diff -r 937aa020c667 -r bd51ca92c013 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/markup/StringContent.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/markup/StringContent.java	Tue May 14 10:14:55 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/markup/StringContent.java	Tue May 14 10:14:55 2013 -0700
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
      * @param initialContent initial content for the object
      */
     public StringContent(String initialContent) {
-        stringContent = new StringBuilder(
-                Util.escapeHtmlChars(nullCheck(initialContent)));
+        stringContent = new StringBuilder();
+        appendChars(initialContent);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
      * @param strContent string content to be added
      */
     public void addContent(String strContent) {
-        stringContent.append(Util.escapeHtmlChars(nullCheck(strContent)));
+        appendChars(strContent);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -111,4 +111,16 @@
         out.write(s);
         return s.endsWith(DocletConstants.NL);
     }
+
+    private void appendChars(String s) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
+            char ch = s.charAt(i);
+            switch (ch) {
+                case '<': stringContent.append("&lt;");  break;
+                case '>': stringContent.append("&gt;");  break;
+                case '&': stringContent.append("&amp;"); break;
+                default:  stringContent.append(ch);      break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }