HTML symbols incorrectly rendered in WYSIWYG

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Steps to reproduce

Use a HTML symbol like &deg

Expected result

The text doesn’t change

Actual result

It gets rendered out as that symbol in WYSIWYG mode: °.

Environment

  • Operating system: Windows 11
  • Debug info:
SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: v0.14.6
	Installer version: v0.13.23
	Operating system: Windows 10 Home 10.0.19044
	Login status: not logged in
	Insider build toggle: off
	Live preview: on
	Legacy editor: off
	Base theme: dark
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 0
	Safe mode: off
	Plugins installed: 15
	Plugins enabled: 12
		1: Hotkeys++
		2: Advanced Tables
		3: Better PDF Plugin
		4: Better Word Count
		5: File Tree Alternative Plugin
		6: Find unlinked files and unresolved links
		7: Markdown prettifier
		8: Note Refactor
		9: Typewriter Scroll
		10: Dataview
		11: MetaEdit
		12: Wrap with shortcuts

Additional information

WYSIWYG text:
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Rendered Mode:
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we don’t support it. please, open a feature request.