HTML Entities

Named HTML entity codes and the characters they produce — reserved characters, punctuation, math, and more. Click any character to copy it instantly.

Illustration representing HTML Entities: Copy & Paste Symbol Codes for the Web.

HTML entities are named codes like &amp; and &copy; that let you write special characters safely in web markup — essential for the reserved characters &, <, and >, and convenient for symbols that are hard to type. This reference lists the most useful HTML entities grouped by category, with each character labeled by its entity name. Click a character to copy the symbol itself, or type the entity code shown in its label into your HTML.

Reserved

Reserved HTML Characters

The characters that must always be escaped in HTML markup.

&amp; — Ampersand
&lt; — Less-Than Sign
&gt; — Greater-Than Sign
&quot; — Quotation Mark
&apos; — Apostrophe
Punctuation

Punctuation & Typography Entities

Smart quotes, dashes, and typographic marks for clean web copy.

&nbsp; — Non-Breaking Space (Renders Blank)
&ndash; — En Dash
&mdash; — Em Dash
&hellip; — Horizontal Ellipsis
&bull; — Bullet
&sect; — Section Sign
&para; — Pilcrow Sign
&ldquo; — Left Double Quotation Mark
&rdquo; — Right Double Quotation Mark
&lsquo; — Left Single Quotation Mark
&rsquo; — Right Single Quotation Mark
&laquo; — Left Guillemet
&raquo; — Right Guillemet
Math

Math & Measurement Entities

Operators, fractions, and comparison symbols for technical pages.

&times; — Multiplication Sign
&divide; — Division Sign
&plusmn; — Plus-Minus Sign
&frac12; — Fraction One Half
&frac14; — Fraction One Quarter
&frac34; — Fraction Three Quarters
&deg; — Degree Sign
&micro; — Micro Sign
&infin; — Infinity
&asymp; — Almost Equal To
&ne; — Not Equal To
&le; — Less-Than or Equal To
&ge; — Greater-Than or Equal To
&radic; — Square Root
Arrows & Shapes

Arrow, Heart & Shape Entities

Directional arrows, card suits, and stars with named entity codes.

&larr; — Leftwards Arrow
&rarr; — Rightwards Arrow
&uarr; — Upwards Arrow
&darr; — Downwards Arrow
&harr; — Left Right Arrow
&hearts; — Black Heart Suit
&diams; — Black Diamond Suit
&clubs; — Black Club Suit
&spades; — Black Spade Suit
&starf; — Black Star
&star; — White Star
Accented Letters

Accented Letter Entities

European accented letters with their named entities.

&eacute; — E with Acute
&egrave; — E with Grave
&ecirc; — E with Circumflex
&ntilde; — N with Tilde
&uuml; — U with Diaeresis
&ccedil; — C with Cedilla
&aring; — A with Ring Above
&oslash; — O with Stroke
&aelig; — Ligature AE
&szlig; — Sharp S (Eszett)

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