diff --git a/gradesa/src/components/ui/render-html/render-html.jsx b/gradesa/src/components/ui/render-html/render-html.jsx
index a497113..0307bff 100644
--- a/gradesa/src/components/ui/render-html/render-html.jsx
+++ b/gradesa/src/components/ui/render-html/render-html.jsx
@@ -4,38 +4,97 @@ import {
   GlossaryListItem,
 } from "@/components/ui/glossary/GlossaryText";
 
-export default function RenderHTML({ data }) {
-  if (!data) {
-    return null;
+// ?NOTE The <container> tag still throws an error, but for now I've chosen not to go down that rabbit hole
+// ?It seems slightly too complicated for this last sprint.
+
+/**
+ * Normalize HTML attributes for use in React elements.
+ *
+ * Converts common HTML attribute names to their React equivalents (for
+ * example `class` -> `className`) and returns a shallow copy so the
+ * original attribute object is not mutated.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} attributes - Raw attributes from the HTML parser.
+ * @returns {Object} A normalized attributes object safe to spread on React elements.
+ */
+const normalizeAttribs = (attributes = {}) => {
+  if (!attributes) return {};
+  const normalized = { ...attributes };
+  // Map common HTML attribute names to React prop names.
+  // Some HTML parsers produce `class`, others produce `classname` (lowercase).
+  // Ensure we normalize both to `className` and remove the original keys so
+  // invalid DOM props (like `classname`) are not spread onto React elements.
+  if (normalized.classname && !normalized.className) {
+    normalized.className = normalized.classname;
+    delete normalized.classname;
   }
+  if (normalized.class && !normalized.className) {
+    normalized.className = normalized.class;
+    delete normalized.class;
+  }
+  return normalized;
+};
 
-  // Parse HTML and replace custom glossary tags with React components
-  const parsedContent = parse(data, {
-    replace: (domNode) => {
-      // Only process element nodes, not text or comment nodes
-      if (domNode.type !== "tag") {
-        return;
-      }
+/**
+ * RenderHTML
+ *
+ * Safely parses HTML produced by the Quill editor (or other sources) and
+ * replaces a small set of custom tags with React components or safer
+ * equivalents. Uses `html-react-parser` under the hood and processes
+ * nested content via a recursive replacer.
+ *
+ * Supported tag replacements:
+ * - `glossaryparagraph` -> `GlossaryParagraph` (React component)
+ * - `glossarylistitem` -> `GlossaryListItem` (React component)
+ * - `anchor` -> `span.glossary-anchor[data-href=...]` (avoids nested <a> issues)
+ *
+ * @param {{data: string}} props - Component props containing raw HTML string.
+ * @returns {JSX.Element|null} Parsed React nodes wrapped in a `div`, or `null`.
+ */
+export default function RenderHTML({ data }) {
+  if (!data) return null;
 
-      // Handle GlossaryParagraph custom tags
-      if (domNode.name === "glossaryparagraph") {
-        // Extract and convert child nodes to React, preserving HTML structure
-        const children = domNode.children ? domToReact(domNode.children) : null;
-        return (
-          <GlossaryParagraph {...domNode.attribs}>{children}</GlossaryParagraph>
-        );
-      }
-
-      // Handle GlossaryListItem custom tags
-      if (domNode.name === "glossarylistitem") {
-        // Extract and convert child nodes to React, preserving HTML structure
-        const children = domNode.children ? domToReact(domNode.children) : null;
-        return (
-          <GlossaryListItem {...domNode.attribs}>{children}</GlossaryListItem>
-        );
-      }
+  // Handlers for specific custom tags. Each handler receives normalized
+  // attributes and the already-converted children (as React nodes).
+  const handlers = {
+    glossaryparagraph: (attributes, children) => (
+      <GlossaryParagraph {...attributes}>{children}</GlossaryParagraph>
+    ),
+    glossarylistitem: (attributes, children) => (
+      <GlossaryListItem {...attributes}>{children}</GlossaryListItem>
+    ),
+    column: (attributes, children) => {
+      const safeAttribs = { ...attributes };
+      safeAttribs.className = [safeAttribs.className, "glossary-column"]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(" ");
+      return <div {...safeAttribs}>{children}</div>; // This replacement should maybe use <Column> if it exists
     },
-  });
+    anchor: (attributes, children) => {
+      const safeAttribs = { ...attributes };
+      const href = safeAttribs.href || safeAttribs["data-href"];
+      if (href) {
+        safeAttribs["data-href"] = href;
+        delete safeAttribs.href;
+      }
+      safeAttribs.className = [safeAttribs.className, "glossary-anchor"]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(" ");
+      return <span {...safeAttribs}>{children}</span>; // This replacement logic should maybe use <Anchor> if it exists
+    },
+  };
 
+  const replacer = (domNode) => {
+    if (domNode.type !== "tag") return;
+    const name = domNode.name;
+    const normalizedAttributes = normalizeAttribs(domNode.attribs || {});
+    const children = domNode.children
+      ? domToReact(domNode.children, { replace: replacer })
+      : null;
+    const handler = handlers[name];
+    return handler ? handler(normalizedAttributes, children) : undefined;
+  };
+
+  const parsedContent = parse(data, { replace: replacer });
   return <div>{parsedContent}</div>;
 }
diff --git a/gradesa/src/components/ui/render-html/render-html.test.jsx b/gradesa/src/components/ui/render-html/render-html.test.jsx
index aa55dc9..78e33a3 100644
--- a/gradesa/src/components/ui/render-html/render-html.test.jsx
+++ b/gradesa/src/components/ui/render-html/render-html.test.jsx
@@ -243,6 +243,24 @@ describe("RenderHTML Component", () => {
       expect(code).toBeTruthy();
       expect(code.textContent).toBe("console.log()");
     });
+
+    it("should render custom anchor tags as span.glossary-anchor with data-href preserved", () => {
+      const html = '<anchor href="/test">Click me</anchor>';
+      const { container } = render(<RenderHTML data={html} />);
+      const anchorSpan = container.querySelector("span.glossary-anchor");
+      expect(anchorSpan).toBeTruthy();
+      // data-href becomes dataset.href
+      expect(anchorSpan.dataset.href).toBe("/test");
+      expect(anchorSpan.textContent).toBe("Click me");
+    });
+
+    it("should render custom column tags as div.glossary-column and preserve classes/children", () => {
+      const html = '<column class="chapter">Hello Column</column>';
+      const { container } = render(<RenderHTML data={html} />);
+      const columnDiv = container.querySelector("div.chapter.glossary-column");
+      expect(columnDiv).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(columnDiv.textContent).toContain("Hello Column");
+    });
   });
 
   describe("Performance scenarios", () => {