diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index d455976f8..f403ed399 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -2205,6 +2205,10 @@
                                 <input id="allow_name1_display" type="checkbox" />
                                 <span data-i18n="Allow {{user}}: in bot messages">Show {{user}}: in responses</span>
                             </label>
+                            <!-- <label class="checkbox_label" for="removeXML">
+                                <input id="removeXML" type="checkbox" />
+                                <span data-i18n="Remove XML/HTML tags from responses">Remove &lt;tags&gt; from responses</span>
+                            </label> -->
                             <label for="console_log_prompts">
                                 <input id="console_log_prompts" type="checkbox" />
                                 Log prompts to console
@@ -3355,4 +3359,4 @@
     </script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 2f39ff3c6..20115125b 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -1090,6 +1090,17 @@ function messageFormatting(mes, ch_name, isSystem, isUser) {
         mes = mes.replaceAll(`${ch_name}:`, "");
     }
 
+    //function to hide any <tags> from AI response output
+    /*  if (power_user.removeXML && ch_name && !isUser && !isSystem) {
+         //console.log('incoming mes')
+         //console.log(mes)
+         mes = mes.replaceAll(/&lt;/g, "<");
+         mes = mes.replaceAll(/&gt;/g, ">");
+         mes = mes.replaceAll(/<<[^>>]+>>/g, "");
+         //console.log('mes after removed <tags>')
+         //console.log(mes)
+     } */
+
     return mes;
 }
 
@@ -2802,6 +2813,11 @@ function getMultigenAmount() {
 }
 
 async function DupeChar() {
+    if (!this_chid) {
+        toastr.warning('You must first select a character to duplicate!')
+        return;
+    }
+
     const body = { avatar_url: characters[this_chid].avatar };
     const response = await fetch('/dupecharacter', {
         method: 'POST',
@@ -5993,6 +6009,8 @@ if (isPwaMode) { $("body").addClass('PWA') }
 $(document).ready(function () {
     //////////INPUT BAR FOCUS-KEEPING LOGIC/////////////
 
+    registerSlashCommand('dupe', DupeChar, [], "– duplicates the currently selected character", true, true);
+
     setTimeout(function () {
         $("#groupControlsToggle").trigger('click');
         $("#groupCurrentMemberListToggle .inline-drawer-icon").trigger('click');
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index c8f59c340..4716039a8 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ let power_user = {
     render_formulas: false,
     allow_name1_display: false,
     allow_name2_display: false,
+    //removeXML: false,
     hotswap_enabled: true,
     timer_enabled: true,
     timestamps_enabled: true,
@@ -573,6 +574,7 @@ function loadPowerUserSettings(settings, data) {
     $("#auto_save_msg_edits").prop("checked", power_user.auto_save_msg_edits);
     $("#allow_name1_display").prop("checked", power_user.allow_name1_display);
     $("#allow_name2_display").prop("checked", power_user.allow_name2_display);
+    //$("#removeXML").prop("checked", power_user.removeXML);
     $("#hotswapEnabled").prop("checked", power_user.hotswap_enabled);
     $("#messageTimerEnabled").prop("checked", power_user.timer_enabled);
     $("#messageTimestampsEnabled").prop("checked", power_user.timestamps_enabled);
@@ -1268,6 +1270,12 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
         saveSettingsDebounced();
     });
 
+    /*     $("#removeXML").on("input", function () {
+            power_user.removeXML = !!$(this).prop('checked');
+            reloadCurrentChat();
+            saveSettingsDebounced();
+        }); */
+
     $("#token_padding").on("input", function () {
         power_user.token_padding = Number($(this).val());
         saveSettingsDebounced();