diff --git a/php/utils/tags.php b/php/utils/tags.php
index b83d5f6..42e7991 100644
--- a/php/utils/tags.php
+++ b/php/utils/tags.php
@@ -33,10 +33,17 @@
             return strtolower($this->text);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Returns a lowercase representation of the tag for use in display.
+         */
+        public function get_text(): string {
+            return strtolower($this->text);
+        }
+
         public function jsonSerialize(): mixed {
             // Only used for passing to DOM
             $details = get_object_vars($this);
-            $details['text'] = html_sanitize($details['text']);
+            $details['text'] = html_sanitize($this->get_text());
             $details['description'] = html_sanitize($details['description']);
             $details['type'] = $this->get_tag_type();
             return $details;
diff --git a/sites/+components/tbl_communities.php b/sites/+components/tbl_communities.php
index c7e62c3..5adf64b 100644
--- a/sites/+components/tbl_communities.php
+++ b/sites/+components/tbl_communities.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 					class="room-label <?=$tag->get_tag_classname()?> badge"
 					title="<?=$tag->description?>"
 				><?=
-					truncate($tag->text, 16)
+					truncate($tag->get_text(), 16)
 				?></span>
 <?php endif; endforeach; ?>
 			</span>