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HTML Entity Reference

Browse our comprehensive database of 250+ HTML entities. Search by entity name, description, or the actual character to find the code you need.

Character Named Entity Decimal Hexadecimal Description
< &lt; &#60; &#x3C; Less than
> &gt; &#62; &#x3E; Greater than
& &amp; &#38; &#x26; Ampersand
" &quot; &#34; &#x22; Quotation mark
' &apos; &#39; &#x27; Apostrophe
  &nbsp; &#160; &#xA0; Non-breaking space
© &copy; &#169; &#xA9; Copyright sign
® &reg; &#174; &#xAE; Registered trademark
™ &trade; &#8482; &#x2122; Trademark
€ &euro; &#8364; &#x20AC; Euro sign
£ &pound; &#163; &#xA3; Pound sign
¥ &yen; &#165; &#xA5; Yen sign
¢ &cent; &#162; &#xA2; Cent sign
× &times; &#215; &#xD7; Multiplication sign
÷ &divide; &#247; &#xF7; Division sign
− &minus; &#8722; &#x2212; Minus sign
± &plusmn; &#177; &#xB1; Plus-minus sign
° &deg; &#176; &#xB0; Degree sign
½ &frac12; &#189; &#xBD; One half
¼ &frac14; &#188; &#xBC; One quarter
¾ &frac34; &#190; &#xBE; Three quarters
← &larr; &#8592; &#x2190; Leftward arrow
↑ &uarr; &#8593; &#x2191; Upward arrow
→ &rarr; &#8594; &#x2192; Rightward arrow
↓ &darr; &#8595; &#x2193; Downward arrow
↔ &harr; &#8596; &#x2194; Left-right arrow
α &alpha; &#945; &#x3B1; Greek small letter alpha
β &beta; &#946; &#x3B2; Greek small letter beta
γ &gamma; &#947; &#x3B3; Greek small letter gamma
δ &delta; &#948; &#x3B4; Greek small letter delta
ε &epsilon; &#949; &#x3B5; Greek small letter epsilon
θ &theta; &#952; &#x3B8; Greek small letter theta
π &pi; &#960; &#x3C0; Greek small letter pi
σ &sigma; &#963; &#x3C3; Greek small letter sigma
ω &omega; &#969; &#x3C9; Greek small letter omega
– &ndash; &#8211; &#x2013; En dash
— &mdash; &#8212; &#x2014; Em dash
‘ &lsquo; &#8216; &#x2018; Left single quote
’ &rsquo; &#8217; &#x2019; Right single quote
“ &ldquo; &#8220; &#x201C; Left double quote
” &rdquo; &#8221; &#x201D; Right double quote
… &hellip; &#8230; &#x2026; Horizontal ellipsis
§ &sect; &#167; &#xA7; Section sign
&para; &#182; &#xB6; Paragraph sign
♥ &hearts; &#9829; &#x2665; Black heart suit
♣ &clubs; &#9827; &#x2663; Black club suit
♦ &diams; &#9830; &#x2666; Black diamond suit
♠ &spades; &#9824; &#x2660; Black spade suit
✓ &check; &#10003; &#x2713; Check mark
✗ &cross; &#10007; &#x2717; Ballot X

How to Use HTML Entities

HTML entities are used to display special characters that have special meaning in HTML or characters that aren't on your keyboard. There are three ways to write an entity:

1. Named Entity

The most readable format using descriptive names:

&copy; produces © (copyright symbol)
&lt; produces < (less than sign)
&euro; produces € (euro sign)
2. Decimal Code

Uses decimal numeric character references:

&#169; produces © (copyright symbol)
&#60; produces < (less than sign)
&#8364; produces € (euro sign)
3. Hexadecimal Code

Uses hexadecimal numeric character references:

&#xA9; produces © (copyright symbol)
&#x3C; produces < (less than sign)
&#x20AC; produces € (euro sign)
Example Usage in HTML
<p>Copyright &copy; 2024. All rights reserved.</p>
<p>Price: &euro;99.99</p>
<p>Use &lt;div&gt; tags for layout</p>
When to Use HTML Entities
  • Reserved characters: <, >, &, and " must be encoded to display properly
  • Special symbols: Copyright (©), trademark (™), currency symbols (€, £, ¥)
  • Mathematical symbols: Multiplication (×), division (÷), plus-minus (±)
  • Typographic characters: Em dash (—), en dash (–), ellipsis (…)
  • Greek letters: Alpha (α), beta (β), pi (π), omega (ω)
  • Arrows: Left (←), right (→), up (↑), down (↓)

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