diff --git a/app/helpers/events_helper.rb b/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
index 3fd040da0..0eecdb25f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ module EventsHelper
   def event_column_title(base_title, count, day)
     date_tag = local_datetime_tag day, style: :agoorweekday
     if count > 0
-      "#{base_title} #{date_tag} <span class='font-weight-normal'>(#{count})</span>".html_safe
+      "#{h base_title} #{date_tag} <span class='font-weight-normal'>(#{h count})</span>".html_safe
     else
-      "#{base_title} #{date_tag}".html_safe
+      "#{h base_title} #{date_tag}".html_safe
     end
   end
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module EventsHelper
   end
 
   def comment_event_action_sentence(event)
-    "#{ event_creator_name(event) } commented on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.eventable.card.title }</span>".html_safe
+    "#{h event_creator_name(event) } commented on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h event.eventable.card.title }</span>".html_safe
   end
 
   def event_creator_name(event)
@@ -86,32 +86,32 @@ module EventsHelper
     case event.action
     when "card_assigned"
       if event.assignees.include?(Current.user)
-        "#{ event_creator_name(event) } will handle <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+        "#{h event_creator_name(event) } will handle <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
       else
-        "#{ event_creator_name(event) } assigned #{ event.assignees.pluck(:name).to_sentence } to <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+        "#{h event_creator_name(event) } assigned #{h event.assignees.pluck(:name).to_sentence } to <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
       end
     when "card_unassigned"
-      "#{ event_creator_name(event) } unassigned #{ event.assignees.include?(Current.user) ? "yourself" : event.assignees.pluck(:name).to_sentence } from <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event) } unassigned #{ h(event.assignees.include?(Current.user) ? "yourself" : event.assignees.pluck(:name).to_sentence) } from <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_published"
-      "#{ event_creator_name(event) } added <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event) } added <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_closed"
-      "#{ event_creator_name(event) } closed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event) } closed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_reopened"
-      "#{ event_creator_name(event) } reopened <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event) } reopened <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_staged"
-      "#{event_creator_name(event)} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span> to the #{event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event)} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span> to the #{h event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
     when "card_unstaged"
-      "#{event_creator_name(event)} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span> out ofthe #{event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event)} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span> out ofthe #{h event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
     when "card_due_date_added"
-      "#{event_creator_name(event)} set the date to #{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'due_date').to_date.strftime('%B %-d')} on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event)} set the date to #{h event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'due_date').to_date.strftime('%B %-d')} on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_due_date_changed"
-      "#{event_creator_name(event)} changed the date to #{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'due_date').to_date.strftime('%B %-d')} on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event)} changed the date to #{h event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'due_date').to_date.strftime('%B %-d')} on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_due_date_removed"
-      "#{event_creator_name(event)} removed the date on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>"
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event)} removed the date on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_title_changed"
-      "#{event_creator_name(event)} renamed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span> (was: '#{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'old_title')})'".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event)} renamed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span> (was: '#{h event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'old_title')})'".html_safe
     when "card_collection_changed"
-      "#{event_creator_name(event)} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span> to '#{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'new_collection')}'".html_safe
+      "#{h event_creator_name(event)} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{h title }</span> to '#{h event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'new_collection')}'".html_safe
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/search/result.rb b/app/models/search/result.rb
index 16d7e2bdd..28e1f7172 100644
--- a/app/models/search/result.rb
+++ b/app/models/search/result.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ class Search::Result < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :card, foreign_key: :card_id, optional: true
   belongs_to :comment, foreign_key: :comment_id, optional: true
 
+  def card_title
+    escape_highlight card_title_in_database
+  end
+
+  def card_description
+    escape_highlight card_description_in_database
+  end
+
+  def comment_body
+    escape_highlight comment_body_in_database
+  end
+
   def source
     comment_id.present? ? comment : card
   end
@@ -10,4 +22,16 @@ class Search::Result < ApplicationRecord
   def readonly?
     true
   end
+
+  private
+    def escape_highlight(html)
+      if html
+        CGI.escapeHTML(html)
+          .gsub(CGI.escapeHTML(Search::HIGHLIGHT_OPENING_MARK), Search::HIGHLIGHT_OPENING_MARK.html_safe)
+          .gsub(CGI.escapeHTML(Search::HIGHLIGHT_CLOSING_MARK), Search::HIGHLIGHT_CLOSING_MARK.html_safe)
+          .html_safe
+      else
+        nil
+      end
+    end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/common/_meta.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/common/_meta.html.erb
index 0ee04a99d..77d306198 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/common/_meta.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/common/_meta.html.erb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <span class="card__meta-text card__meta-text--assignees overflow-ellipsis">
     <%= icon_tag "arrow-right" if card.assignees.any? %>
     <%= card.assignees.any? ? "Assigned to" : "Not assigned" %>
-    <%= card.assignees.map { |assignee| "<strong>#{assignee.familiar_name}</strong>" }.to_sentence.html_safe %>
+    <%= card.assignees.map { |assignee| "<strong>#{h assignee.familiar_name}</strong>" }.to_sentence.html_safe %>
   </span>
 
   <div class="card__meta-avatars card__meta-avatars--assignees">
diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/preview/_meta.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/preview/_meta.html.erb
index e38616bab..c385caf72 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/preview/_meta.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/preview/_meta.html.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
   <span class="card__meta-text card__meta-text--assignees overflow-ellipsis">
     <%= icon_tag "arrow-right" if card.assignees.any? %>
-    <%= card.assignees.map { |assignee| assignee.familiar_name }.to_sentence(two_words_connector: " / ", last_word_connector: " / ").html_safe %>
+    <%= card.assignees.map { |assignee| h assignee.familiar_name }.to_sentence(two_words_connector: " / ", last_word_connector: " / ").html_safe %>
   </span>
 
   <div class="card__meta-avatars card__meta-avatars--assignees">
diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/public_preview/_meta.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/public_preview/_meta.html.erb
index d47bd1eff..479f11432 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/public_preview/_meta.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/public_preview/_meta.html.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
   <span class="card__meta-text card__meta-text--assignees overflow-ellipsis">
     <%= "Assigned to" if card.assignees.any? %>
-    <%= card.assignees.map { |assignee| "<strong>#{assignee.familiar_name}</strong>" }.to_sentence.html_safe %>
+    <%= card.assignees.map { |assignee| "<strong>#{h assignee.familiar_name}</strong>" }.to_sentence.html_safe %>
   </span>
 
   <div class="card__meta-avatars card__meta-avatars--assignees" id="<%= dom_id(card, :assignees) %>">
diff --git a/app/views/searches/_result.html.erb b/app/views/searches/_result.html.erb
index 6fa042d34..c4caad8f9 100644
--- a/app/views/searches/_result.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/searches/_result.html.erb
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
   <%= link_to result.source, class: "search__result", data: { turbo_frame: "_top" } do %>
       <div>
         <h3 class="search__title txt--medium margin-none">
-          # <%= result.card_id %> <%= result.card_title&.html_safe %>
+          # <%= result.card_id %> <%= result.card_title %>
         </h3>
 
         <% if result.card_description.present? %>
           <div class="search__excerpt">
-            <%= result.card_description.html_safe %>
+            <%= result.card_description %>
           </div>
         <% else
              if result.comment_body.present? %>
             <div class="search__excerpt search__excerpt--comment">
               <%= avatar_preview_tag result.creator %>
               <div>
-                <%= result.comment_body.html_safe %>
+                <%= result.comment_body %>
               </div>
             </div>
           <% end %>