diff --git a/tools/localization/dynamicVariables.py b/tools/localization/dynamicVariables.py
index bb6e7dec0..6832fae4d 100644
--- a/tools/localization/dynamicVariables.py
+++ b/tools/localization/dynamicVariables.py
@@ -60,6 +60,100 @@ def extractVariablesFromDict(input_dict):
   return output_dict_new, output_dict_old
 
 
+def extractDisallowedTags(input_dict, allowed_tags):
+  """
+  Reads through a dictionary of key-value pairs and creates a new dictionary
+  where the value is just a list of tags that are not allowed as per the allowed_tags.
+
+  Args:
+      input_dict (dict): The dictionary to extract tags from.
+      allowed_tags (list): A list of allowed tag names (e.g., ['b', 'br', 'span']).
+
+  Returns:
+      dict: A dictionary with the same keys as input_dict, but the values are lists of disallowed tags.
+  """
+  # Compile a regex to match any HTML-like tags
+  tag_pattern = re.compile(r'<(/?)(\w+)[^>]*>')
+
+  # Create a set of allowed tags for quick lookup
+  allowed_tag_set = set(allowed_tags)
+
+  output_dict = {}
+  for key, value in input_dict.items():
+    disallowed_tags = []
+    for match in tag_pattern.finditer(value):
+      tag_name = match.group(2)
+      if tag_name not in allowed_tag_set:
+        disallowed_tags.append(match.group(0))
+
+    output_dict[key] = disallowed_tags
+
+  return output_dict
+
+
+def findImproperTags(input_dict):
+  """
+  Reads through a dictionary of key-value pairs and identifies any uses of angled brackets
+  that do not form a proper HTML tag.
+
+  Args:
+      input_dict (dict): The dictionary to search for improper tags.
+
+  Returns:
+      dict: A dictionary with the same keys as input_dict, but the values are lists of improper tags.
+  """
+  # Regular expression to find improper use of angled brackets:
+  # 1. Matches a standalone '<' or '>' not forming a valid tag.
+  # 2. Matches text enclosed in angled brackets that do not form a valid HTML tag.
+  improper_tag_pattern = re.compile(r'<[^>]*>|>')
+
+  output_dict = {}
+  for key, value in input_dict.items():
+    # Find all improper tag matches
+    improper_tags = [match for match in improper_tag_pattern.findall(value)
+                     if not re.match(r'<\s*/?\s*\w+.*?>', match)]
+    print(improper_tags)
+
+    # Store the results in the output dictionary
+    output_dict[key] = improper_tags
+
+  return output_dict
+
+
+def flagInvalidAngleBrackets(input_dict, allowed_tag_starts):
+  """
+  Flags an issue if a string contains an angled bracket '<'
+  but that angle bracket is not followed by a 'b' or an 's' (case-insensitive).
+
+  Args:
+      input_dict (dict): A dictionary where the values are strings to check.
+
+  Returns:
+      dict: A dictionary where keys are the same as input_dict,
+            and values are lists of issues found in the corresponding string.
+  """
+  output_dict = {}
+  for key, value in input_dict.items():
+    issues = []
+    # Find all occurrences of '<'
+    indices = [m.start() for m in re.finditer('<', value)]
+    for idx in indices:
+      # Look ahead to find the next non-space character after '<'
+      match = re.match(r'\s*([^\s>])', value[idx + 1:])
+      if match:
+        next_char = match.group(1)
+        if next_char.lower() not in allowed_tag_starts:
+          # Flag an issue
+          snippet = value[idx:idx + 10]  # Extract a snippet for context
+          issues.append(f"Invalid tag starting with '<{next_char}' at position {idx}: '{snippet}'")
+      else:
+        # No non-space character after '<', flag an issue
+        issues.append(f"Invalid angle bracket '<' at position {idx}")
+    if issues:
+      output_dict[key] = issues
+  return output_dict
+
+
 def extractFormattingTags(input_dict):
   """
   Reads through a dictionary of key-value pairs and creates a new dictionary
@@ -74,17 +168,20 @@ def extractFormattingTags(input_dict):
   output_dict_b_tags = {}
   output_dict_br_tags = {}
   output_dict_span_tags = {}
+  disallowed_tags = extractDisallowedTags(input_dict, ["b", "br", "span"])
+  improper_tags = findImproperTags(input_dict)
+
   for key, value in input_dict.items():
     console.debug(f"key: {key}, value: {value}")
     output_dict_b_tags[key] = extractAllMatches(value, r"<b>(.*?)</b>")
     output_dict_br_tags[key] = extractAllMatches(value, r"<br/>")
     output_dict_span_tags[key] = extractAllMatches(value, r"<span>(.*?)</span>")
-  return output_dict_b_tags, output_dict_br_tags, output_dict_span_tags
+  return output_dict_b_tags, output_dict_br_tags, output_dict_span_tags, disallowed_tags, improper_tags
 
 
 def identifyLocaleDyanmicVariableDifferences(locales, locale_b_tags,
                                              locale_br_tags,
-                                             locale_span_tags):
+                                             locale_span_tags, locale_disallowed_tags, locale_improper_tags):
   """
   Identifies the differences between each locale's dynamic variables.
 
@@ -104,6 +201,8 @@ def identifyLocaleDyanmicVariableDifferences(locales, locale_b_tags,
     current_locale_b_tags = locale_b_tags[locale_name]
     current_locale_br_tags = locale_br_tags[locale_name]
     current_locale_span_tags = locale_span_tags[locale_name]
+    current_locale_disallowed_tags = locale_disallowed_tags[locale_name]
+    current_locale_improper_tags = locale_improper_tags[locale_name]
     if locale_name == "en":
       continue
 
@@ -115,6 +214,8 @@ def identifyLocaleDyanmicVariableDifferences(locales, locale_b_tags,
       "missing_b_tags": {},
       "missing_br_tags": {},
       "missing_span_tags": {},
+      "disallowed_tags": {},
+      "improper_tags": {},
     }
 
     for key, value in master_locale.items():
@@ -138,6 +239,8 @@ def identifyLocaleDyanmicVariableDifferences(locales, locale_b_tags,
         locale_issues["missing_b_tags"][key] = len(master_locale_b_tags[key]) - len(current_locale_b_tags[key])
         locale_issues["missing_br_tags"][key] = len(master_locale_br_tags[key]) - len(current_locale_br_tags[key])
         locale_issues["missing_span_tags"][key] = len(master_locale_span_tags[key]) - len(current_locale_span_tags[key])
+        locale_issues["disallowed_tags"][key] = len(current_locale_disallowed_tags[key])
+        locale_issues["improper_tags"][key] = len(current_locale_improper_tags[key])
 
     for key in locale:
       if key not in master_locale:
diff --git a/tools/localization/generateLocales.py b/tools/localization/generateLocales.py
index 5d9ec9654..01e46d37f 100755
--- a/tools/localization/generateLocales.py
+++ b/tools/localization/generateLocales.py
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ localeVariablesOld = dict()
 locale_b_tags = dict()
 locale_br_tags = dict()
 locale_span_tags = dict()
+locale_disallowed_tags = dict()
+locale_improper_tags = dict()
 # Extract the dynamic variables from each locale and store them in a dictionary
 for locale, data in locales.items():
   console.debug(f"Extracting dynamic variables for {locale}")
@@ -129,11 +131,13 @@ for locale, data in locales.items():
     locale_b_tags[locale],
     locale_br_tags[locale],
     locale_span_tags[locale],
+    locale_disallowed_tags[locale],
+    locale_improper_tags[locale],
   ) = extractFormattingTags(data)
 
 problems = identifyLocaleDyanmicVariableDifferences(localeVariables, locale_b_tags,
                                                     locale_br_tags,
-                                                    locale_span_tags, )
+                                                    locale_span_tags, locale_disallowed_tags, locale_improper_tags)
 
 found_old_dynamic_variables = identifyAndPrintOldDynamicVariables(
   localeVariablesOld, args.print_old_dynamic_variables
@@ -182,8 +186,23 @@ if problems:
               string_to_locales[problem_string] = [locale]
             else:
               string_to_locales[problem_string].append(locale)
+      if "disallowed_tags" in locale_problems:
+        for problem_string, tag_issues in locale_problems["disallowed_tags"].items():
+          print(f"problem string: {problem_string}, tag_issues: {tag_issues}")
+          if tag_issues > 0:
+            if problem_string not in string_to_locales:
+              string_to_locales[problem_string] = [locale]
+            else:
+              string_to_locales[problem_string].append(locale)
+      if "improper_tags" in locale_problems:
+        for problem_string, tag_issues in locale_problems["improper_tags"].items():
+          if tag_issues > 0:
+            if problem_string not in string_to_locales:
+              string_to_locales[problem_string] = [locale]
+            else:
+              string_to_locales[problem_string].append(locale)
 
-    console.info(f"Problem strings: {json.dumps(string_to_locales, indent=2)}")
+    console.debug(f"Problem strings: {json.dumps(string_to_locales, indent=2)}")
     message += " See above for problem strings and which locales they are in."
 
   if args.print_problem_formatting_tag_strings:
@@ -192,6 +211,8 @@ if problems:
       locale_missing_br_tags = set()
       locale_missing_b_tags = set()
       locale_missing_span_tags = set()
+      locale_disallowed_tags = set()
+      locale_improper_tags = set()
       if "missing_br_tags" in locale_problems:
         for problem_string, tag_issues in locale_problems["missing_br_tags"].items():
           if tag_issues > 0:
@@ -204,11 +225,21 @@ if problems:
         for problem_string, tag_issues in locale_problems["missing_span_tags"].items():
           if tag_issues > 0:
             locale_missing_span_tags.add(problem_string)
+      if "disallowed_tags" in locale_problems:
+        for problem_string, tag_issues in locale_problems["disallowed_tags"].items():
+          if tag_issues > 0:
+            locale_disallowed_tags.add(problem_string)
+      if "improper_tags" in locale_problems:
+        for problem_string, tag_issues in locale_problems["improper_tags"].items():
+          if tag_issues > 0:
+            locale_improper_tags.add(problem_string)
 
       locales_to_strings[locale] = {
         "br": list(locale_missing_br_tags),
         "b": list(locale_missing_b_tags),
         "span": list(locale_missing_span_tags),
+        "disallowed_tags": list(locale_disallowed_tags),
+        "improper_tags": list(locale_improper_tags),
       }
 
       if locales_to_strings[locale]["br"] == []:
@@ -217,11 +248,16 @@ if problems:
         del locales_to_strings[locale]["b"]
       if locales_to_strings[locale]["span"] == []:
         del locales_to_strings[locale]["span"]
+      if locales_to_strings[locale]["disallowed_tags"] == []:
+        del locales_to_strings[locale]["disallowed_tags"]
+      if locales_to_strings[locale]["improper_tags"] == []:
+        del locales_to_strings[locale]["improper_tags"]
 
     console.info(f"Problem strings: {json.dumps(locales_to_strings, indent=2)}")
     message += " See above for problem strings and which locales they are in."
     for locale, locale_strings in locales_to_strings.items():
       printed_locale = False
+      printed_problem_strings = set()
       for tag_type, tag_strings in locale_strings.items():
         if tag_strings:
           if locale in ignored_strings_formatting and tag_strings == ignored_strings_formatting[locale]:
@@ -230,9 +266,11 @@ if problems:
             print(f"{locale} - [Link Here](https://crowdin.com/editor/session-crossplatform-strings/300/en-{locale})")
             printed_locale = True
           for tag_string in tag_strings:
-            number_of_tag_problems += 1
-            print(
-              f"- [{tag_string}](https://crowdin.com/editor/session-crossplatform-strings/300/en-{locale}?view=comfortable&filter=basic&value=3#q={tag_string})")
+            if tag_string not in printed_problem_strings:
+              printed_problem_strings.add(tag_string)
+              number_of_tag_problems += 1
+              print(
+                f"- [{tag_string}](https://crowdin.com/editor/session-crossplatform-strings/300/en-{locale}?view=comfortable&filter=basic&value=3#q={tag_string})")
     print(f"Total Problems: {number_of_tag_problems}")
 
   if args.print_problems: