HTML Entities

HTML entities are used to display reserved characters in HTML and to represent characters that cannot be typed on a keyboard. They are helpful for ensuring that your content is correctly interpreted by web browsers.

Commonly Used HTML Entities

Symbol	Entity Name	Entity Number	Description	Example
&	&	&	Ampersand	Try yourself `&`
<	<	<	Less Than	Try yourself `<`
>	>	>	Greater Than	Try yourself `>`
"	"	"	Double Quote	Try yourself `"`
'	'	'	Single Quote	Try yourself `'`
©	©	©	Copyright	Try yourself `©`
®	®	®	Registered Trademark	Try yourself `®`
			Non-Breaking Space	Try yourself ` `
€	€	€	Euro	Try yourself `€`
£	£	£	Pound	Try yourself `£`
¥	¥	¥	Yen	Try yourself `¥`
¢	¢	¢	Cent	Try yourself `¢`
§	§	§	Section	Try yourself `§`
™	™	™	Trademark	Try yourself `™`
←	←	←	Left Arrow	Try yourself `←`
→	→	→	Right Arrow	Try yourself `→`
↑	↑	↑	Up Arrow	Try yourself `↑`
↓	↓	↓	Down Arrow	Try yourself `↓`

Why Use HTML Entities?

To display reserved characters: For example, using & to display an ampersand.
To display invisible characters: Such as non-breaking spaces ( ).
To ensure proper rendering: Especially in cases where characters may be misinterpreted by the browser.

Using HTML Entities

To use an HTML entity, simply include it in your HTML code where you want the character to appear. Here are a few examples:

Example: Ampersand

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            &amp;

In this example, the ampersand character (&) is displayed using the & entity.

Example: Less than and Greater than

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            &lt;&gt;

This example shows how to display the less than (<) and greater than (>) characters using their respective entities.

Example: Quotation Marks

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            &quot;&apos;

In this example, both single (') and double (") quotation marks are displayed using their respective entities.

Special Symbols and Characters

HTML entities are also used to represent a wide range of special symbols and characters. Here are a few examples:

Character	Entity Name	Entity Number	Description	Example
∞	∞	∞	Infinity	Try yourself `∞`
π	π	π	Pi	Try yourself `π`
∑	∑	∑	Summation	Try yourself `∑`
√	√	√	Square Root	Try yourself `√`
∫	∫	∫	Integral	Try yourself `∫`
∆	Δ	Δ	Delta	Try yourself `Δ`
±	±	±	Plus-Minus	Try yourself `±`
÷	÷	÷	Division	Try yourself `÷`
≈	≈	≈	Approximately Equal	Try yourself `≈`

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HTML Entities

Commonly Used HTML Entities

Why Use HTML Entities?

Using HTML Entities

Special Symbols and Characters