Title: After updating to 4.5 "&" ads these characters # 038;
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# After updating to 4.5 "&" ads these characters # 038;

 *  [SmithGrafisk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smithgrafisk/)
 * (@smithgrafisk)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-8/)
 * Hi!
 * After updating several sites to 4.5, I discovered the use of “&” ads “#038;”
   
   This seem to only apply to menus.
 * Any advice is greatly appreciated.
 * Thanks
    Knut

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 *  Moderator [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * (@jcastaneda)
 * THEME COFFEE MONKEY
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-8/#post-7268999)
 * Hi!
 * Does it show `#38;` or the actual `&` when the site is viewed? Are you able to
   share a link?
 *  Thread Starter [SmithGrafisk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smithgrafisk/)
 * (@smithgrafisk)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-8/#post-7269076)
 * Hi Jose!
 * It showede like this & #38; without the space between & and #.
    I reverted back
   to WP 4.4.2 and everything went back to normal.
 * Thanks
    Knut
 *  Moderator [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * (@jcastaneda)
 * THEME COFFEE MONKEY
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-8/#post-7269108)
 * So it was showing as `&` correct?
 * I do have to ask the question of where was this showing? In the menu item? the
   URL link?
 * I would love to be able to replicate this so we can figure out if is core doing
   this or a plugin or theme. 🙂
 *  [danieltj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danieltj/)
 * (@danieltj)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-8/#post-7269109)
 * This is quite a useful thread on this same topic and it seems to have been a 
   thing back in the WordPress 3 days.
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unwanted-characters-038?replies=7#post-1714359](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unwanted-characters-038?replies=7#post-1714359)
 * If that helps at all.
 * Perhaps look into the character encoding of your page and ensure it matches with
   what is being output? Make sure it’s UTF-8 as that seems to be the best option.
 *  Thread Starter [SmithGrafisk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smithgrafisk/)
 * (@smithgrafisk)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-8/#post-7269128)
 * Sorry for the late replay.
    This seem to be linked to the Page title. If I avoid
   using “&” in the page title and then go to menus and change/use “&” there it 
   appears normal.
 * [http://www.smithgrafisk.no/Avis/TV_frontpage.jpg](http://www.smithgrafisk.no/Avis/TV_frontpage.jpg)
   
   [http://www.smithgrafisk.no/Avis/TV_Pages.jpg](http://www.smithgrafisk.no/Avis/TV_Pages.jpg)
 *  [rociopts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rociopts/)
 * (@rociopts)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-8/#post-7269195)
 * I had the same issue, your suggestion of removing the “&” from the page title
   and then adding the “&” to the actual menu resolved it for now.
 * This seems to imply that with the new update the menu is not understanding the
   page title correctly or interpreting the “&” twice (?)
 * Thanks for the hack.

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