HTML Character Entities Guide

In the world of web design, HTML character entities are like secret codes that help your text look just right on the internet. These codes stand in for special characters, making sure they show up correctly on different websites and devices. Forget them, and your text might appear all jumbled or weird on the screen.

So, why bother with these codes? Well, they’re like magic spells for your website style. They ensure symbols, such as copyright (©) or trademarks (™), always look the same, no matter where people see your site. And here’s the cool part: they also help everyone read your content easily, especially those using tools like screen readers. Our HTML Character Entities Guide is your cheat sheet for these codes, making your website look fantastic and work smoothly for everyone online. Check out the list of HTML Character Entities below to see the magic!

Basic Latin Characters

Character	Entity Name	Entity Code	Description
&	&	&	Ampersand
<	&lt;	&#60;	Less than
>	&gt;	&#62;	Greater than
“	&quot;	&#34;	Double Quotation mark

ISO 8859-1 Characters

Character	Entity Name	Entity Code	Description
	 	 	non-breaking space
¡	¡	¡	Inverted Exclamation Mark
¢	¢	¢	Cent Sign
£	£	£	Pound Sterling Sign
¤	¤	¤	Currency Sign
¥	¥	¥	Yen Sign
¦	¦	¦	Broken Bar
§	§	§	Section Sign
¨	¨	¨	Diaeresis (Umlaut)
©	©	©	Copyright Sign
ª	ª	ª	Feminine Ordinal Indicator
«	«	«	Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark
¬	¬	¬	Not Sign
	­	­	Soft Hyphen (discretionary hyphen) ­
®	®	®	Registered Trademark Sign
¯	¯	¯	Macron Accent
°	°	°	Degree Sign
±	±	±	Plus-Minus Sign
²	²	²	Superscript Two
³	³	³	Superscript Three
´	´	´	Acute Accent
µ	µ	µ	Micro Sign
¶	¶	¶	Paragraph Sign
·	·	·	Middle Dot
¸	¸	¸	Cedilla
¹	¹	¹	Superscript One
º	º	º	Masculine Ordinal Indicator
»	»	»	Right-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark
¼	¼	¼	Vulgar Fraction One Quarter
½	½	½	Vulgar Fraction One Half
¾	¾	¾	Vulgar Fraction Three Quarters
¿	¿	¿	Inverted Question Mark

Symbols and Special Characters

Character	Entity Name	Entity Code	Description
À	À	À	Latin Capital Letter A with Grave
Á	Á	Á	Latin Capital Letter A with Acute
Â	Â	Â	Latin Capital Letter A with Circumflex
Ã	Ã	Ã	Latin Capital Letter A with Tilde
Ä	Ä	Ä	Latin Capital Letter A with Diaeresis
Å	Å	Å	Latin Capital Letter A with Ring Above
Æ	Æ	Æ	Latin Capital Letter AE
Ç	Ç	Ç	Latin Capital Letter C with Cedilla
È	È	È	Latin Capital Letter E with Grave
É	É	É	Latin Capital Letter E with Acute
Ê	Ê	Ê	Latin Capital Letter E with Circumflex
Ë	Ë	Ë	Latin Capital Letter E with Diaeresis
Ì	Ì	Ì	Latin Capital Letter I with Grave
Í	Í	Í	Latin Capital Letter I with Acute
Î	Î	Î	Latin Capital Letter I with Circumflex
Ï	Ï	Ï	Latin Capital Letter I with Diaeresis
Ð	Ð	Ð	Latin Capital Letter ETH
Ñ	Ñ	Ñ	Latin Capital Letter N with Tilde
Ò	Ò	Ò	Latin Capital Letter O with Grave
Ó	Ó	Ó	Latin Capital Letter O with Acute
Ô	Ô	Ô	Latin Capital Letter O with Circumflex
Õ	Õ	Õ	Latin Capital Letter O with Tilde
Ö	Ö	Ö	Latin Capital Letter O with Diaeresis
×	×	×	Multiplication Sign
Ø	Ø	Ø	Latin Capital Letter O with Stroke
Ù	Ù	Ù	Latin Capital Letter U with Grave
Ú	Ú	Ú	Latin Capital Letter U with Acute
Û	Û	Û	Latin Capital Letter U with Circumflex
Ü	Ü	Ü	Latin Capital Letter U with Diaeresis
Ý	Ý	Ý	Latin Capital Letter Y with Acute
Þ	Þ	Þ	Latin Capital Letter Thorn
ß	ß	ß	Latin Small Letter Sharp S (Eszett)
à	à	à	Latin Small Letter A with Grave
á	á	á	Latin Small Letter A with Acute
â	â	â	Latin Small Letter A with Circumflex
ã	ã	ã	Latin Small Letter A with Tilde
ä	ä	ä	Latin Small Letter A with Diaeresis
å	å	å	Latin Small Letter A with Ring Above
æ	æ	æ	Latin Small Letter AE
ç	ç	ç	Latin Small Letter C with Cedilla
è	è	è	Latin Small Letter E with Grave
é	é	é	Latin Small Letter E with Acute
ê	ê	ê	Latin Small Letter E with Circumflex
ë	ë	ë	Latin Small Letter E with Diaeresis
ì	ì	ì	Latin Small Letter I with Grave
í	í	í	Latin Small Letter I with Acute
î	î	î	Latin Small Letter I with Circumflex
ï	ï	ï	Latin Small Letter I with Diaeresis
ð	ð	ð	Latin Small Letter Eth
ñ	ñ	ñ	Latin Small Letter N with Tilde
ò	ò	ò	Latin Small Letter O with Grave
ó	ó	ó	Latin Small Letter O with Acute
ô	ô	ô	Latin Small Letter O with Circumflex
õ	õ	õ	Latin Small Letter O with Tilde
ö	ö	ö	Latin Small Letter O with Diaeresis
÷	÷	÷	Division Sign
ø	ø	ø	Latin Small Letter O with Stroke
ù	ù	ù	Latin Small Letter U with Grave
ú	ú	ú	Latin Small Letter U with Acute
û	û	û	Latin Small Letter U with Circumflex
ü	ü	ü	Latin Small Letter U with Diaeresis
ý	ý	ý	Latin Small Letter Y with Acute
þ	þ	þ	Latin Small Letter Thorn
ÿ	ÿ	ÿ	Latin Small Letter Y with Diaeresis

Mathematical Symbols

Character	Entity Name	Entity Code	Description
∑	∑	∑	N-ary Summation (summation)
∏	∏	∏	N-ary Product (product)
√	√	√	Square Root
∞	∞	∞	Infinity
∫	∫	∫	Integral
≤	≤	≤	Less Than or Equal To
≥	≥	≥	Greater Than or Equal To
≡	≡	≡	Identical To
≠	≠	≠	Not Equal To
±	±	±	Plus-Minus Sign
×	×	×	Multiplication Sign
÷	÷	÷	Division Sign
≈	≈	≈	Almost Equal To
½	½	½	Vulgar Fraction One Half
¼	¼	¼	Vulgar Fraction One Quarter
¾	¾	¾	Vulgar Fraction Three Quarters
<	&lt;	&#60;	Less Than Sign
>	&gt;	&#62;	Greater Than Sign

Greek Letters

Character	Entity Name	Entity Code	Description
Α	Α	Α	Greek Capital Letter Alpha
α	α	β	Greek Small Letter Alpha
Β	Β	Β	Greek Capital Letter Beta
β	β	β	Greek Small Letter Beta
Γ	Γ	Γ	Greek Capital Letter Gamma
γ	γ	γ	Greek Small Letter Gamma
Δ	Δ	Δ	Greek Capital Letter Delta
δ	δ	δ	Greek Small Letter Delta
Ε	Ε	Ε	Greek Capital Letter Epsilon
ε	ε	ε	Greek Small Letter Epsilon
Ζ	Ζ	Ζ	Greek Capital Letter Zeta
ζ	ζ	ζ	Greek Small Letter Zeta
Η	Η	Η	Greek Capital Letter Eta
η	η	η	Greek Small Letter Eta
Θ	Θ	Θ	Greek Capital Letter Theta
θ	θ	θ	Greek Small Letter Theta
Ι	Ι	Ι	Greek Capital Letter Iota
ι	ι	ι	Greek Small Letter Iota
Κ	Κ	Κ	Greek Capital Letter Kappa
κ	κ	κ	Greek Capital Letter Kappa
Λ	Λ	Λ	Greek Capital Letter Lambda
λ	λ	λ	Greek Small Letter Lambda
Μ	Μ	Μ	Greek Capital Letter Mu
μ	μ	μ	Greek Small Letter Mu
Ν	Ν	Ν	Greek Capital Letter Nu
ν	ν	ν	Greek Small Letter Nu
Ξ	Ξ	Ξ	Greek Capital Letter Xi
ξ	ξ	ξ	Greek Small Letter Xi
Ο	Ο	Ο	Greek Capital Letter Omicron
ο	ο	ο	Greek Small Letter Omicron
Π	Π	Π	Greek Capital Letter Pi
π	π	π	Greek Small Letter Pi
Ρ	Ρ	Ρ	Greek Capital Letter Rho
ρ	ρ	ρ	Greek Small Letter Rho
Σ	Σ	Σ	Greek Capital Letter Sigma
σ	σ	σ	Greek Small Letter Sigma
σ	ς	ς	Greek Small Letter Sigma Final Form
Τ	Τ	Τ	Greek Capital Letter Tau
τ	τ	τ	Greek Small Letter Upsilon
Υ	Υ	Υ	Greek Capital Letter Upsilon
υ	υ	υ	Greek Small Letter Upsilon
Φ	Φ	Φ	Greek Capital Letter Phi
φ	φ	φ	Greek Small Letter Phi
Χ	Χ	Χ	Greek Capital Letter Chi
χ	χ	χ	Greek Small Letter Chi
Ψ	Ψ	Ψ	Greek Capital Letter Psi
ψ	ψ	ψ	Greek Small Letter Psi
Ω	Ω	Ω	Greek Capital Letter Omega
ω	ω	ω	Greek Small Letter Omega