diff --git a/.github/workflows/dashboard.yaml b/.github/workflows/dashboard.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index ee47b479..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dashboard.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: Push issue to Github Project dashboard
-
-on:
-    issues:
-        types:
-        -   opened
-    pull_request_target:
-        types:
-        -   opened
-
-jobs:
-    add_to_project:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        steps:
-        -   uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.0.3
-            with:
-                project-url: https://github.com/orgs/pyscript/projects/4/
-                github-token: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py b/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
index f8999b4e..816082a4 100644
--- a/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
+++ b/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import base64
+import html
 import io
 import time
 from textwrap import dedent
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def identity(value, meta):
 
 
 MIME_RENDERERS = {
-    "text/plain": identity,
+    "text/plain": html.escape,
     "text/html": identity,
     "image/png": lambda value, meta: render_image("image/png", value, meta),
     "image/jpeg": lambda value, meta: render_image("image/jpeg", value, meta),
@@ -45,6 +46,18 @@ MIME_RENDERERS = {
 }
 
 
+class HTML:
+    """
+    Wrap a string so that display() can render it as plain HTML
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, html):
+        self._html = html
+
+    def _repr_html_(self):
+        return self._html
+
+
 def eval_formatter(obj, print_method):
     """
     Evaluates a formatter method.
@@ -68,7 +81,7 @@ def format_mime(obj):
     Formats object using _repr_x_ methods.
     """
     if isinstance(obj, str):
-        return obj, "text/plain"
+        return html.escape(obj), "text/plain"
 
     mimebundle = eval_formatter(obj, "_repr_mimebundle_")
     if isinstance(mimebundle, tuple):
diff --git a/pyscriptjs/tests/integration/test_02_output.py b/pyscriptjs/tests/integration/test_02_output.py
index ef7372b3..0605677d 100644
--- a/pyscriptjs/tests/integration/test_02_output.py
+++ b/pyscriptjs/tests/integration/test_02_output.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import html
 import re
 
 import pytest
@@ -201,6 +202,30 @@ class TestOutput(PyScriptTest):
             == "['A', 1, '!']\n{'B': 2, 'List': ['A', 1, '!']}\n('C', 3, '!')"
         )
 
+    def test_display_should_escape(self):
+        self.pyscript_run(
+            """
+            <py-script>
+                display("<p>hello world</p>")
+            </py-script>
+            """
+        )
+        out = self.page.locator("py-script > div")
+        assert out.inner_html() == html.escape("<p>hello world</p>")
+        assert out.inner_text() == "<p>hello world</p>"
+
+    def test_display_HTML(self):
+        self.pyscript_run(
+            """
+            <py-script>
+                display(HTML("<p>hello world</p>"))
+            </py-script>
+            """
+        )
+        out = self.page.locator("py-script > div")
+        assert out.inner_html() == "<p>hello world</p>"
+        assert out.inner_text() == "hello world"
+
     def test_image_display(self):
         self.pyscript_run(
             """
diff --git a/pyscriptjs/tests/py-unit/test_pyscript.py b/pyscriptjs/tests/py-unit/test_pyscript.py
index fec923b5..a7b7c09d 100644
--- a/pyscriptjs/tests/py-unit/test_pyscript.py
+++ b/pyscriptjs/tests/py-unit/test_pyscript.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
 import pyscript
@@ -24,7 +25,26 @@ class TestElement:
 
 def test_format_mime_str():
     obj = "just a string"
+    out, mime = pyscript.format_mime(obj)
+    assert out == obj
+    assert mime == "text/plain"
 
-    res = pyscript.format_mime(obj)
-    assert res[0] == obj
-    assert res[1] == "text/plain"
+
+def test_format_mime_str_escaping():
+    obj = "<p>hello</p>"
+    out, mime = pyscript.format_mime(obj)
+    assert out == "&lt;p&gt;hello&lt;/p&gt;"
+    assert mime == "text/plain"
+
+
+def test_format_mime_repr_escaping():
+    out, mime = pyscript.format_mime(sys)
+    assert out == "&lt;module 'sys' (built-in)&gt;"
+    assert mime == "text/plain"
+
+
+def test_format_mime_HTML():
+    obj = pyscript.HTML("<p>hello</p>")
+    out, mime = pyscript.format_mime(obj)
+    assert out == "<p>hello</p>"
+    assert mime == "text/html"