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HTML Named Entity Reference
Return to KB A100211
This table shows each character, its decimal code, its named entity reference for HTML, and a short description.
Character
Decimal code
Named entity
Description
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�
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Horizontal tab
---
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Line feed
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Unused
---

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Unused
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Carriage Return
---

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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
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Unused
 
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Space
!
!
---
Exclamation mark
"
"
"
Quotation mark
#
#
---
Number sign
$
$
---
Dollar sign
%
%
---
Percent sign
&
&
&
Ampersand
'
'
---
Apostrophe
(
(
---
Left parenthesis
)
)
---
Right parenthesis
*
*
---
Asterisk
+
+
---
Plus sign
,
,
---
Comma
-
-
---
Hyphen
.
.
---
Period (fullstop)
/
/
---
Solidus (slash)
0
0
---
Digit 0
1
1
---
Digit 1
2
2
---
Digit 2
3
3
---
Digit 3
4
4
---
Digit 4
5
5
---
Digit 5
6
6
---
Digit 6
7
7
---
Digit 7
8
8
---
Digit 8
9
9
---
Digit 9
:
:
---
Colon
;
;
---
Semicolon
<
<
<
Less than
=
=
---
Equals sign
>
>
>
Greater than
?
?
---
Question mark
@
@
---
Commercial at
A
A
---
Capital A
B
B
---
Capital B
C
C
---
Capital C
D
D
---
Capital D
E
E
---
Capital E
F
F
---
Capital F
G
G
---
Capital G
H
H
---
Capital H
I
I
---
Capital I
J
J
---
Capital J
K
K
---
Capital K
L
L
---
Capital L
M
M
---
Capital M
N
N
---
Capital N
O
O
---
Capital O
P
P
---
Capital P
Q
Q
---
Capital Q
R
R
---
Capital R
S
S
---
Capital S
T
T
---
Capital T
U
U
---
Capital U
V
V
---
Capital V
W
W
---
Capital W
X
X
---
Capital X
Y
Y
---
Capital Y
Z
Z
---
Capital Z
[
[
---
Left square bracket
\
\
---
Reverse solidus (backslash)
]
]
---
Right square bracket
^
^
---
Caret
_
_
---
Horizontal bar (underscore)
`
`
---
Acute accent
a
a
---
Small a
b
b
---
Small b
c
c
---
Small c
d
d
---
Small d
e
e
---
Small e
f
f
---
Small f
g
g
---
Small g
h
h
---
Small h
i
i
---
Small i
j
j
---
Small j
k
k
---
Small k
l
l
---
Small l
m
m
---
Small m
n
n
---
Small n
o
o
---
Small o
p
p
---
Small p
q
q
---
Small q
r
r
---
Small r
s
s
---
Small s
t
t
---
Small t
u
u
---
Small u
v
v
---
Small v
w
w
---
Small w
x
x
---
Small x
y
y
---
Small y
z
z
---
Small z
{
{
---
Left curly brace
|
|
---
Vertical bar
}
}
---
Right curly brace
~
~
---
Tilde

---
Unused
€
---
Unused
 
Nonbreaking space
¡
¡
¡
Inverted exclamation
¢
¢
¢
Cent sign
£
£
£
Pound sterling
¤
¤
¤
General currency sign
¥
¥
¥
Yen sign
¦
¦
¦ or &brkbar;
Broken vertical bar
§
§
§
Section sign
¨
¨
¨ or ¨
Diæresis / Umlaut
©
©
©
Copyright
ª
ª
ª
Feminine ordinal
«
«
«
Left angle quote, guillemot left
¬
¬
¬
Not sign
­
­
Soft hyphen
®
®
®
Registered trademark
¯
¯
¯ or &hibar;
Macron accent
°
°
°
Degree sign
±
±
±
Plus or minus
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
»
»
»
Right angle quote, guillemot right
¼
¼
¼
Fraction one-fourth
½
½
½
Fraction one-half
¾
¾
¾
Fraction three-fourths
¿
¿
¿
Inverted question mark
À
À
À
Capital A, grave accent
Á
Á
Á
Capital A, acute accent
Â
Â
Â
Capital A, circumflex
Ã
Ã
Ã
Capital A, tilde
Ä
Ä
Ä
Capital A, diæresis / umlaut
Å
Å
Å
Capital A, ring
Æ
Æ
Æ
Capital AE ligature
Ç
Ç
Ç
Capital C, cedilla
È
È
È
Capital E, grave accent
É
É
É
Capital E, acute accent
Ê
Ê
Ê
Capital E, circumflex
Ë
Ë
Ë
Capital E, diæresis / umlaut
Ì
Ì
Ì
Capital I, grave accent
Í
Í
Í
Capital I, acute accent
Î
Î
Î
Capital I, circumflex
Ï
Ï
Ï
Capital I, diæresis / umlaut
Ð
Ð
Ð
Capital Eth, Icelandic
Ñ
Ñ
Ñ
Capital N, tilde
Ò
Ò
Ò
Capital O, grave accent
Ó
Ó
Ó
Capital O, acute accent
Ô
Ô
Ô
Capital O, circumflex
Õ
Õ
Õ
Capital O, tilde
Ö
Ö
Ö
Capital O, diæresis / umlaut
×
×
×
Multiply sign
Ø
Ø
Ø
Capital O, slash
Ù
Ù
Ù
Capital U, grave accent
Ú
Ú
Ú
Capital U, acute accent
Û
Û
Û
Capital U, circumflex
Ü
Ü
Ü
Capital U, diæresis / umlaut
Ý
Ý
Ý
Capital Y, acute accent
Þ
Þ
Þ
Capital Thorn, Icelandic
ß
ß
ß
Small sharp s, German sz
à
à
à
Small a, grave accent
á
á
á
Small a, acute accent
â
â
â
Small a, circumflex
ã
ã
ã
Small a, tilde
ä
ä
ä
Small a, diæresis / umlaut
å
å
å
Small a, ring
æ
æ
æ
Small ae ligature
ç
ç
ç
Small c, cedilla
è
è
è
Small e, grave accent
é
é
é
Small e, acute accent
ê
ê
ê
Small e, circumflex
ë
ë
ë
Small e, diæresis / umlaut
ì
ì
ì
Small i, grave accent
í
í
í
Small i, acute accent
î
î
î
Small i, circumflex
ï
ï
ï
Small i, diæresis / umlaut
ð
ð
ð
Small eth, Icelandic
ñ
ñ
ñ
Small n, tilde
ò
ò
ò
Small o, grave accent
ó
ó
ó
Small o, acute accent
ô
ô
ô
Small o, circumflex
õ
õ
õ
Small o, tilde
ö
ö
ö
Small o, diæresis / umlaut
÷
÷
÷
Division sign
ø
ø
ø
Small o, slash
ù
ù
ù
Small u, grave accent
ú
ú
ú
Small u, acute accent
û
û
û
Small u, circumflex
ü
ü
ü
Small u, diæresis / umlaut
ý
ý
ý
Small y, acute accent
þ
þ
þ
Small thorn, Icelandic
ÿ
ÿ
ÿ
Small y, diæresis / umlaut
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