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8.x
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Drupal 7

$safe = filter_xss($string);
$safe = filter_xss_admin($string);

Drupal 8

use Drupal\Component\Utility\Xss;

$safe = Xss::filter($string);
$safe = Xss::filterAdmin($string);
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