In Rails, how can I allow some html in a text area?

Question

I have a Rails app (blog) that I am creating. Very basic stuff. In my content area I have a text area for the content of the post. I am needing to include some html in the text

Answer 1

The HTML safe method is actually .html_safe. Just tested on a text field.

For example:

<%= @item.description.html_safe %>