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I have an html containing &nbsp but I am unable to pass it through wp_kses(). I have tried adding allowed html array('&nbsp' => array(),) but does not seems to work. I there a way or I should not do that?

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    Did you use &nbsp or   ? And what's the exact wp_kses() code you used?
    – Sally CJ
    May 25, 2019 at 11:46
  • @SallyCJ not sure the difference but i used &nbsp for adding a white space ..then passed it through wp_kses()
    – user145078
    May 25, 2019 at 11:50
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      is the correct one - the ; is required. Otherwise, that's an invalid HTML entity and &nbsp would result in &nbsp.
    – Sally CJ
    May 25, 2019 at 11:52
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    @SallyCJ thank you! worked.
    – user145078
    May 25, 2019 at 11:56
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    You're welcome. And be sure to use valid HTML entities. :) (You can check some here)
    – Sally CJ
    May 25, 2019 at 12:02

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not sure the difference but I used &nbsp for adding a white space ..then passed it through wp_kses()

The correct HTML entity for a non-breaking space is   — note the ; which is required and without it (i.e. &nbsp), the entity is not valid and when used with wp_kses(), you'd get &nbsp instead of a non-breaking space.

strangely it was working fine before I used wp_kses()

I'm pretty sure it's because the browser is smart enough and auto-corrected it to  . :-)

So, always use valid HTML entities and also tags (e.g. close a <div> with a </div>), regardless you use wp_kses() or not. Don't rely on "intelligent guess" or auto correction by the browser.

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