diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/text.dm b/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
index 9ebc3512dd..5c0324a3e9 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
@@ -274,7 +274,11 @@ proc/TextPreview(var/string,var/len=40)
 		else
 			return string
 	else
-		return "[copytext(string, 1, 37)]..."
+		return "[copytext_preserve_html(string, 1, 37)]..."
+
+//alternative copytext() for encoded text, doesn't break html entities (" and other)
+/proc/copytext_preserve_html(var/text, var/first, var/last)
+	return html_encode(copytext(html_decode(text), first, last))
 
 //For generating neat chat tag-images
 //The icon var could be local in the proc, but it's a waste of resources
@@ -283,4 +287,4 @@ proc/TextPreview(var/string,var/len=40)
 /proc/create_text_tag(var/tagname, var/tagdesc = tagname, var/client/C = null)
 	if(C && (C.prefs.toggles & CHAT_NOICONS))
 		return tagdesc
-	return "<IMG src='\ref[text_tag_icons.icon]' class='text_tag' iconstate='[tagname]'" + (tagdesc ? " alt='[tagdesc]'" : "") + ">"
+	return "<IMG src='\ref[text_tag_icons.icon]' class='text_tag' iconstate='[tagname]'" + (tagdesc ? " alt='[tagdesc]'" : "") + ">"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 0af4b0a235..69f5931fc0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 		if(lentext(msg) <= 40)
 			return "\blue [msg]"
 		else
-			return "\blue [copytext(msg, 1, 37)]... <a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];flavor_more=1'>More...</a>"
+			return "\blue [copytext_preserve_html(msg, 1, 37)]... <a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];flavor_more=1'>More...</a>"
 
 /*
 /mob/verb/help()