{"printf field", `{{printf "%s" .U.V}}`, "v", tVal, true},
        {"printf method", `{{printf "%s" .Method0}}`, "resultOfMethod0", tVal, true},
        {"printf lots", `{{printf "%d %s %g %s" 127 "hello" 7-3i .Method0}}`, "127 hello (7-3i) resultOfMethod0", tVal, true},
+       {"html", `{{html "<script>alert(\"XSS\");</script>"}}`,
+               "<script>alert("XSS");</script>", tVal, true},
+       {"html pipeline", `{{printf "<script>alert(\"XSS\");</script>" | html}}`,
+               "<script>alert("XSS");</script>", tVal, true},
        // With.
        {"with true", "{{with true}}{{.}}{{end}}", "true", tVal, true},
        {"with false", "{{with false}}{{.}}{{else}}FALSE{{end}}", "FALSE", tVal, true},
 
 package template
 
 import (
+       "bytes"
+       "io"
        "fmt"
        "reflect"
+       "strings"
 )
 
 // FuncMap is the type of the map defining the mapping from names to functions.
 
 var funcs = map[string]reflect.Value{
        "printf": reflect.ValueOf(fmt.Sprintf),
+       "html":   reflect.ValueOf(HTMLEscaper),
 }
 
 // addFuncs adds to values the functions in funcs, converting them to reflect.Values.
        }
        return reflect.Value{}, false
 }
+
+// HTML escaping
+
+var (
+       escQuot = []byte(""") // shorter than """
+       escApos = []byte("'") // shorter than "'"
+       escAmp  = []byte("&")
+       escLt   = []byte("<")
+       escGt   = []byte(">")
+)
+
+// HTMLEscape writes to w the escaped HTML equivalent of the plain text data b.
+func HTMLEscape(w io.Writer, b []byte) {
+       last := 0
+       for i, c := range b {
+               var esc []byte
+               switch c {
+               case '"':
+                       esc = escQuot
+               case '\'':
+                       esc = escApos
+               case '&':
+                       esc = escAmp
+               case '<':
+                       esc = escLt
+               case '>':
+                       esc = escGt
+               default:
+                       continue
+               }
+               w.Write(b[last:i])
+               w.Write(esc)
+               last = i + 1
+       }
+       w.Write(b[last:])
+}
+
+// HTMLEscapeString returns the escaped HTML equivalent of the plain text data s.
+func HTMLEscapeString(s string) string {
+       // Avoid allocation if we can.
+       if strings.IndexAny(s, `'"&<>`) < 0 {
+               return s
+       }
+       var b bytes.Buffer
+       HTMLEscape(&b, []byte(s))
+       return b.String()
+}
+
+// HTMLEscaper returns the escaped HTML equivalent of the textual
+// representation of its arguments.
+func HTMLEscaper(args ...interface{}) string {
+       ok := false
+       var s string
+       if len(args) == 1 {
+               s, ok = args[0].(string)
+       }
+       if !ok {
+               s = fmt.Sprint(args...)
+       }
+       return HTMLEscapeString(s)
+}