How to remove some characters from text?

How to remove some characters from text?https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/general/40557/how-to-remove-some-characters-from-textI have a text "....<a></a><Line....." from which I need to remove the characters <a></a>. How can I achieve this?en-USTelligent Community 12RE: How to remove some characters from text?https://community.appian.com/thread/155134?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:28:12 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:ea6dadd6-917e-4b55-8cce-d9fbb3d51b3fvinod.naduvinamani<p>Use These:</p> <ul> <li><code>substitute()</code><span> for the exact string </span><code>"<a></a>"</code><span> or </span><code>"&lt;a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"</code><span>.</span></li> <li><span><code>regexreplace()</code> if you need to remove any <code><a ...>...</a></code> tag regardless of attributes or contents</span></li> </ul> <p></p> <ul> <li> <div>If your text contains escaped HTML entities</div> <span></span> <div class="scriptor-paragraph"><span>substitute(</span></div> <div class="scriptor-paragraph"><span>  ri!text,</span></div> <div class="scriptor-paragraph"><span>  "&lt;a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;",</span></div> <div class="scriptor-paragraph"><span>  ""</span></div> <div class="scriptor-paragraph"><span>)</span></div> </li> </ul><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: How to remove some characters from text?https://community.appian.com/thread/155131?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:52:16 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:45e0508f-cd76-4744-896a-9930fb05a868Stefan Helzle<p>You can use the regex plugin, or the substitute function.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>