diff --git a/examples/chat/public/main.js b/examples/chat/public/main.js
index dc1721be99..83d142825a 100644
--- a/examples/chat/public/main.js
+++ b/examples/chat/public/main.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ $(function() {
 
   // Prevents input from having injected markup
   function cleanInput (input) {
-    return $('<div/>').text(input).text();
+    return $('<div/>').text(input).html();
   }
 
   // Updates the typing event