--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2017/05/08 14:20:20	1.386
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2017/07/13 21:25:28	1.387
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.386 2017/05/08 14:20:20 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.387 2017/07/13 21:25:28 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ sub raw_href_to_link {
 
 sub entity_encode {
     my ($text)=@_;
-    return &HTML::Entities::encode($text, '<>&"');
+    return &HTML::Entities::encode($text, '\'<>&"');
 }
 
 sub direct_parm_link {