Browser notifications don't correctly escape HTML

Summary

When I have an MR with <> in it, like "Something with std::unique_ptr<int>", it is escaped incorrectly in the Windows/Chrome browser notification popup when it changes status, so I see it as roughly "Something with std::unique_ptr & lt ; int & gt ;" in the popup window.

Steps to reproduce

Make an MR with <> in the title on Windows with Chrome, enable notifications, and kick off CI. Note that the popup shows raw HTML for the <>.

What is the current bug behavior?

The popup shows "Something with std::unique_ptr& lt ; int & gt ;" (except without the extra spaces -- I had to add them so this WYSIWYG Markdown entry window doesn't turn them into <>s.

What is the expected correct behavior?

The popup shows "Something with std::unique_ptr<int>".

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

I'll attach one if I catch it. The popup only stays for a moment.

Output of checks

Results of GitLab environment info

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    (For installations with omnibus-gitlab package run and paste the output of: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\`sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:env:info\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\`)  (For installations from source run and paste the output of: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\`sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:env:info RAILS_ENV=production\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\`)     

Results of GitLab application Check

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   (For installations with omnibus-gitlab package run and paste the output of: \\\\\\\`sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:check SANITIZE=true\\\\\\\`)  (For installations from source run and paste the output of: \\\\\\\`sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production SANITIZE=true\\\\\\\`)  (we will only investigate if the tests are passing)    

Possible fixes

Check with Little Bobby Tables. Fix the escaping.

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Edited Feb 10, 2026 by 🤖 GitLab Bot 🤖
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