<?php
function esc_html( $html, $char_set = 'UTF-8' ) {
    if ( empty( $html ) ) {
        return '';
    }

    $html = (string) $html;
    $html = htmlspecialchars( $html, ENT_QUOTES, $char_set );

    return $html;
}



$test_string = 'Mujeres Jóvenes';

var_dump( esc_html( $test_string ) );