HTML Special Characters
Browse HTML entities and character codes.
| Symbol | Named Entity | Decimal | Hex | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | < | < | < | Less-than sign |
| > | > | > | > | Greater-than sign |
| & | & | & | & | Ampersand |
| " | " | " | " | Quotation mark |
| ' | ' | ' | ' | Apostrophe |
|   |   | Non-breaking space | |
| © | © | © | © | Copyright sign |
| ® | ® | ® | ® | Registered sign |
| ™ | ™ | ™ | ™ | Trade mark sign |
| € | € | € | € | Euro sign |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | Pound sign |
| ¥ | ¥ | ¥ | ¥ | Yen sign |
| ¢ | ¢ | ¢ | ¢ | Cent sign |
| ¤ | ¤ | ¤ | ¤ | Currency sign |
| ± | ± | ± | ± | Plus-minus sign |
| × | × | × | × | Multiplication sign |
| ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | Division sign |
| ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | Almost equal to |
| ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | Not equal to |
| ≤ | ≤ | ≤ | ≤ | Less-than or equal to |
| ≥ | ≥ | ≥ | ≥ | Greater-than or equal to |
| ∞ | ∞ | ∞ | ∞ | Infinity |
| √ | √ | √ | √ | Square root |
| ∑ | ∑ | ∑ | ∑ | N-ary summation |
| ∏ | ∏ | ∏ | ∏ | N-ary product |
| ° | ° | ° | ° | Degree sign |
| µ | µ | µ | µ | Micro sign |
| ¼ | ¼ | ¼ | ¼ | One quarter |
| ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | One half |
| ¾ | ¾ | ¾ | ¾ | Three quarters |
| – | – | – | – | En dash |
| — | — | — | — | Em dash |
| … | … | … | … | Horizontal ellipsis |
| " | “ | “ | “ | Left double quotation |
| " | ” | ” | ” | Right double quotation |
| ‘ | ‘ | ‘ | ‘ | Left single quotation |
| ’ | ’ | ’ | ’ | Right single quotation |
| « | « | « | « | Left angle quotation |
| » | » | » | » | Right angle quotation |
| ¿ | ¿ | ¿ | ¿ | Inverted question mark |
| ¡ | ¡ | ¡ | ¡ | Inverted exclamation |
| ← | ← | ← | ← | Left arrow |
| → | → | → | → | Right arrow |
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | Up arrow |
| ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | Down arrow |
| ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | Left-right arrow |
| ⇐ | ⇐ | ⇐ | ⇐ | Double left arrow |
| ⇒ | ⇒ | ⇒ | ⇒ | Double right arrow |
| ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | ⇔ | Double left-right arrow |
| • | • | • | • | Bullet |
| · | · | · | · | Middle dot |
| ♠ | ♠ | ♠ | ♠ | Spade suit |
| ♣ | ♣ | ♣ | ♣ | Club suit |
| ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | Heart suit |
| ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | Diamond suit |
| ★ | — | ★ | ★ | Black star |
| ☆ | — | ☆ | ☆ | White star |
| ☐ | — | ☐ | ☐ | Ballot box |
| ☑ | — | ☑ | ☑ | Ballot box with check |
| ☞ | — | ☞ | ☞ | Pointing hand right |
About This Tool
This reference lists common HTML special characters with their named entity, decimal code, and hexadecimal code. HTML entities are needed when you want to display characters that have special meaning in HTML (like < and &) or characters not easily typed on a keyboard.
Click any row to copy the named entity (or decimal code when no named entity exists) to your clipboard. Use the search box or category filter to find a specific character.
How to Use
- Browse or search for the character you need.
- Filter by category (Essential, Math, Currency, etc.).
- Click any row to copy the entity code to clipboard.
- Paste the entity directly into your HTML source code.
Use Cases
Web developers use < and > to display code samples without breaking HTML parsing. Content writers use special typography characters like em dashes (—) and curly quotes. Designers use arrow entities for decorative purposes without importing icon fonts. Email template developers use HTML entities because some email clients mangle special characters.
FAQ
- What is the difference between named and decimal entities? — Named entities like
©are mnemonic shortcuts. Decimal entities like©reference the Unicode code point. Both render identically. - Do I need entities if my page uses UTF-8? — Only for
<,>, and&, which must always be escaped. Other characters can be included directly as UTF-8 text. - What is a non-breaking space (
)? — A space that prevents a line break at that point, used to keep words together.