HTML entities are special codes used to represent reserved characters, symbols, and special characters that have specific meanings in HTML. By using HTML entities, you can display these characters on a web page without the browser interpreting them as HTML markup. Here are some commonly used HTML entities:
Character Entities:
- < or <: Represents the less-than symbol (<).
- > or >: Represents the greater-than symbol (>).
- & or &: Represents the ampersand symbol (&).
- " or ": Represents the double quotation mark (").
- ' or ': Represents the single quotation mark (').
Special Characters:
- or  : Represents a non-breaking space.
- © or ©: Represents the copyright symbol (©).
- ® or ®: Represents the registered trademark symbol (®).
- ™ or ™: Represents the trademark symbol (™).
Mathematical and Greek Symbols:
- + or +: Represents the plus symbol (+).
- − or −: Represents the minus symbol (-).
- × or ×: Represents the multiplication symbol (×).
- ÷ or ÷: Represents the division symbol (÷).
- π or π: Represents the mathematical pi symbol (π).
- δ or δ: Represents the Greek letter delta (Δ).
Accented Characters:
- é or é: Represents the lowercase e with acute accent (é).
- ö or ö: Represents the lowercase o with umlaut (ö).
- ç or ç: Represents the lowercase c with cedilla (ç).
These are just a few examples of HTML entities. There are many more entities available to represent various characters and symbols. You can find a comprehensive list of HTML entities and their corresponding codes in the HTML specification or online resources.
To use an HTML entity, you can either use the entity name (e.g., ©) or the decimal numeric code (e.g., ©). The entity or code is placed directly within the HTML content where you want the corresponding character or symbol to appear.
