[CntdwnToExtn]

i'm trying to add admins to a gaming server i run but the clan tags have a < and { in them as well the colour codes $fff $888 need to be in there, which screws up everything.

i've tried the \ character infront of each symbol but i'm not sure if i'm doing this right.

<admin>\$fff\<A1\{\$888Cntdwn</admin>

but when i save it, notepad says i need to save it as Unicode instead of ASCI, and then if i do the program will not run at all.