HTML entities let you display reserved characters and special symbols in HTML using a named code (like ©) or a numeric code (like ©). They are essential for showing characters such as &, <, >, copyright, currency and math symbols safely. The table below lists the most-used HTML entity codes with their character, named entity, numeric entity and description.
| Char | Named | Numeric | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| & | & | & | Ampersand |
| < | < | < | Less-than |
| > | > | > | Greater-than |
| " | " | " | Double quote |
| ' | ' | ' | Apostrophe |
| (space) | |   | Non-breaking space |
| ¡ | ¡ | ¡ | Inverted exclamation |
| ¿ | ¿ | ¿ | Inverted question |
| ¢ | ¢ | ¢ | Cent |
| £ | £ | £ | Pound |
| ¤ | ¤ | ¤ | Currency |
| ¥ | ¥ | ¥ | Yen |
| € | € | € | Euro |
| § | § | § | Section |
| © | © | © | Copyright |
| ® | ® | ® | Registered |
| ™ | ™ | ™ | Trademark |
| ° | ° | ° | Degree |
| ± | ± | ± | Plus-minus |
| µ | µ | µ | Micro |
| ¶ | ¶ | ¶ | Pilcrow |
| · | · | · | Middle dot |
| × | × | × | Multiplication |
| ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | Division |
| – | – | – | En dash |
| — | — | — | Em dash |
| ‘ | ‘ | ‘ | Left single quote |
| ’ | ’ | ’ | Right single quote |
| “ | “ | “ | Left double quote |
| ” | ” | ” | Right double quote |
| • | • | • | Bullet |
| … | … | … | Ellipsis |
| † | † | † | Dagger |
| ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | Double dagger |
| ′ | ′ | ′ | Prime |
| ″ | ″ | ″ | Double prime |
| « | « | « | Left guillemet |
| » | » | » | Right guillemet |
| ← | ← | ← | Left arrow |
| → | → | → | Right arrow |
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | Up arrow |
| ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | Down arrow |
| ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | Left-right arrow |
| ⇒ | ⇒ | ⇒ | Rightwards double arrow |
| ≤ | ≤ | ≤ | Less-than or equal |
| ≥ | ≥ | ≥ | Greater-than or equal |
| ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | Not equal |
| ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | Approximately |
| ∞ | ∞ | ∞ | Infinity |
| √ | √ | √ | Square root |
| ∑ | ∑ | ∑ | Sum |
| ∏ | ∏ | ∏ | Product |
| ∫ | ∫ | ∫ | Integral |
| ∂ | ∂ | ∂ | Partial |
| ∆ | ∆ | ∆ | Increment |
| π | π | π | Pi |
| Ω | Ω | Ω | Omega |
| ½ | ½ | ½ | One half |
| ¼ | ¼ | ¼ | One quarter |
| ¾ | ¾ | ¾ | Three quarters |
| ¬ | ¬ | ¬ | Not sign |
| ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | Heart |
| ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | Diamond |
| ♣ | ♣ | ♣ | Club |
| ♠ | ♠ | ♠ | Spade |
| ★ | ★ | ★ | Star |
| ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | Checkbox |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Check mark |
How HTML entities work
Always escape &, < and > in page content; escape " and ' inside attribute values. Named entities are easier to read; numeric entities work for any Unicode character even without a name.