HTML Entity Reference

Browse 250+ named HTML entities. Search by name, symbol, or code. Click any row to copy.

Symbol	Name	HTML Code	Hex Code	Description
&	amp	&	&	Ampersand
<	lt	<	<	Less-than sign
>	gt	>	>	Greater-than sign
"	quot	"	"	Quotation mark
'	apos	'	'	Apostrophe
␣	nbsp			Non-breaking space
␣	tab			Horizontal tab
␣	newline			Line feed / newline
␣	cr			Carriage return
/	sol	/	/	Solidus / forward slash
\	bsol	\	\	Reverse solidus / backslash
¢	cent	¢	¢	Cent sign
£	pound	£	£	Pound sign
¥	yen	¥	¥	Yen sign
€	euro	€	€	Euro sign
$	dollar	$	$	Dollar sign
¤	curren	¤	¤	Currency sign
₣	franc	₣	₣	French franc sign
₿	bitcoin	₿	₿	Bitcoin sign
ƒ	fnof	&fnof;	ƒ	Florin / function sign
₤	lira	₤	₤	Lira sign
₧	peseta	₧	₧	Peseta sign
₨	rupee	₨	₨	Rupee sign
₩	won	₩	₩	Won sign
₫	dong	₫	₫	Dong sign
₸	tenge	₸	₸	Tenge sign
©	copy	©	©	Copyright sign
®	reg	®	®	Registered sign
™	trade	™	™	Trade mark sign
°	deg	°	°	Degree sign
§	sect	§	§	Section sign
¶	para	¶	¶	Pilcrow / paragraph sign
†	dagger	&dagger;	†	Dagger
‡	Dagger	&Dagger;	‡	Double dagger
•	bull	•	•	Bullet
…	hellip	…	…	Horizontal ellipsis
‰	permil	&permil;	‰	Per mille sign
′	prime	′	′	Prime / minutes
″	Prime	″	″	Double prime / seconds
‹	lsaquo	&lsaquo;	‹	Single left angle quotation
›	rsaquo	&rsaquo;	›	Single right angle quotation
‾	oline	&oline;	‾	Overline
⁄	frasl	&frasl;	⁄	Fraction slash
♠	spades	&spades;	♠	Black spade suit
♣	clubs	&clubs;	♣	Black club suit
♥	hearts	&hearts;	♥	Black heart suit
♦	diams	&diams;	♦	Black diamond suit
★	star	★	★	Black star
✓	check	✓	✓	Check mark
✗	cross	✗	✗	Ballot X / cross mark
←	larr	←	←	Leftwards arrow
↑	uarr	↑	↑	Upwards arrow
→	rarr	→	→	Rightwards arrow
↓	darr	↓	↓	Downwards arrow
↔	harr	↔	↔	Left right arrow
↵	crarr	&crarr;	↵	Carriage return arrow
⇐	lArr	⇐	⇐	Leftwards double arrow
⇑	uArr	&uArr;	⇑	Upwards double arrow
⇒	rArr	⇒	⇒	Rightwards double arrow
⇓	dArr	&dArr;	⇓	Downwards double arrow
⇔	hArr	⇔	⇔	Left right double arrow
↗	nearr	↗	↗	North east arrow
↖	nwarr	↖	↖	North west arrow
↘	searr	↘	↘	South east arrow
↙	swarr	↙	↙	South west arrow
+	plus	+	+	Plus sign
−	minus	−	−	Minus sign
×	times	×	×	Multiplication sign
÷	divide	÷	÷	Division sign
≠	ne	≠	≠	Not equal to
≤	le	≤	≤	Less-than or equal to
≥	ge	≥	≥	Greater-than or equal to
≡	equiv	&equiv;	≡	Identical to
∼	sim	&sim;	∼	Tilde operator
≈	asymp	≈	≈	Almost equal to
∞	infin	∞	∞	Infinity
√	radic	√	√	Square root
∑	sum	∑	∑	N-ary summation
∏	prod	∏	∏	N-ary product
∫	int	∫	∫	Integral
∂	part	∂	∂	Partial differential
∇	nabla	∇	∇	Nabla / del
∀	forall	∀	∀	For all
∃	exist	∃	∃	There exists
∅	empty	∅	∅	Empty set
∈	isin	∈	∈	Element of
∉	notin	∉	∉	Not an element of
∋	ni	&ni;	∋	Contains as member
∧	and	&and;	∧	Logical and
∨	or	&or;	∨	Logical or
∩	cap	∩	∩	Intersection
∪	cup	∪	∪	Union
‘	lsquo	‘	‘	Left single quotation mark
’	rsquo	’	’	Right single quotation mark
“	ldquo	“	“	Left double quotation mark
”	rdquo	”	”	Right double quotation mark
‚	sbquo	&sbquo;	‚	Single low-9 quotation mark
„	bdquo	&bdquo;	„	Double low-9 quotation mark
–	ndash	–	–	En dash
—	mdash	—	—	Em dash
«	laquo	«	«	Left double angle quotation
»	raquo	»	»	Right double angle quotation
·	middot	·	·	Middle dot
␣	shy			Soft hyphen
␣	zwj	‍	‍	Zero width joiner
␣	zwnj	‌	‌	Zero width non-joiner
␣	lrm	&lrm;	‎	Left-to-right mark
␣	rlm	&rlm;	‏	Right-to-left mark
Α	Alpha	Α	Α	Greek capital letter Alpha
Β	Beta	Β	Β	Greek capital letter Beta
Γ	Gamma	Γ	Γ	Greek capital letter Gamma
Δ	Delta	Δ	Δ	Greek capital letter Delta
Ε	Epsilon	Ε	Ε	Greek capital letter Epsilon
Ζ	Zeta	Ζ	Ζ	Greek capital letter Zeta
Η	Eta	Η	Η	Greek capital letter Eta
Θ	Theta	Θ	Θ	Greek capital letter Theta
Ι	Iota	Ι	Ι	Greek capital letter Iota
Κ	Kappa	Κ	Κ	Greek capital letter Kappa
Λ	Lambda	Λ	Λ	Greek capital letter Lambda
Μ	Mu	Μ	Μ	Greek capital letter Mu
Ν	Nu	Ν	Ν	Greek capital letter Nu
Ξ	Xi	Ξ	Ξ	Greek capital letter Xi
Ο	Omicron	Ο	Ο	Greek capital letter Omicron
Π	Pi	Π	Π	Greek capital letter Pi
Ρ	Rho	Ρ	Ρ	Greek capital letter Rho
Σ	Sigma	Σ	Σ	Greek capital letter Sigma
Τ	Tau	Τ	Τ	Greek capital letter Tau
Υ	Upsilon	Υ	Υ	Greek capital letter Upsilon
Φ	Phi	Φ	Φ	Greek capital letter Phi
Χ	Chi	Χ	Χ	Greek capital letter Chi
Ψ	Psi	Ψ	Ψ	Greek capital letter Psi
Ω	Omega	Ω	Ω	Greek capital letter Omega
α	alpha	α	α	Greek small letter alpha
β	beta	β	β	Greek small letter beta
γ	gamma	γ	γ	Greek small letter gamma
δ	delta	δ	δ	Greek small letter delta
ε	epsilon	ε	ε	Greek small letter epsilon
ζ	zeta	ζ	ζ	Greek small letter zeta
η	eta	η	η	Greek small letter eta
θ	theta	θ	θ	Greek small letter theta
ι	iota	ι	ι	Greek small letter iota
κ	kappa	κ	κ	Greek small letter kappa
λ	lambda	λ	λ	Greek small letter lambda
μ	mu	μ	μ	Greek small letter mu
ν	nu	ν	ν	Greek small letter nu
ξ	xi	ξ	ξ	Greek small letter xi
π	pi	π	π	Greek small letter pi
ρ	rho	ρ	ρ	Greek small letter rho
σ	sigma	σ	σ	Greek small letter sigma
τ	tau	τ	τ	Greek small letter tau
υ	upsilon	υ	υ	Greek small letter upsilon
φ	phi	φ	φ	Greek small letter phi
χ	chi	χ	χ	Greek small letter chi
ψ	psi	ψ	ψ	Greek small letter psi
ω	omega	ω	ω	Greek small letter omega

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About HTML Entity Reference

HTML entities are special codes used to represent characters that have reserved meaning in HTML or that cannot be typed directly in source code. This reference provides a complete, searchable table of 250+ named HTML entities — from essential characters like & and < to currency symbols, math operators, Greek letters, and typographic marks.

250+ named entities covering basic, currency, symbols, arrows, math, punctuation, and Greek categories
Both named codes (e.g. ©) and numeric hex codes (e.g. ©) for every entity
Instant search by entity name, symbol character, HTML code, or description
One-click copy — click any row to copy the HTML entity code to your clipboard
Category filter tabs to quickly browse subsets like math, arrows, or Greek letters

How to Use the HTML Entity Reference

1
Search or browse by category

Type a character, name, or code into the search box, or click a category tab (Basic, Currency, Symbols, Math, etc.) to filter the table.
2
Find the entity you need

Each row shows the rendered symbol, its named code, HTML numeric code, hex code, and a plain-language description.
3
Click to copy the HTML code

Click any table row to instantly copy the entity's HTML code (e.g. €) to your clipboard. The row briefly highlights green to confirm.
4
Paste into your HTML

Paste the copied code directly into your HTML file. The browser will render the correct character automatically.

Tip: Both named entities (©) and numeric codes (©) are shown — use named codes for readability and hex codes for maximum compatibility with older parsers.

Common Use Cases for HTML Entities

Escaping Reserved Characters

• Use < and > to display angle brackets
• Use & wherever a literal & appears in content
• Use " inside attribute values to avoid breaking HTML syntax

Legal & Copyright Notices

• © for the © copyright symbol
• ® for the ® registered trademark symbol
• ™ for the ™ trademark symbol

Currency & Finance Pages

• €, £, ¥ for currency symbols
• Hex codes for less-common currencies (Bitcoin, Won, Dong)
• Ensures symbols render correctly regardless of page encoding

Math & Science Content

• ×, ÷, ± for arithmetic operators
• ∞, √, ∑ for math notation
• Greek letters for formulas without requiring MathML

Typography & Punctuation

• En dash (–) and em dash (—) for professional copy
• Curly quotes (“, ”) instead of straight quotes
• Non-breaking space ( ) to prevent unwanted line breaks

Arrows & UI Indicators

• Directional arrows (←, →) for navigation cues
• Double arrows for keyboard shortcut documentation
• Bullet (•) and ellipsis (…) for polished lists

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an HTML entity?

An HTML entity is a string of text that begins with an ampersand (&) and ends with a semicolon (;). Browsers replace these codes with the corresponding character when rendering a page. They are used to display reserved characters like < and > safely inside HTML, or to insert symbols that are difficult to type directly.

What is the difference between a named entity and a numeric entity?

Named entities use a human-readable keyword, such as © for ©. Numeric entities reference the character's Unicode code point, either in decimal (©) or hexadecimal (©). Numeric codes work for every Unicode character; named codes are only available for characters defined in the HTML specification.

Do I still need HTML entities if my page uses UTF-8?

For most special characters, no — UTF-8 can encode them directly and modern browsers handle them correctly. However, you still must escape the four reserved HTML characters: < (<), > (>), & (&), and " (") to prevent rendering or security issues.

Why does my ampersand (&) break the HTML?

In HTML, the ampersand character signals the start of an entity. An unescaped & in your content may cause the browser to try parsing it as an entity reference. Always write a literal ampersand as & in HTML source, especially inside href attributes and query strings.

What is a non-breaking space and when should I use it?

A non-breaking space ( ) looks like a regular space but prevents the browser from wrapping the line at that point. It is useful for keeping values like "10 km" or "Dr. Smith" on a single line, or for adding extra spacing in situations where CSS cannot be applied.

Can I use HTML entities in CSS or JavaScript?

HTML entities only work inside HTML markup — they are not interpreted in CSS or JavaScript source code. In CSS, use Unicode escapes like \00A9 in the content property. In JavaScript strings, use Unicode escapes like \u00A9 or simply paste the character directly.

Is this tool safe to use? Does it send my data anywhere?

Yes, completely safe. The entire reference table is built into the page — there are no network requests, no data uploads, and no tracking of which entities you look up or copy. Everything runs entirely in your browser.