diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/helpers.py b/django/contrib/admin/helpers.py
index 6c648ecb4a..ac29d19469 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/helpers.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/helpers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from django.db.models.fields.related import ManyToManyRel
 from django.forms.util import flatatt
 from django.template.defaultfilters import capfirst
 from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode, smart_unicode
-from django.utils.html import escape, conditional_escape
+from django.utils.html import conditional_escape, format_html
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -163,11 +163,9 @@ class AdminReadonlyField(object):
         if not self.is_first:
             attrs["class"] = "inline"
         label = self.field['label']
-        contents = capfirst(force_unicode(escape(label))) + ":"
-        return mark_safe('<label%(attrs)s>%(contents)s</label>' % {
-            "attrs": flatatt(attrs),
-            "contents": contents,
-        })
+        return format_html('<label{0}>{1}:</label>',
+                           flatatt(attrs),
+                           capfirst(force_unicode(label)))
 
     def contents(self):
         from django.contrib.admin.templatetags.admin_list import _boolean_icon
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py b/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
index 30a85ab7f7..29b5d71a16 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from django.contrib.admin.templatetags.admin_static import static
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import formats
-from django.utils.html import escape, conditional_escape
+from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ def paginator_number(cl,i):
     if i == DOT:
         return '... '
     elif i == cl.page_num:
-        return mark_safe('<span class="this-page">%d</span> ' % (i+1))
+        return format_html('<span class="this-page">{}</span> ', i+1)
     else:
-        return mark_safe('<a href="%s"%s>%d</a> ' % (escape(cl.get_query_string({PAGE_VAR: i})), (i == cl.paginator.num_pages-1 and ' class="end"' or ''), i+1))
+        return format_html('<a href="{0}"{1}>{2}</a> ',
+                           cl.get_query_string({PAGE_VAR: i}),
+                           mark_safe(' class="end"' if i == cl.paginator.num_pages-1 else ''),
+                           i+1)
 
 @register.inclusion_tag('admin/pagination.html')
 def pagination(cl):
@@ -159,13 +162,14 @@ def result_headers(cl):
             "url_primary": cl.get_query_string({ORDER_VAR: '.'.join(o_list_primary)}),
             "url_remove": cl.get_query_string({ORDER_VAR: '.'.join(o_list_remove)}),
             "url_toggle": cl.get_query_string({ORDER_VAR: '.'.join(o_list_toggle)}),
-            "class_attrib": mark_safe(th_classes and ' class="%s"' % ' '.join(th_classes) or '')
+            "class_attrib": format_html(' class="{}"', ' '.join(th_classes))
+                            if th_classes else '',
         }
 
 def _boolean_icon(field_val):
     icon_url = static('admin/img/icon-%s.gif' %
                       {True: 'yes', False: 'no', None: 'unknown'}[field_val])
-    return mark_safe('<img src="%s" alt="%s" />' % (icon_url, field_val))
+    return format_html('<img src="{0}" alt="{1}" />', icon_url, field_val)
 
 def items_for_result(cl, result, form):
     """
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ def items_for_result(cl, result, form):
         else:
             if f is None:
                 if field_name == 'action_checkbox':
-                    row_class = ' class="action-checkbox"'
+                    row_class = mark_safe(' class="action-checkbox"')
                 allow_tags = getattr(attr, 'allow_tags', False)
                 boolean = getattr(attr, 'boolean', False)
                 if boolean:
@@ -190,23 +194,21 @@ def items_for_result(cl, result, form):
                 result_repr = display_for_value(value, boolean)
                 # Strip HTML tags in the resulting text, except if the
                 # function has an "allow_tags" attribute set to True.
-                if not allow_tags:
-                    result_repr = escape(result_repr)
-                else:
+                if allow_tags:
                     result_repr = mark_safe(result_repr)
                 if isinstance(value, (datetime.date, datetime.time)):
-                    row_class = ' class="nowrap"'
+                    row_class = mark_safe(' class="nowrap"')
             else:
                 if isinstance(f.rel, models.ManyToOneRel):
                     field_val = getattr(result, f.name)
                     if field_val is None:
                         result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
                     else:
-                        result_repr = escape(field_val)
+                        result_repr = field_val
                 else:
                     result_repr = display_for_field(value, f)
                 if isinstance(f, (models.DateField, models.TimeField, models.ForeignKey)):
-                    row_class = ' class="nowrap"'
+                    row_class = mark_safe(' class="nowrap"')
         if force_unicode(result_repr) == '':
             result_repr = mark_safe('&nbsp;')
         # If list_display_links not defined, add the link tag to the first field
@@ -222,8 +224,14 @@ def items_for_result(cl, result, form):
                 attr = pk
             value = result.serializable_value(attr)
             result_id = repr(force_unicode(value))[1:]
-            yield mark_safe('<%s%s><a href="%s"%s>%s</a></%s>' % \
-                (table_tag, row_class, url, (cl.is_popup and ' onclick="opener.dismissRelatedLookupPopup(window, %s); return false;"' % result_id or ''), conditional_escape(result_repr), table_tag))
+            yield format_html('<{0}{1}><a href="{2}"{3}>{4}</a></{5}>',
+                              table_tag,
+                              row_class,
+                              url,
+                              format_html(' onclick="opener.dismissRelatedLookupPopup(window, {0}); return false;"', result_id)
+                                if cl.is_popup else '',
+                              result_repr,
+                              table_tag)
         else:
             # By default the fields come from ModelAdmin.list_editable, but if we pull
             # the fields out of the form instead of list_editable custom admins
@@ -233,11 +241,9 @@ def items_for_result(cl, result, form):
                         form[cl.model._meta.pk.name].is_hidden)):
                 bf = form[field_name]
                 result_repr = mark_safe(force_unicode(bf.errors) + force_unicode(bf))
-            else:
-                result_repr = conditional_escape(result_repr)
-            yield mark_safe('<td%s>%s</td>' % (row_class, result_repr))
+            yield format_html('<td{0}>{1}</td>', row_class, result_repr)
     if form and not form[cl.model._meta.pk.name].is_hidden:
-        yield mark_safe('<td>%s</td>' % force_unicode(form[cl.model._meta.pk.name]))
+        yield format_html('<td>{0}</td>', force_unicode(form[cl.model._meta.pk.name]))
 
 class ResultList(list):
     # Wrapper class used to return items in a list_editable
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/util.py b/django/contrib/admin/util.py
index 18b10f3cfa..92e1c0efd5 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/util.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/util.py
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ from django.db.models.deletion import Collector
 from django.db.models.related import RelatedObject
 from django.forms.forms import pretty_name
 from django.utils import formats
-from django.utils.html import escape
-from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode, smart_unicode, smart_str
@@ -124,10 +123,10 @@ def get_deleted_objects(objs, opts, user, admin_site, using):
             if not user.has_perm(p):
                 perms_needed.add(opts.verbose_name)
             # Display a link to the admin page.
-            return mark_safe('%s: <a href="%s">%s</a>' %
-                             (escape(capfirst(opts.verbose_name)),
-                              admin_url,
-                              escape(obj)))
+            return format_html('{0}: <a href="{1}">{2}</a>',
+                               capfirst(opts.verbose_name),
+                               admin_url,
+                               obj)
         else:
             # Don't display link to edit, because it either has no
             # admin or is edited inline.
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
index 18897bdeb1..37f286d0d4 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from django.contrib.admin.templatetags.admin_static import static
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.forms.widgets import RadioFieldRenderer
 from django.forms.util import flatatt
-from django.utils.html import escape
+from django.utils.html import escape, format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.text import Truncator
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
@@ -85,16 +85,17 @@ class AdminSplitDateTime(forms.SplitDateTimeWidget):
         forms.MultiWidget.__init__(self, widgets, attrs)
 
     def format_output(self, rendered_widgets):
-        return mark_safe('<p class="datetime">%s %s<br />%s %s</p>' % \
-            (_('Date:'), rendered_widgets[0], _('Time:'), rendered_widgets[1]))
+        return format_html('<p class="datetime">{0} {1}<br />{2} {3}</p>',
+                           _('Date:'), rendered_widgets[0],
+                           _('Time:'), rendered_widgets[1])
 
 class AdminRadioFieldRenderer(RadioFieldRenderer):
     def render(self):
         """Outputs a <ul> for this set of radio fields."""
-        return mark_safe('<ul%s>\n%s\n</ul>' % (
-            flatatt(self.attrs),
-            '\n'.join(['<li>%s</li>' % force_unicode(w) for w in self]))
-        )
+        return format_html('<ul{0}>\n{1}\n</ul>',
+                           flatatt(self.attrs),
+                           format_html_join('\n', '<li>{0}</li>',
+                                            ((force_unicode(w),) for w in self)))
 
 class AdminRadioSelect(forms.RadioSelect):
     renderer = AdminRadioFieldRenderer
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
index 780b0c015e..bce8747661 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django import forms
 from django.forms.util import flatatt
 from django.template import loader
+from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.http import int_to_base36
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext, ugettext_lazy as _
@@ -28,13 +29,15 @@ class ReadOnlyPasswordHashWidget(forms.Widget):
         try:
             hasher = identify_hasher(encoded)
         except ValueError:
-            summary = "<strong>Invalid password format or unknown hashing algorithm.</strong>"
+            summary = mark_safe("<strong>Invalid password format or unknown hashing algorithm.</strong>")
         else:
-            summary = ""
-            for key, value in hasher.safe_summary(encoded).iteritems():
-                summary += "<strong>%(key)s</strong>: %(value)s " % {"key": ugettext(key), "value": value}
+            summary = format_html_join('',
+                                       "<strong>{0}</strong>: {1} ",
+                                       ((ugettext(key), value)
+                                        for key, value in hasher.safe_summary(encoded).items())
+                                       )
 
-        return mark_safe("<div%(attrs)s>%(summary)s</div>" % {"attrs": flatatt(final_attrs), "summary": summary})
+        return format_html("<div{0}>{1}</div>", flatatt(final_attrs), summary)
 
 
 class ReadOnlyPasswordHashField(forms.Field):
diff --git a/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/calendars.py b/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/calendars.py
index 587c752a94..c842498934 100644
--- a/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/calendars.py
+++ b/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/calendars.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.databrowse.datastructures import EasyModel
 from django.contrib.databrowse.sites import DatabrowsePlugin
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
 from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
@@ -64,8 +65,9 @@ class CalendarPlugin(DatabrowsePlugin):
         fields = self.field_dict(model)
         if not fields:
             return ''
-        return mark_safe('<p class="filter"><strong>View calendar by:</strong> %s</p>' % \
-            ', '.join(['<a href="calendars/%s/">%s</a>' % (f.name, force_unicode(capfirst(f.verbose_name))) for f in fields.values()]))
+        return format_html('<p class="filter"><strong>View calendar by:</strong> {0}</p>',
+                           format_html_join(', ', '<a href="calendars/{0}/">{1}</a>',
+                                            ((f.name, force_unicode(capfirst(f.verbose_name))) for f in fields.values())))
 
     def urls(self, plugin_name, easy_instance_field):
         if isinstance(easy_instance_field.field, models.DateField):
diff --git a/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/fieldchoices.py b/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/fieldchoices.py
index 5a13252ab3..f3bd829e61 100644
--- a/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/fieldchoices.py
+++ b/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/fieldchoices.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.databrowse.datastructures import EasyModel
 from django.contrib.databrowse.sites import DatabrowsePlugin
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_str, force_unicode
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
@@ -32,8 +33,9 @@ class FieldChoicePlugin(DatabrowsePlugin):
         fields = self.field_dict(model)
         if not fields:
             return ''
-        return mark_safe('<p class="filter"><strong>View by:</strong> %s</p>' % \
-            ', '.join(['<a href="fields/%s/">%s</a>' % (f.name, force_unicode(capfirst(f.verbose_name))) for f in fields.values()]))
+        return format_html('<p class="filter"><strong>View by:</strong> {0}</p>',
+                           format_html_join(', ', '<a href="fields/{0}/">{1}</a>',
+                                            ((f.name, force_unicode(capfirst(f.verbose_name))) for f in fields.values())))
 
     def urls(self, plugin_name, easy_instance_field):
         if easy_instance_field.field in self.field_dict(easy_instance_field.model.model).values():
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/gmap.py b/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/gmap.py
index f0e8d73399..49515c0dce 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/gmap.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/gmap.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
 from django.contrib.gis.maps.google.overlays import GPolygon, GPolyline, GMarker
@@ -111,17 +112,18 @@ class GoogleMap(object):
     @property
     def body(self):
         "Returns HTML body tag for loading and unloading Google Maps javascript."
-        return mark_safe('<body %s %s>' % (self.onload, self.onunload))
+        return format_html('<body {0} {1}>', self.onload, self.onunload)
 
     @property
     def onload(self):
         "Returns the `onload` HTML <body> attribute."
-        return mark_safe('onload="%s.%s_load()"' % (self.js_module, self.dom_id))
+        return format_html('onload="{0}.{1}_load()"', self.js_module, self.dom_id)
 
     @property
     def api_script(self):
         "Returns the <script> tag for the Google Maps API javascript."
-        return mark_safe('<script src="%s%s" type="text/javascript"></script>' % (self.api_url, self.key))
+        return format_html('<script src="{0}{1}" type="text/javascript"></script>',
+                           self.api_url, self.key)
 
     @property
     def js(self):
@@ -131,17 +133,17 @@ class GoogleMap(object):
     @property
     def scripts(self):
         "Returns all <script></script> tags required with Google Maps JavaScript."
-        return mark_safe('%s\n  <script type="text/javascript">\n//<![CDATA[\n%s//]]>\n  </script>' % (self.api_script, self.js))
+        return format_html('%s\n  <script type="text/javascript">\n//<![CDATA[\n%s//]]>\n  </script>', self.api_script, mark_safe(self.js))
 
     @property
     def style(self):
         "Returns additional CSS styling needed for Google Maps on IE."
-        return mark_safe('<style type="text/css">%s</style>' % self.vml_css)
+        return format_html('<style type="text/css">{0}</style>', self.vml_css)
 
     @property
     def xhtml(self):
         "Returns XHTML information needed for IE VML overlays."
-        return mark_safe('<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" %s>' % self.xmlns)
+        return format_html('<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" {0}>', self.xmlns)
 
     @property
     def icons(self):
diff --git a/django/forms/forms.py b/django/forms/forms.py
index 22c3057c62..880873a273 100644
--- a/django/forms/forms.py
+++ b/django/forms/forms.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.forms.fields import Field, FileField
 from django.forms.util import flatatt, ErrorDict, ErrorList
 from django.forms.widgets import Media, media_property, TextInput, Textarea
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
-from django.utils.html import conditional_escape
+from django.utils.html import conditional_escape, format_html
 from django.utils.encoding import StrAndUnicode, smart_unicode, force_unicode
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class BaseForm(StrAndUnicode):
                     # punctuation.
                     if self.label_suffix:
                         if label[-1] not in ':?.!':
-                            label += self.label_suffix
+                            label = format_html('{}{}', label, self.label_suffix)
                     label = bf.label_tag(label) or ''
                 else:
                     label = ''
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ class BoundField(StrAndUnicode):
     def label_tag(self, contents=None, attrs=None):
         """
         Wraps the given contents in a <label>, if the field has an ID attribute.
-        Does not HTML-escape the contents. If contents aren't given, uses the
-        field's HTML-escaped label.
+        contents should be 'mark_safe'd to avoid HTML escaping. If contents
+        aren't given, uses the field's HTML-escaped label.
 
         If attrs are given, they're used as HTML attributes on the <label> tag.
         """
@@ -508,7 +508,9 @@ class BoundField(StrAndUnicode):
         id_ = widget.attrs.get('id') or self.auto_id
         if id_:
             attrs = attrs and flatatt(attrs) or ''
-            contents = '<label for="%s"%s>%s</label>' % (widget.id_for_label(id_), attrs, unicode(contents))
+            contents = format_html('<label for="{0}"{1}>{2}</label>',
+                                   widget.id_for_label(id_), attrs, contents
+                                   )
         return mark_safe(contents)
 
     def css_classes(self, extra_classes=None):
diff --git a/django/forms/util.py b/django/forms/util.py
index ca53b1f3d4..91a5686886 100644
--- a/django/forms/util.py
+++ b/django/forms/util.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.html import conditional_escape
+from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.encoding import StrAndUnicode, force_unicode
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ def flatatt(attrs):
     The returned string will contain a leading space followed by key="value",
     XML-style pairs.  It is assumed that the keys do not need to be XML-escaped.
     If the passed dictionary is empty, then return an empty string.
+
+    The result is passed through 'mark_safe'.
     """
-    return ''.join([' %s="%s"' % (k, conditional_escape(v)) for k, v in attrs.items()])
+    return format_html_join('', ' {}="{}"', attrs.items())
 
 class ErrorDict(dict, StrAndUnicode):
     """
@@ -31,9 +33,11 @@ class ErrorDict(dict, StrAndUnicode):
 
     def as_ul(self):
         if not self: return ''
-        return mark_safe('<ul class="errorlist">%s</ul>'
-                % ''.join(['<li>%s%s</li>' % (k, conditional_escape(force_unicode(v)))
-                    for k, v in self.items()]))
+        return format_html('<ul class="errorlist">{}</ul>',
+                           format_html_join('', '<li>{0}{1}</li>',
+                                            ((k, force_unicode(v))
+                                             for k, v in self.items())
+                           ))
 
     def as_text(self):
         return '\n'.join(['* %s\n%s' % (k, '\n'.join(['  * %s' % force_unicode(i) for i in v])) for k, v in self.items()])
@@ -47,8 +51,11 @@ class ErrorList(list, StrAndUnicode):
 
     def as_ul(self):
         if not self: return ''
-        return mark_safe('<ul class="errorlist">%s</ul>'
-                % ''.join(['<li>%s</li>' % conditional_escape(force_unicode(e)) for e in self]))
+        return format_html('<ul class="errorlist">{}</ul>',
+                           format_html_join('', '<li>{}</li>',
+                                            ((force_unicode(e),) for e in self)
+                                            )
+                           )
 
     def as_text(self):
         if not self: return ''
diff --git a/django/forms/widgets.py b/django/forms/widgets.py
index 2fddee918a..65caa68db2 100644
--- a/django/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/forms/widgets.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from urlparse import urljoin
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.forms.util import flatatt, to_current_timezone
 from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDict, MergeDict
-from django.utils.html import escape, conditional_escape
+from django.utils.html import conditional_escape, format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext, ugettext_lazy
 from django.utils.encoding import StrAndUnicode, force_unicode
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Media(StrAndUnicode):
         return mark_safe('\n'.join(chain(*[getattr(self, 'render_' + name)() for name in MEDIA_TYPES])))
 
     def render_js(self):
-        return ['<script type="text/javascript" src="%s"></script>' % self.absolute_path(path) for path in self._js]
+        return [format_html('<script type="text/javascript" src="{0}"></script>', self.absolute_path(path)) for path in self._js]
 
     def render_css(self):
         # To keep rendering order consistent, we can't just iterate over items().
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Media(StrAndUnicode):
         media = self._css.keys()
         media.sort()
         return chain(*[
-            ['<link href="%s" type="text/css" media="%s" rel="stylesheet" />' % (self.absolute_path(path), medium)
+                [format_html('<link href="{0}" type="text/css" media="{1}" rel="stylesheet" />', self.absolute_path(path), medium)
                     for path in self._css[medium]]
                 for medium in media])
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class Input(Widget):
         if value != '':
             # Only add the 'value' attribute if a value is non-empty.
             final_attrs['value'] = force_unicode(self._format_value(value))
-        return mark_safe('<input%s />' % flatatt(final_attrs))
+        return format_html('<input{} />', flatatt(final_attrs))
 
 class TextInput(Input):
     input_type = 'text'
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class MultipleHiddenInput(HiddenInput):
                 # An ID attribute was given. Add a numeric index as a suffix
                 # so that the inputs don't all have the same ID attribute.
                 input_attrs['id'] = '%s_%s' % (id_, i)
-            inputs.append('<input%s />' % flatatt(input_attrs))
+            inputs.append(format_html('<input{} />', flatatt(input_attrs)))
         return mark_safe('\n'.join(inputs))
 
     def value_from_datadict(self, data, files, name):
@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ class ClearableFileInput(FileInput):
 
         if value and hasattr(value, "url"):
             template = self.template_with_initial
-            substitutions['initial'] = ('<a href="%s">%s</a>'
-                                        % (escape(value.url),
-                                           escape(force_unicode(value))))
+            substitutions['initial'] = format_html('<a href="{0}">{1}</a>',
+                                                   value.url,
+                                                   force_unicode(value))
             if not self.is_required:
                 checkbox_name = self.clear_checkbox_name(name)
                 checkbox_id = self.clear_checkbox_id(checkbox_name)
@@ -392,8 +392,9 @@ class Textarea(Widget):
     def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
         if value is None: value = ''
         final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, name=name)
-        return mark_safe('<textarea%s>%s</textarea>' % (flatatt(final_attrs),
-                conditional_escape(force_unicode(value))))
+        return format_html('<textarea{0}>{1}</textarea>',
+                           flatatt(final_attrs),
+                           force_unicode(value))
 
 class DateInput(Input):
     input_type = 'text'
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ class CheckboxInput(Widget):
         if not (value is True or value is False or value is None or value == ''):
             # Only add the 'value' attribute if a value is non-empty.
             final_attrs['value'] = force_unicode(value)
-        return mark_safe('<input%s />' % flatatt(final_attrs))
+        return format_html('<input{} />', flatatt(final_attrs))
 
     def value_from_datadict(self, data, files, name):
         if name not in data:
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@ class Select(Widget):
     def render(self, name, value, attrs=None, choices=()):
         if value is None: value = ''
         final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, name=name)
-        output = ['<select%s>' % flatatt(final_attrs)]
+        output = [format_html('<select{}>', flatatt(final_attrs))]
         options = self.render_options(choices, [value])
         if options:
             output.append(options)
@@ -553,15 +554,16 @@ class Select(Widget):
     def render_option(self, selected_choices, option_value, option_label):
         option_value = force_unicode(option_value)
         if option_value in selected_choices:
-            selected_html = ' selected="selected"'
+            selected_html = mark_safe(' selected="selected"')
             if not self.allow_multiple_selected:
                 # Only allow for a single selection.
                 selected_choices.remove(option_value)
         else:
             selected_html = ''
-        return '<option value="%s"%s>%s</option>' % (
-            escape(option_value), selected_html,
-            conditional_escape(force_unicode(option_label)))
+        return format_html('<option value="{0}"{1}>{2}</option>',
+                           option_value,
+                           selected_html,
+                           force_unicode(option_label))
 
     def render_options(self, choices, selected_choices):
         # Normalize to strings.
@@ -569,7 +571,7 @@ class Select(Widget):
         output = []
         for option_value, option_label in chain(self.choices, choices):
             if isinstance(option_label, (list, tuple)):
-                output.append('<optgroup label="%s">' % escape(force_unicode(option_value)))
+                output.append(format_html('<optgroup label="{0}">', force_unicode(option_value)))
                 for option in option_label:
                     output.append(self.render_option(selected_choices, *option))
                 output.append('</optgroup>')
@@ -618,7 +620,7 @@ class SelectMultiple(Select):
     def render(self, name, value, attrs=None, choices=()):
         if value is None: value = []
         final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, name=name)
-        output = ['<select multiple="multiple"%s>' % flatatt(final_attrs)]
+        output = [format_html('<select multiple="multiple"{}>', flatatt(final_attrs))]
         options = self.render_options(choices, value)
         if options:
             output.append(options)
@@ -662,11 +664,11 @@ class RadioInput(SubWidget):
         value = value or self.value
         attrs = attrs or self.attrs
         if 'id' in self.attrs:
-            label_for = ' for="%s_%s"' % (self.attrs['id'], self.index)
+            label_for = format_html(' for="{0}_{1}"', self.attrs['id'], self.index)
         else:
             label_for = ''
-        choice_label = conditional_escape(force_unicode(self.choice_label))
-        return mark_safe('<label%s>%s %s</label>' % (label_for, self.tag(), choice_label))
+        choice_label = force_unicode(self.choice_label)
+        return format_html('<label{0}>{1} {2}</label>', label_for, self.tag(), choice_label)
 
     def is_checked(self):
         return self.value == self.choice_value
@@ -677,7 +679,7 @@ class RadioInput(SubWidget):
         final_attrs = dict(self.attrs, type='radio', name=self.name, value=self.choice_value)
         if self.is_checked():
             final_attrs['checked'] = 'checked'
-        return mark_safe('<input%s />' % flatatt(final_attrs))
+        return format_html('<input{} />', flatatt(final_attrs))
 
 class RadioFieldRenderer(StrAndUnicode):
     """
@@ -701,8 +703,10 @@ class RadioFieldRenderer(StrAndUnicode):
 
     def render(self):
         """Outputs a <ul> for this set of radio fields."""
-        return mark_safe('<ul>\n%s\n</ul>' % '\n'.join(['<li>%s</li>'
-                % force_unicode(w) for w in self]))
+        return format_html('<ul>\n{0}\n</ul>',
+                           format_html_join('\n', '<li>{0}</li>',
+                                            [(force_unicode(w),) for w in self]
+                                            ))
 
 class RadioSelect(Select):
     renderer = RadioFieldRenderer
@@ -751,15 +755,16 @@ class CheckboxSelectMultiple(SelectMultiple):
             # so that the checkboxes don't all have the same ID attribute.
             if has_id:
                 final_attrs = dict(final_attrs, id='%s_%s' % (attrs['id'], i))
-                label_for = ' for="%s"' % final_attrs['id']
+                label_for = format_html(' for="{0}"', final_attrs['id'])
             else:
                 label_for = ''
 
             cb = CheckboxInput(final_attrs, check_test=lambda value: value in str_values)
             option_value = force_unicode(option_value)
             rendered_cb = cb.render(name, option_value)
-            option_label = conditional_escape(force_unicode(option_label))
-            output.append('<li><label%s>%s %s</label></li>' % (label_for, rendered_cb, option_label))
+            option_label = force_unicode(option_label)
+            output.append(format_html('<li><label{0}>{1} {2}</label></li>',
+                                      label_for, rendered_cb, option_label))
         output.append('</ul>')
         return mark_safe('\n'.join(output))
 
diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index 83b72e120b..d27439b3b8 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from django.template.smartif import IfParser, Literal
 from django.template.defaultfilters import date
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 register = Library()
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@ class CsrfTokenNode(Node):
         csrf_token = context.get('csrf_token', None)
         if csrf_token:
             if csrf_token == 'NOTPROVIDED':
-                return mark_safe("")
+                return format_html("")
             else:
-                return mark_safe("<div style='display:none'><input type='hidden' name='csrfmiddlewaretoken' value='%s' /></div>" % csrf_token)
+                return format_html("<div style='display:none'><input type='hidden' name='csrfmiddlewaretoken' value='{}' /></div>", csrf_token)
         else:
             # It's very probable that the token is missing because of
             # misconfiguration, so we raise a warning