sanitize_text_field strips out valid characters

[vaakash]

sanitize_text_field function strips out valid characters like for example %de from %description%

I cannot find other combinations of such but noticed this issue when a user reported for my plugin. Not sure if there are more.

Example:

<?php
echo sanitize_text_field( 'Hello %description% world' );
?>

Outputs

Hello scription% world

[SergeyBiryukov]

Hi there, welcome to WordPress Trac! Thanks for the ticket.

This appears to be a manifestation of the issue previously reported in #31777, let's continue the discussion there.