HTML Entities and Special Characters
↳ Post created Saturday, July 10th 2010 by admin. ⌈no comments⌋Sometimes you should not just type your HTML straight from the keyboard (a > sign for example). Examples of entities include © for the copyright symbol and Α for the Greek capital letter alpha.
| Name↓ | Character↓ | Standard↓ | DTD↓ | Old ISO subset↓ | Description↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| " | " | HTML 2.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOnum | quotation mark |
| & | & | HTML 2.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOnum | ampersand |
| < | < | HTML 2.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOnum | less-than sign |
| > | > | HTML 2.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOnum | greater-than sign |
| æ | æ | HTML 2.0 | HTMLlat1 | ISOlat1 | latin small letter ae |
| | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | no-break space | |
| ¬ | ¬ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | not sign |
| « | « | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | left pointing guillemet |
| » | » | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | right pointing guillemet |
| ° | ° | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | degree symbol |
| ± | ± | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | plus minus |
| ÷ | ÷ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | division sign |
| × | × | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | multiply sign |
| © | © | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | copyright symbol |
| § | § | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | section sign |
| ¢ | ¢ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | cent sign |
| £ | £ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | pound sign |
| ¥ | ¥ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | yen sign |
| ¨ | ¨ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOdia | diaeresis |
| ª | ª | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | feminine ordinal indicator |
| ¦ | ¦ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | broken bar |
| º | º | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | masculine ordinal indicator |
| ¶ | ¶ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | paragraph sign |
| ¯ | ¯ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOdia | macron |
| ¤ | ¤ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | currency sign |
| ¡ | ¡ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | inverted exclamation mark |
| ® | ® | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | registered sign |
| · | · | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | middle dot |
| µ | µ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | micro sign |
| ´ | ´ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOdia | acute accent |
| ¸ | ¸ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOdia | cedilla |
| ¿ | ¿ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | inverted question mark |
| ¹ | ¹ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | superscript one |
| ² | ² | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | superscript two |
| ³ | ³ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | superscript three |
| ½ | ½ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | 1/2 sign |
| ¼ | ¼ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | 1/4 sign |
| ¾ | ¾ | HTML 3.2 | HTMLlat1 | ISOnum | 3/4 sign |
| ‘ | ‘ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | eft single quotation mark |
| ’ | ’ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | right single quotation mark |
| ‚ | ‚ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | NEW | single low-9 quotation mark |
| “ | “ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | left double quotation mark |
| ” | ” | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | right double quotation mark |
| ™ | ™ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | trademark symbol |
| ∗ | ∗ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | asterisk operator |
| ∅ | ∅ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOamso | empty set |
| ′ | ′ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | prime |
| ″ | ″ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | double prime |
| ∀ | ∀ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | for all |
| ∃ | ∃ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | there exists |
| ∂ | ∂ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | partial differential |
| ∈ | ∈ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | element of |
| ∉ | ∉ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | not an element of |
| ∋ | ∋ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | contains as member |
| √ | √ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | radical sign |
| ∏ | ∏ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | product sign |
| ∑ | ∑ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | n-ary summation |
| − | − | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | minus sign |
| ∝ | ∝ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | proportional to |
| ∞ | ∞ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | infinity |
| ∧ | ∧ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | logical and |
| ∨ | ∨ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | logical or |
| ∠ | ∠ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOamso | angle |
| ∩ | ∩ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | intersection |
| ∪ | ∪ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | union |
| ⊥ | ⊥ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | perpendicular |
| ∴ | ∴ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | therefore |
| ∫ | ∫ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | integral |
| ≠ | ≠ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | not equal to |
| ≡ | ≡ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | identical to |
| ∼ | ∼ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | similar to |
| ≈ | ≈ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOamsr | asymptotic to |
| ⊂ | ⊂ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | subset of |
| ⊃ | ⊃ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | superset of |
| ⊄ | ⊄ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOamsn | not a subset of |
| ⊆ | ⊆ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | subset of or equal to |
| ⊇ | ⊇ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | superset of or equal to |
| Δ | Δ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | delta |
| ∇ | ∇ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | nabla |
| ‰ | ‰ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | per mille sign |
| ← | ← | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | left arrow |
| ↑ | ↑ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | up arrow |
| → | → | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | right arrow |
| ↓ | ↓ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | down arrow |
| ↔ | ↔ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOamsa | left right arrow |
| ↵ | ↵ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | NEW | carriage return |
| ⇐ | ⇐ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOtech | left double arrow |
| ⇑ | ⇑ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOamsa | up double arrow |
| ⇒ | ⇒ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOnum | right double arrow |
| ⇓ | ⇓ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOamsa | down double arrow |
| ⇔ | ⇔ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOamsa | left right double arrow |
| € | € | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | NEW | euro sign |
| Θ | Θ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOgrk3 | theta |
| ‹ | ‹ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISO proposed | single left angle quote |
| › | › | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISO proposed | single right angle quote |
| Π| Π| HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOlat2 | latin capital ligature oe |
| œ | œ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOlat2 | latin small ligature oe |
| ◊ | ◊ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | lozenge |
| ♥ | ♥ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | black heart suit |
| ♦ | ♦ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | black diamond suit |
| ♠ | ♠ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | black spade suit |
| ♣ | ♣ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | black club suit |
|   | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | en space | |
|   | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | em space | |
|   | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | thin space | |
| ⌈ | ⌈ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamsc | left ceiling |
| ⌉ | ⌉ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamsc | right ceiling |
| ⌊ | ⌊ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamsc | left floor |
| ⌋ | ⌋ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamsc | right floor |
| ⟨ | ⟨ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOtech | left-pointing angle bracket |
| ⟩ | ⟩ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOtech | right-pointing angle bracket |
| ⋅ | ⋅ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamsb | dot operator |
| ⊕ | ⊕ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamsb | circled plus |
| ⊗ | ⊗ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamsb | circled times |
| ℑ | ℑ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamso | black-letter capital I |
| ℘ | ℘ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamso | script capital P |
| ℜ | ℜ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOamso | black-letter capital R |
| ℵ | ℵ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | NEW | alef symbol |
| ⁄ | ⁄ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | NEW | fraction slash |
| – | – | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | en dash |
| — | — | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | em dash |
| ˆ | ˆ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | modifier letter circumflex accent |
| ˜ | ˜ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | small tilde |
| † | † | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | dagger |
| ‡ | ‡ | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | double dagger |
| • | • | HTML 4.0 | HTMLspecial | ISOpub | bullet |
| … | … | HTML 4.0 | HTMLsymbol | ISOpub | horizontal ellipsis |
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