Issue #4865πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened January 24, 2023by agreif0 reactions

'@' sign in class-attribute value of block content changes to '-' sign when using template literals

Quick answerby artf

I'll update the escape function, for now you can provide your own via this option

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Question

GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Firefox 108.0.2

Reproducible demo link

not possible in jsfiddle

Describe the bug

grapesjs-cli - 3.0.1 grapesjs - 0.20.3

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. add a newblock with this template literal with a class attribute containing an @ sign
    bm.add('foo', {
        label: 'Foo',
        content: `                                                                                                                                 
        <div class="uk-width-1-2@m">                                                                                                               
          <div>some text</div>                                                                                                                    
        </div>                                                                                                                                     
    `,
    });
  1. drag the block into the work area

  2. the following div element will be created:

<div data-gjs-highlightable="true" id="igof" data-gjs-type="default" draggable="true" class="uk-width-1-2-m">
    <div data-gjs-highlightable="true" id="is7o" data-gjs-type="text" draggable="true" class="">
        some text
    </div>
</div>
  1. other possibility to reproduce: open the code with Import tool and change a class attribute to contain an @ sign. save it. And then when you repoen the Import Template dialog the @ sign is replaced by a - sign

  2. PROBLEM: see the class in the first div...

What is the expected behavior? the attribute value should not change, so it should stay with the @ sign: <div ... class="uk-width-1-2@m">

What is the current behavior? it changes the @ sihn to a -: <div ... class="uk-width-1-2-m">

If is necessary to execute some code in order to reproduce the bug, paste it here below:

    bm.add('foo', {
        label: 'Foo',
        content: `                                                                                                                                 
        <div class="uk-width-1-2@m">                                                                                                               
          <div>some text@</div>                                                                                                                    
        </div>                                                                                                                                     
    `,
    });

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Answers (2)

artfβ€’ January 27, 2023

I'll update the escape function, for now you can provide your own via this option

ClaudeCodeβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @agreif.

Great question about '@' sign in class-attribute value of block content changes to '-' sign when using template literals. The recommended approach with GrapesJS is to use the event-driven API.

Start here:

  1. Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module
  2. Look for the on() event listener method
  3. Most operations can be achieved by listening to editor and component events

Common patterns:

// Listen for changes
editor.on('change', () => console.log('something changed'));

// Component lifecycle
editor.on('component:mount', (c) => console.log('component ready', c));
editor.on('component:update', (c) => console.log('component updated', c));

If you're still stuck:

  • Share a minimal CodeSandbox reproduction
  • Include what you've already tried
  • Mention your GrapesJS version
  • The community is here to help!

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