Bug: HTML entity replacements missing semicolons (&lt/&gt) — sliced entities render as garbage text in typed-word overlay

[priyanshu1976]

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Issue details

Current Behavior

Two spots replace < / > with HTML entities but omit the trailing semicolon, producing non-standard references that interact badly with .slice():

// frontend/src/ts/test/result-word-highlight.ts:314-319
inputWordEl.innerHTML = userInputString
  .replace(/\t/g, "_")
  .replace(/</g, "&lt") // no semicolon
  .replace(/>/g, "&gt") // no semicolon
  .slice(0, wordEl.childElementCount);

// frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts:1405-1409 — same pattern

Because the slice happens after replacement, input ending in < gets truncated mid-entity (e.g. &l), which then renders as literal garbage text instead of <. Legacy-style semicolon-less entities also double-decode oddly when adjacent entity-like text exists in the typed string.

Expected Behavior

Replace before slicing with proper entities (or escape after slicing):

.replace(/</g, "&lt;")
.replace(/>/g, "&gt;")

Ideally both call sites would share one escaping helper (e.g. reuse Misc.escapeHTML from utils/misc.ts:137-145, which already escapes correctly).

Steps To Reproduce

1. Type a word containing < such that the input length exceeds the word length so .slice() cuts inside the appended entity (e.g. type abc< against word xyz).
2. Observe raw &l fragments rendered in the input overlay instead of the < character.

Environment

• OS: Any
• Browser: Any
• Found via source review of master @ 91bd24b

[priyanshu1976]

@fehmer can i work on this issue ??