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     <p>In addition, <strong>Internet Explorer 8 requires the use of <a href="https://github.com/scottjehl/Respond">respond.js</a> to enable media query support.</strong></p>
 
     <h3>IE Compatibility modes</h3>
-    <p>Bootstrap is not supported in the old Internet Explorer compatibility modes. To be sure you're using the latest rendering mode for IE, consider including the appropriate <code>meta</code> tag in your pages:</p>
+    <p>Bootstrap is not supported in the old Internet Explorer compatibility modes. To be sure you're using the latest rendering mode for IE, consider including the appropriate <code>&lt;meta&gt;</code> tag in your pages:</p>
 {% highlight html %}
 <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
 {% endhighlight %}