HTML entities are often used to generate printed characters that are not on the keyboard, such as €, ∞, ≠, ©, and so on.
The HTML entity begins with a number (&) and ends with a semicolon (;) that represents the string (or number) of the entity.
Here excerpt a more complete HTML entity form as a personal memo, and share it to everyone.
Source Address: http://www.elizabethcastro.com/html/extras/entities.html
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Each table has five columns.
The first column contains an entity reference, which is a commonly used &entity_name; form.
The second column shows the effect that the entity appears in the browser.
The third column contains the entity reference, which is the & #number;
The fourth column shows the effect that the entity appears in the browser.
The fifth column is the description of the entity.
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HTML Special characters
| Entity |
Entity Displayed |
Number |
Number Displayed |
Description |
| & |
& |
& #38; |
& |
and symbols |
| > |
> |
& #62; |
> |
Greater-than sign |
| < |
< |
& #60; |
< |
Less than sign |
| " |
" |
& #34; |
" |
Colon
|
HTML entity Accent symbol and Western European language symbol
| Entity |
Entity Displayed |
Number |
Number Displayed |
Description |
| ´ |
´ |
& #180; |
´ |
Acute accent = spacing Acute |
| ¸ |
¸ |
& #184; |
¸ |
cedilla = Spacing Cedilla |
| ˆ |
ˆ |
& #710; |
ˆ |
Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent |
| ¯ |
¯ |
& #175; |
¯ |
Macron = Spacing Macron = Overline = APL Overbar |
| · |
· |
& #183; |
· |
Middle dot = Georgian comma = Greek middle dot |
| ˜ |
˜ |
& #732; |
˜ |
Small tilde |
| ¨ |
¨ |
& #168; |
¨ |
diaeresis = Spacing diaeresis |
|
| Á |
Á |
& #193; |
Á |
Latin Capital Letter A with acute |
| á |
á |
& #225; |
á |
Latin Small Letter A with acute |
| Â |
 |
& #194; |
 |
Latin Capital Letter A with Circumflex |
| â |
 |
& #226; |
 |
Latin Small Letter A with circumflex |
| Æ |
Æ |
& #198; |
Æ |
Latin Capital Letter Ae = Latin Capital Ligature AE |
| æ |
Æ |
& #230; |
Æ |
Latin Small Letter Ae = Latin Small Ligature AE |
| À |
À |
& #192; |
À |
Latin Capital Letter A and grave = Latin Capital Letter A grave |
| à |
à |
& #224; |
à |
Latin Small Letter A with grave = Latin Small Letter A grave |
| Å |
Å |
& #197; |
Å |
Latin Capital letter A and ring above = Latin |
| å |
Å |
& #229; |
Å |
Latin Small Letter A and ring above = Latin Small Letter A ring |
| Ã |
Coal tar |
& #195; |
Coal tar |
Latin Capital Letter A with Tilde |
| ã |
Coal tar |
& #227; |
Coal tar |
Latin Small Letter A with tilde |
| Ä |
Ä |
& #196; |
Ä |
Latin Capital Letter A with Diaeresis |
| ä |
Ä |
& #228; |
Ä |
Latin Small Letter A with diaeresis |
| Ç |
C |
& #199; |
C |
Latin Capital Letter C with Cedilla |
| ç |
C |
& #231; |
C |
Latin Small Letter C with cedilla |
| É |
E |
& #201; |
E |
Latin Capital Letter E with acute |
| é |
E |
& #233; |
E |
Latin Small Letter E with acute |
| Ê |
Ê |
& #202; |
Ê |
Latin Capital Letter E with Circumflex |
| ê |
Ê |
& #234; |
Ê |
Latin Small Letter E with circumflex |
| È |
È |
& #200; |
È |
Latin Capital Letter E with grave |
| è |
È |
& #232; |
È |
Latin Small Letter E with grave |
| Ð |
D |
& #208; |
D |
Latin Capital Letter ETH |
| ð |
D |
& #240; |
D |