HTML Entities List: Names and Codes

HTML entities are short codes that let you display reserved or special characters in a web page without breaking the markup. Each character has a named code such as & and a numeric code such as &. Both render the same character. This is a reference of the most useful ones, grouped by type.

Reserved characters Spaces & punctuation Currency Math & numbers Symbols Arrows Greek letters Accented letters

Reserved characters

Character	Named	Numeric	Description
<	`<`	`<`	Less-than sign, starts a tag
>	`>`	`>`	Greater-than sign, ends a tag
&	`&`	`&`	Ampersand, starts an entity
“	`"`	`"`	Double quotation mark
‘	`'`	`'`	Single quote / apostrophe

Spaces & punctuation

Character	Named	Numeric	Description
	` `	` `	Non-breaking space
–	`–`	`–`	En dash
—	`—`	`—`	Em dash
‘	`‘`	`‘`	Left single quote
’	`’`	`’`	Right single quote / apostrophe
“	`“`	`“`	Left double quote
”	`”`	`”`	Right double quote
…	`…`	`…`	Horizontal ellipsis
•	`•`	`•`	Bullet
·	`·`	`·`	Middle dot
§	`§`	`§`	Section sign
¶	`¶`	`¶`	Pilcrow / paragraph sign
†	`&dagger;`	`†`	Dagger
¡	`¡`	`¡`	Inverted exclamation
¿	`¿`	`¿`	Inverted question mark

Currency

Character	Named	Numeric	Description
¢	`¢`	`¢`	Cent sign
£	`£`	`£`	Pound sterling
€	`€`	`€`	Euro sign
¥	`¥`	`¥`	Yen sign
¤	`¤`	`¤`	Generic currency sign

Math & numbers

Character	Named	Numeric	Description
×	`×`	`×`	Multiplication sign
÷	`÷`	`÷`	Division sign
±	`±`	`±`	Plus-minus sign
−	`−`	`−`	Minus sign
≠	`≠`	`≠`	Not equal to
≤	`≤`	`≤`	Less-than or equal
≥	`≥`	`≥`	Greater-than or equal
≈	`≈`	`≈`	Approximately equal
≡	`&equiv;`	`≡`	Identical to
∞	`∞`	`∞`	Infinity
∑	`∑`	`∑`	N-ary summation
√	`√`	`√`	Square root
°	`°`	`°`	Degree sign
µ	`µ`	`µ`	Micro sign
‰	`&permil;`	`‰`	Per mille
½	`½`	`½`	One half
¼	`¼`	`¼`	One quarter
¾	`¾`	`¾`	Three quarters
²	`²`	`²`	Superscript two
³	`³`	`³`	Superscript three

Symbols

Character	Named	Numeric	Description
©	`©`	`©`	Copyright
®	`®`	`®`	Registered trademark
™	`™`	`™`	Trademark
♥	`&hearts;`	`♥`	Heart suit
♦	`&diams;`	`♦`	Diamond suit
♣	`&clubs;`	`♣`	Club suit
♠	`&spades;`	`♠`	Spade suit
★	`&starf;`	`★`	Filled star

Arrows

Character	Named	Numeric	Description
←	`←`	`←`	Left arrow
↑	`↑`	`↑`	Up arrow
→	`→`	`→`	Right arrow
↓	`↓`	`↓`	Down arrow
↔	`↔`	`↔`	Left-right arrow
⇒	`⇒`	`⇒`	Right double arrow
⇔	`⇔`	`⇔`	Left-right double arrow

Greek letters

Character	Named	Numeric	Description
α	`α`	`α`	Alpha
β	`β`	`β`	Beta
γ	`γ`	`γ`	Gamma
δ	`δ`	`δ`	Delta
π	`π`	`π`	Pi
σ	`σ`	`σ`	Sigma
φ	`φ`	`φ`	Phi
ω	`ω`	`ω`	Omega
μ	`μ`	`μ`	Mu
λ	`λ`	`λ`	Lambda
θ	`θ`	`θ`	Theta
Ω	`Ω`	`Ω`	Capital Omega

Accented letters

Character	Named	Numeric	Description
á	`á`	`á`	a with acute
à	`à`	`à`	a with grave
â	`â`	`â`	a with circumflex
ä	`ä`	`ä`	a with diaeresis
å	`å`	`å`	a with ring
ç	`ç`	`ç`	c with cedilla
é	`é`	`é`	e with acute
ñ	`ñ`	`ñ`	n with tilde
ö	`ö`	`ö`	o with diaeresis
ü	`ü`	`ü`	u with diaeresis
ß	`ß`	`ß`	Sharp s (eszett)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an HTML entity?

It is a code that represents a character, used so reserved or special symbols display correctly instead of being treated as markup.

What is the difference between named and numeric entities?

A named entity uses a word, such as &copy;, while a numeric entity uses the character code, such as &#169;. Both produce the same character.

When do I have to use entities?

Always for the reserved characters less-than, greater-than, and ampersand inside HTML, and for quotes inside attributes. Other symbols are optional but safe.

Do I need entities if my page is UTF-8?

For most symbols you can type the character directly in a UTF-8 page. Entities are still required for the reserved markup characters.

Need to convert text both ways? Use our free HTML Entity Encoder and Decoder.

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