. Wh...

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