jquery forward slash escape
<p>how can I escape forward slash <code>/</code></p>

<pre><code>$('&lt;script type="text/javascript" /&gt;').prependTo("head");
</code></pre>

<p>the outcome is </p>

<pre><code>&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>but I need it like</p>

<pre><code>&lt;script type="text/javascript" /&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>I know I could add <code>&lt;/script&gt;</code> but I just would like to know if there is a way to escape <code>/</code>
Thanks.</p>
