diff --git a/libmscore/text.cpp b/libmscore/text.cpp
index 0c4905b03843..009763aa01ce 100644
--- a/libmscore/text.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/text.cpp
@@ -1383,7 +1383,6 @@ void Text::genText()
             }
       while (!xmlNesting.isEmpty())
             xmlNesting.popToken();
-      printf("gen text <%s>\n", qPrintable(_text));
       }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1907,9 +1906,9 @@ bool Text::readProperties(XmlReader& e)
       else if (tag == "data")                  // obsolete
             e.readElementText();
       else if (tag == "html")
-            setText(Xml::xmlString(QTextDocumentFragment::fromHtml(e.readXml()).toPlainText()));
+            setPlainText(QTextDocumentFragment::fromHtml(e.readXml()).toPlainText());
       else if (tag == "text")
-            setText(e.readXml());
+            _text = e.readXml();
       else if (tag == "html-data") {
             QString s = e.readXml();
             if (score()->mscVersion() <= 114) {
@@ -1929,7 +1928,7 @@ bool Text::readProperties(XmlReader& e)
                   s.replace(QChar(0xe168), QString("%1%2").arg(QChar(0xd834)).arg(QChar(0xdd0c)));    // varcoda
                   s.replace(QChar(0xe169), QString("%1%2").arg(QChar(0xd834)).arg(QChar(0xdd0c)));    // segno
                   }
-            setText(Xml::xmlString(QTextDocumentFragment::fromHtml(s).toPlainText()));
+            setPlainText(QTextDocumentFragment::fromHtml(s).toPlainText());
             }
       else if (tag == "subtype")          // obsolete
             e.skipCurrentElement();
@@ -2176,6 +2175,14 @@ Element* Text::drop(const DropData& data)
       return 0;
       }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+//   setPlainText
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
+void Text::setPlainText(const QString& s)
+      {
+      _text = s.toHtmlEscaped();
+      }
 
 }
 
diff --git a/libmscore/text.h b/libmscore/text.h
index 3fdf6eb1e1d2..38a0037f6b49 100644
--- a/libmscore/text.h
+++ b/libmscore/text.h
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ class Text : public Element {
       const TextStyle& textStyle() const      { return _textStyle; }
       TextStyle& textStyle()                  { return _textStyle; }
 
-      void setText(const QString& s)      { _text = s;    }
-      QString text() const                { return _text; }
+      void setPlainText(const QString& s);
+      void setText(const QString& s)        { _text = s; }
+      QString text() const                  { return _text; }
       void insertText(const QString&);
 
       virtual void layout();
diff --git a/mscore/file.cpp b/mscore/file.cpp
index fe12d233b34f..9e38ba397ade 100644
--- a/mscore/file.cpp
+++ b/mscore/file.cpp
@@ -693,27 +693,27 @@ void MuseScore::newFile()
             if (!title.isEmpty()) {
                   Text* s = new Text(score);
                   s->setTextStyleType(TEXT_STYLE_TITLE);
-                  s->setText(title);
+                  s->setPlainText(title);
                   measure->add(s);
                   score->setMetaTag("workTitle", title);
                   }
             if (!subtitle.isEmpty()) {
                   Text* s = new Text(score);
                   s->setTextStyleType(TEXT_STYLE_SUBTITLE);
-                  s->setText(subtitle);
+                  s->setPlainText(subtitle);
                   measure->add(s);
                   }
             if (!composer.isEmpty()) {
                   Text* s = new Text(score);
                   s->setTextStyleType(TEXT_STYLE_COMPOSER);
-                  s->setText(composer);
+                  s->setPlainText(composer);
                   measure->add(s);
                   score->setMetaTag("composer", composer);
                   }
             if (!poet.isEmpty()) {
                   Text* s = new Text(score);
                   s->setTextStyleType(TEXT_STYLE_POET);
-                  s->setText(poet);
+                  s->setPlainText(poet);
                   measure->add(s);
                   // the poet() functions returns data called lyricist in the dialog
                   score->setMetaTag("lyricist", poet);
@@ -722,11 +722,7 @@ void MuseScore::newFile()
       if (newWizard->createTempo()) {
             double tempo = newWizard->tempo();
             TempoText* tt = new TempoText(score);
-
-            int uc = 0x1d15f;
-            QChar h(QChar::highSurrogate(uc));
-            QChar l(QChar::lowSurrogate(uc));
-            tt->setText(QString("%1%2 = %3").arg(h).arg(l).arg(tempo));
+            tt->setText(QString("#noteQuarterUp# = %1").arg(tempo));
             tempo /= 60;      // bpm -> bps
 
             tt->setTempo(tempo);