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HTML Entities Reference

Searchable list of HTML entities. Copy named, numeric, or hex form with one click.

40 of 40 entities. Click any value to copy.

Char	Name	Numeric	Hex	Description
&				Ampersand
<				Less-than sign
>				Greater-than sign
"				Double quote
'				Apostrophe / single quote
				Non-breaking space
©				Copyright
®				Registered trademark
™				Trademark
…				Ellipsis
—				Em dash
–				En dash
“				Left double quote
”				Right double quote
‘				Left single quote
’				Right single quote / apostrophe
«				Left guillemet
»				Right guillemet
°				Degree
±				Plus-minus
×				Multiplication
÷				Division
€				Euro sign
£				Pound sterling
¥				Yen
¢				Cent sign
¶				Pilcrow
§				Section sign
†				Dagger
‡				Double dagger
•				Bullet
·				Middle dot
←				Left arrow
→				Right arrow
↑				Up arrow
↓				Down arrow
↔				Left-right arrow
✓				Check mark
✗				Cross mark
★				Filled star

Why HTML entities still matter

HTML entities solve two problems: encoding reserved characters that would otherwise be parsed as markup, and handling characters that are hard to type directly. UTF-8 has erased most of the second category — you can paste an em-dash directly into your HTML — but the first remains essential.

Forget to encode & in an attribute and your link breaks. Forget to encode < in user-generated text and you’ve shipped an XSS vulnerability.

The five you must remember

& for &, < for <, > for >, " for ", and ' for '. Everything else is a nice-to-have.

Use cases

Email templates: HTML in email is even fussier than in browsers. Always encode reserved characters.
Static site generators: most SSGs encode automatically, but check when authoring inline HTML in markdown.
CMS escapes: when storing user-generated content, encode on output, never on input.

How to use

1

Search any entity

Type a name, character, description, or tag. Results filter live.
2

Copy in any format

Click any cell — named, numeric, or hex — to copy. A toast confirms.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

When should I use HTML entities vs Unicode characters?

Modern UTF-8 encoded HTML can include most characters directly. Use entities for the five reserved characters (&, <, >, ", ') in attributes and text where they could be misinterpreted, and for non-breaking spaces or invisible characters where readability matters.

What's the difference between named, numeric, and hex forms?

All three encode the same character. Named (&) is human-readable but limited to entities the spec defines. Numeric (&) and hex (&) work for any Unicode codepoint and are more verbose.

Why does   matter?

(non-breaking space) prevents line breaks between words you want to keep together — like 'page 1' or '5 km'. Designers also use it for visual spacing tweaks; that's a code smell, but it works.

Do entities work everywhere?

Inside HTML content and attributes, yes. They do NOT work inside