| character | entity name | entity number | description | why is this featured? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| © | © | © | copyright | almost every website uses the copyright symbol |
| | | | | vertical bar | the vertical bar symbol is used to separate menu items or navigation links | |
| · | · | · | Medium List Dot | similar to the vertical bar, the medium list dot is another option to separate menu items; personally i consider it more stylish |
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | up arrow | the up arrow can be used in the "back to top" link in a web page |
| € | € | € | Euro Symbol | we often find ourselves struggling to find the euro symbol on a keyboard |
| ² | ² | ² | Superscript 2 | the superscript 2 is a very common symbol when dealing with numbers, such as; 1000² |
| ½ | ½ | ½ | Fraction ½ | give me ½ ... |
| ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | heart | i ♥ all this webmasterish stuff! |
| character | entity name | entity number | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| |   | Inserts a non-breaking blank space | |
| & | & | & | Ampersand |
| " | " | " | quotation mark |
| © | © | © | copyright symbol |
| ® | ® | ® | registered symbol |
| ™ | ™ | ™ | trademark symbol |
| “ | “ | “ | Opening Double Quotes |
| ” | ” | ” | Closing Double Quotes |
| ‘ | ‘ | ‘ | Opening Single Quote Mark |
| ’ | ’ | ’ | Closing Single Quote Mark |
| « | « | « | angle quotation mark (left) |
| » | » | » | angle quotation mark (right) |
| ‹ | ‹ | ‹ | single left angle quotation |
| › | › | › | single right angle quotation |
| § | § | § | Section Symbol |
| ¶ | ¶ | ¶ | Paragraph symbol |
| • | • | • | Big List Dot |
| · | · | · | Medium List Dot |
| … | … | … | horizontal ellipsis |
| | | | | vertical bar | |
| ¦ | ¦ | ¦ | broken vertical bar |
| – | – | – | en-dash |
| — | — | — | em-dash |
| character | entity name | entity number | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¤ | ¤ | ¤ | Generic currency symbol |
| $ | $ | dollar symbol | |
| ¢ | ¢ | ¢ | Cent symbol |
| £ | £ | £ | Pound |
| ¥ | ¥ | ¥ | Yen |
| € | € | € | Euro symbol |
| character | entity name | entity number | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| < | < | < | Less than |
| > | > | > | Greater than |
| ≤ | ≤ | ≤ | Less than or Equal to |
| ≥ | ≥ | ≥ | Greater than or Equal to |
| × | × | × | Multiplication symbol |
| ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | Division symbol |
| − | − | − | Minus symbol |
| ± | ± | ± | Plus/minus symbol |
| ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | Not Equal |
| ¹ | ¹ | ¹ | Superscript 1 |
| ² | ² | ² | Superscript 2 |
| ³ | ³ | ³ | Superscript 3 |
| ½ | ½ | ½ | Fraction ½ |
| ¼ | ¼ | ¼ | Fraction ¼ |
| ¾ | ¾ | ¾ | Fraction ¾ |
| ‰ | ‰ | ‰ | per mille |
| ° | ° | ° | Degree symbol |
| √ | √ | √ | square root |
| ∞ | ∞ | ∞ | Infinity |
| character | entity name | entity number | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ← | ← | ← | left arrow |
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | up arrow |
| → | → | → | right arrow |
| ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | down arrow |
| ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | left right arrow |
| ↵ | ↵ | ↵ | carriage return arrow |
| ⌈ | ⌈ | ⌈ | left ceiling |
| ⌉ | ⌉ | ⌉ | right ceiling |
| ⌊ | ⌊ | ⌊ | left floor |
| ⌋ | ⌋ | ⌋ | right floor |
| character | entity name | entity number | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♠ | ♠ | ♠ | spade |
| ♣ | ♣ | ♣ | club |
| ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | heart |
| ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | diamond |
| ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | lozenge |
| † | † | † | dagger |
| ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | double dagger |
| ¡ | ¡ | ¡ | inverted exclamation mark |
| ¿ | ¿ | ¿ | inverted question mark |
About EntityCode
The idea came from my constant need to add those hard to remember HTML entity codes, such as the copyright symbol ( © ), every time I’m developing a new website or writing a new article. Usually, I either open one of my previously done webpages and copy what I need, or I go to w3schools to search in their long lists for what I want. I don’t know if I’m the only one doing this, but I know for sure that both methods wasted my time and exhausted my eyes.
Therefore, I decided to create a website that eliminates the frustration and the wasted time caused by this simple task. I know that a full list of all the entities along with their names and codes is a must have for any web developer, but in real development scenarios only a handful of HTML symbols are actually used, so why waste time and energy trying to find what we need by reading long lists written in small hard to read fonts.
I hope that you find EntityCode helpful for your web development needs.
Credits
My thanks go to:
- w3schools - For providing all the resources and tutorials.
- Klaus Hartl - For his jQuery plugin for accessible, unobtrusive tabs.
EntityCode Elsewhere
My sincere gratitude and appreciation to the following people and websites that featured and reviewed EntityCode.
- Sura1.at - May 23rd, 2009: HTML-Entities (Maskierungen für Sonderzeichen) auf EntityCode.com
- Jacopo Farina - May 24th, 2009: EntityCode: come generare codici HTML dei vari simboli
- WebResourcesDepot - May 24th, 2009: Well-Presented HTML Entities: EntityCode
- MatthiasSchuetz - May 24th, 2009: Entity Code: Referenz für HTML-Entities
- TuttoVolume - May 24th, 2009: Entità HTML
- LaFermeDuWeb - May 25th, 2009: Entity Code - Une liste complète des caractères spéciaux en HTML
- GEEKiSSiMO - May 25th, 2009: Entity Code, tanti codici HTML per i caratteri speciali!
- KillerStartups - May 25th, 2009: EntityCode.com - HTML Entities
- SpawnRider - May 25th, 2009: EntityCode, les symboles HTML en toute simplicité
- CriatividadeVisual - May 25th, 2009: Dica: Elementos HTML
- Gregorio Espadas - May 25th, 2009: EntityCode - Referencia de Entidades HTML
- ContentGirls - May 25th, 2009: Entity code
- WebVentil - May 25th, 2009: HTML Entity Referenz
- LunaWeb - May 25th, 2009: Entity Code, le site des abréviations HTML
- Sites To Use - May 26th, 2009: EntityCode.com – Collection Of Symbols Beyond Not Found On Keyboard
- MakeUseOf - May 27th, 2009: EntityCode: Quick Reference To HTML Symbol Codes
- MaestroAlberto - May 29th, 2009: EntityCode: tutti i codici dei simboli della tastiera e i caratteri in HTML
- PuntoGeek - May 29th, 2009: Entity Code, códigos HTML para insertar símbolos
- TecnoPassion - June 5th, 2009: Codici di caratteri speciali e simboli da inserire in pagine HTML
- Meiroca - June 5th, 2009: Codigos de fontes e simbolos especiais para inserir na HTML
- WebCssDesign - June 15th, 2009: Entity Code liste complète de caractères speciaux Html
- MemoKasten.de - July 6th, 2009: HTML Entity Referenz
- Giessenict.nl - September 1st, 2009: EntityCode
If you have reviewed or featured EntityCode on your website or blog, I’ll be more than happy to add it to the list, just let me know by using the contact info below.
Contact Info
- Email: info [at] entitycode [dot] com
- Twitter: Webmasterish
- GiHub: Webmasterish
