HTML character map

HTML characters?

In HTML (and XML), there are 'character entity reference' that are used to represent non-ASCII characters. E.g. the character '→' can be encoded as →, to use in a non-Unicode-compatible text format. These characters will follow the style and size of your font.
For Emoji characters like 🥁 and 😆, check the Emoji character map.

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20 random HTML chars

"quot: quotation mark (APL quote)
¨uml: diaeresis (spacing diaeresis); see Germanic umlaut
°deg: degree symbol
para: pilcrow sign (paragraph sign)
½frac12: vulgar fraction one half (fraction one half)
ÀAgrave: Latin capital letter A with grave accent (Latin capital letter A grave)
ÈEgrave: Latin capital letter E with grave accent
çccedil: Latin small letter c with cedilla
úuacute: Latin small letter u with acute accent
ΜMu: Greek capital letter Mu
ΣSigma: Greek capital letter Sigma
ΧChi: Greek capital letter Chi
δdelta: Greek small letter delta
ϖpiv: Greek pi symbol
‰permil: per mille sign
′prime: prime (minutes, feet)
⇑uArr: upwards double arrow
∋ni: contains as member
≠ne: not equal to
⌉rceil: right ceiling

References

  • Wikipedia

    • Frequently Asked Questions

    How do I type special characters in HTML?

    Use HTML entities: &name; or &#number;. Examples: © for ©, → for →, € for €, € for €. Entities ensure characters display correctly across all browsers and encodings.

    What are the most common HTML character entities?

    &nbsp; (non-breaking space), &amp; (&), &lt; (<), &gt; (>), &quot; ("), &copy; (©), &reg; (®), &trade; (™), &euro; (€), &pound; (£).

    How do I use Greek letters in HTML?

    Use entity names: &alpha; (α), &beta; (β), &gamma; (γ), &delta; (δ), &pi; (π), &sigma; (σ), &omega; (ω). Uppercase: &Alpha; (Α), &Omega; (Ω). Essential for math and science content.

    What is the difference between HTML entities and Unicode?

    HTML entities (&euro;) are markup codes interpreted by browsers. Unicode (U+20AC, €) is the actual character encoding standard. With UTF-8 encoding, you can use Unicode directly, but entities work in any encoding and are more readable in source code.