Magento2: escapeHtml not working for tags with attributes

[magentomaniac]

Preconditions

1. Magento Enterprise 2.1.4
2. PHP 7.0.13

Steps to reproduce

1. Add the following to any template file. Works e.g. in logo.phtml.
   <?php echo $block->escapeHtml('<a href="#">standard link</a>', ['a']); ?>
   compare output with
   <?php echo $block->escapeHtml('<a>standard link</a>', ['a']); ?>
2. Replicates with other tags e.g. <p> vs <p class=''>

Expected result

1. Tag escaping works regardless of tag attributes and not only for very simple tags such as <br/>
   HTML: <a href="#">standard link</a> <a>standard link</a>
   

   Actual result

HTML: &lt;a href="#"&gt;standard link <a>standard link</a>

[digitalredefned]

Experiencing same issue with CE 2.1.4. For my issue, I had to change the code
FROM:
TO:

Note the data-bind type.

[drsndodiya]

This issue is resolved in updated version of magento 2.2 CE not sure in Enterprise version.

[magento-engcom-team]

@magentomaniac, thank you for your report.
We were not able to reproduce this issue by following the steps you provided. If you'd like to update it, please reopen the issue.
We tested the issue on 2.1.9