MVC 3 Display HTML inside a ValidationSummary

Question

I am trying to display a strong tag inside a validation summary but it encodes it and does not display properly.

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Answer 1

You could extend the ValidationSummary helper as has been suggested in the accepted answer on this question.

Edit: I presume the encoding of any text entered is a security feature and therefore a good thing.