A handy html character reference guide to help you code your text content and symbols in a form that will display correctly on all devices.
Ascii Characters
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|   | Space | ||
| ! | ! | Exclamation Mark | |
| “ | " | " | Quotation Mark |
| # | # | Octothorpe | |
| $ | $ | Dollar | |
| % | % | Percent | |
| & | & | & | Ampersand |
| ‘ | ' | Apostrophe | |
| ( | ( | Left Bracket | |
| ) | ) | Right Bracket | |
| * | * | Asterisk | |
| + | + | Plus | |
| , | , | Comma | |
| – | - | Hyphen | |
| . | . | Full Stop | |
| / | / | Slash | |
| : | 0 | Colon | |
| ; | ; | Semicolon | |
| < | < | < | Less Than |
| = | = | Equals | |
| > | > | > | Greater Than |
| ? | ? | Question Mark | |
| @ | @ | Commercial At | |
| [ | [ | Left Square Bracket | |
| \ | Backslash | ||
| ] | ] | Right Square Bracket | |
| ^ | ^ | Caret | |
| _ | _ | Underscore | |
| ` | ` | Grave Accent | |
| { | { | Left Curly Brace | |
| | | | | Vertical Bar | |
| } | } | Right Curly Brace | |
| ~ | ~ | Tilde |
Latin 1 (ISO-8859-1)
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|   | | Nonbreaking Space | |
| ¡ | ¡ | ¡ | Inverted Exclamation Mark |
| ¢ | ¢ | ¢ | Cent |
| £ | £ | £ | Pound |
| ¤ | ¤ | ¤ | General Currency |
| ¥ | ¥ | ¥ | Yen |
| ¦ | ¦ | ¦ | Broken Vertical Bar |
| § | § | § | Section Sign |
| ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | Umlaut |
| © | © | © | Copyright |
| ª | ª | ª | Feminine Ordinal |
| « | « | « | Left Angle Quote |
| ¬ | ¬ | ¬ | Not |
| | ­ | ­ | Soft Hyphen |
| ® | ® | ® | Registered Trademark |
| ¯ | ¯ | ¯ | Macron Accent |
| ° | ° | ° | Degree |
| ± | ± | ± | Plus or Minus |
| ² | ² | ² | Superscript 2 |
| ³ | ³ | ³ | Superscript 3 |
| ´ | ´ | ´ | Acute Accent |
| µ | µ | µ | Micron |
| ¶ | ¶ | ¶ | Pilcrow |
| · | · | · | Middle Dot |
| ¸ | ¸ | ¸ | Cedilla |
| ¹ | ¹ | ¹ | Superscript 1 |
| º | º | º | Masculine Ordinal |
| » | » | » | Right Angle Quote |
| ¼ | ¼ | ¼ | Fraction: Quarter |
| ½ | ½ | ½ | Fraction: Half |
| ¾ | ¾ | ¾ | Fraction: Three Quarters |
| ¿ | ¿ | ¿ | Inverted Question Mark |
| À | À | À | Capital A, Grave Accent |
| Á | Á | Á | Capital A, Acute Accent |
| Â | Â | Â | Capital A, Circumflex Accent |
| Ã | Ã | Ã | Capital A, Tilde Accent |
| Ä | Ä | Ä | Capital A, 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 Accent |
| Ë | Ë | Ë | Capital E, Umlaut |
| Ì | Ì | Ì | Capital I, Grave Accent |
| Í | Í | Í | Capital I, Acute Accent |
| Î | Î | Î | Capital I, Circumflex Accent |
| Ï | Ï | Ï | Capital I, 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 Accent |
| Õ | Õ | Õ | Capital O, Tilde Accent |
| Ö | Ö | Ö | Capital O, Umlaut |
| × | × | × | Multiplication |
| 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 Accent |
| Ü | Ü | Ü | Capital U, Umlaut |
| Ý | Ý | Ý | Capital Y, Acute Accent |
| Þ | Þ | Þ | Capital Thorn, Icelandic |
| ß | ß | ß | Small SZ Ligature, German |
| à | à | à | Small A, Grave Accent |
| á | ß | á | Small A, Acute Accent |
| â | â | â | Small A, Circumflex Accent |
| ã | ã | ã | Small A, Tilde |
| ä | ä | ä | Small A, 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 Accent |
| ë | ë | ë | Small E, Umlaut |
| ì | ì | ì | Small I, Grave Accent |
| í | í | í | Small I, Acute Accent |
| î | î | î | Small I, Circumflex Accent |
| ï | ï | ï | Small I, 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 Accent |
| õ | õ | õ | Small O, Tilde |
| ö | ö | ö | Small O, Umlaut |
| ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | Division |
| 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 Accent |
| ü | ü | ü | Small U, Umlaut |
| ý | ý | ý | Small Y, Acute Accent |
| þ | þ | þ | Small Thorn, Icelandic |
| ÿ | ÿ | ÿ | Small Y, Umlaut |
Latin Extended A
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Π| Π| Π| Capital OE Ligature |
| œ | œ | œ | Small OE Ligature |
| Š | Š | Š | Capital S, Caron |
| š | š | š | Small S, Caron |
| Ÿ | Ÿ | Ÿ | Capital Y, Umlaut |
Latin Extended B
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ƒ | ƒ | ƒ | Small f with Hook |
Spacing Modified Letters
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ˆ | ˆ | ˆ | Circumflex Accent |
| ˜ | ˜ | ˜ | Tilde |
Greek
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Α | Α | Α | Capital Alpha |
| Β | Β | Β | Capital Beta |
| Γ | Γ | Γ | Capital Gamma |
| Δ | Δ | Δ | Capital Delta |
| Ε | Ε | Ε | Capital Epsilon |
| Ζ | Ζ | Ζ | Capital Zeta |
| Η | Η | Η | Capital Eta |
| Θ | Θ | Θ | Capital Theta |
| Ι | Ι | Ι | Capital Iota |
| Κ | Κ | Κ | Capital Kappa |
| Λ | Λ | Λ | Capital Lambda |
| Μ | Μ | Μ | Capital Mu |
| Ν | Ν | Ν | Capital Nu |
| Ξ | Ξ | Ξ | Capital Xi |
| Ο | Ο | Ο | Capital Omicron |
| Π | Π | Π | Capital Pi |
| Ρ | Ρ | Ρ | Capital Rho |
| Σ | Σ | Σ | Capital Sigma |
| Τ | Τ | Τ | Capital Tau |
| Υ | Υ | Υ | Capital Upsilon |
| Φ | Φ | Φ | Capital Phi |
| Χ | Χ | Χ | Capital Chi |
| Ψ | Ψ | Ψ | Capital Psi |
| Ω | Ω | Ω | Capital Omega |
| α | α | α | Small Alpha |
| β | β | β | Small Beta |
| γ | γ | γ | Small Gamma |
| δ | δ | δ | Small Delta |
| ε | ε | ε | Small Epsilon |
| ζ | ζ | ζ | Small Zeta |
| η | η | η | Small Eta |
| θ | θ | θ | Small Theta |
| ι | ι | ι | Small Iota |
| κ | κ | κ | Small Kappa |
| λ | λ | λ | Small Lambda |
| μ | μ | μ | Small Mu |
| ν | ν | ν | Small Nu |
| ξ | ξ | ξ | Small Xi |
| ο | ο | ο | Small Omicron |
| π | π | π | Small Pi |
| ρ | ρ | ρ | Small Rho |
| ς | ς | ς | Small Final sigma |
| σ | σ | σ | Small Sigma |
| τ | τ | τ | Small Tau |
| υ | υ | υ | Small Upsilon |
| φ | φ | φ | Small Phi |
| χ | χ | χ | Small Chi |
| ψ | ψ | ψ | Small Psi |
| ω | ω | ω | Small Omega |
| ϑ | ϑ | ϑ | Small Theta Symbol |
| ϒ | ϒ | ϒ | Upsilon with Hook |
| ϖ | ϖ | ϖ | Pi Symbol |
General Punctuation
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|   |   | En Space | |
|   |   | Em Space | |
|   |   | Thin Space | |
| | ‌ | ‌ | Zero-width Nonjoiner |
| | ‍ | ‍ | Zero-width Joiner |
| | ‎ | ‎ | Left-to-Right Mark |
| | ‏ | ‏ | Right-to-Left Mark |
| – | – | – | Endash |
| — | — | — | Emdash |
| ‘ | ‘ | ‘ | Left Single Quotation Mark |
| ’ | ’ | ’ | Right Single Quotation Mark |
| ‚ | ‚ | ‚ | Single Low 9 Quotation Mark |
| “ | “ | “ | Left Double Quotation Mark |
| ” | ” | ” | Right Double Quotation Mark |
| „ | „ | „ | Double Low 9 Quotation Mark |
| † | † | † | Dagger |
| ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | Double Dagger |
| • | • | • | Bullet |
| … | … | … | Ellipses |
| ‰ | ‰ | ‰ | Per Mille |
| ′ | ′ | ′ | Prime, Minutes, Feet |
| ″ | ″ | ″ | Double Prime, Seconds, Inches |
| ‹ | ‹ | ‹ | Single Left Angle Quotation |
| › | › | › | Single Right Angle Quotation |
| ‾ | ‾ | ‾ | Overline |
| ⁄ | ⁄ | ⁄ | Fraction Slash |
| € | € | € | Euro Symbol |
Letter-like Symbols
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ℑ | ℑ | ℑ | Blackletter Capital I, Imaginary Part |
| ℘ | ℘ | ℘ | Script Capital P, Power Set |
| ℜ | ℜ | ℜ | Blackletter Capital R, Real Part |
| ™ | ™ | ™ | Trademark |
| ℵ | ℵ | ℵ | Alef or First Transfinite Cardinal |
Arrows
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ← | ← | ← | Left Arrow |
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | Up Arrow |
| → | → | → | Right Arrow |
| ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | Down Arrow |
| ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | Left-Right Arrow |
| ↵ | ↵ | ↵ | Down Arrow with Corner Leftward |
| ⇐ | ⇐ | ⇐ | Leftward Double Arrow |
Mathematical Operators
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ∀ | ∀ | ∀ | For All |
| ∂ | ∂ | ∂ | Partial Differential |
| ∃ | ∃ | ∃ | There Exists |
| ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | Empty Set, Null Set, Diameter |
| ∇ | ∇ | ∇ | Nabla, Backward Difference |
| ∈ | ∈ | ∈ | Element Of |
| ∉ | ∉ | ∉ | Not an Element Of |
| ∋ | ∋ | ∋ | Contains as a Member |
| ∏ | ∏ | ∏ | N-ary Product, Product Sign |
| ∑ | ∑ | ∑ | N-ary Summation |
| − | − | − | Minus Sign |
| ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | Asterisk Operator |
| √ | √ | √ | Square Root, Radical Sign |
| ∝ | ∝ | ∝ | Proportional |
| ∞ | ∞ | ∞ | Infinity Symbol |
| ∠ | ∠ | ∠ | Angle |
| ∧ | ∧ | ∧ | Logical And, Wedge |
| ∨ | ∨ | ∨ | Logical Or, Vee |
| ∩ | ∩ | ∩ | Intersection, Cap |
| ∪ | ∪ | ∪ | Union, Cup |
| ∫ | ∫ | ∫ | Integral |
| ∴ | ∴ | ∴ | Therefore |
| ∼ | ∼ | ∼ | Tilde Operator, Varies With, Similar To |
| ≅ | ≅ | ≅ | Approximately Equal To |
| ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | Almost Equal To, Asymptotic To |
| ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | Not Equal To |
| ≡ | ≡ | ≡ | Identical To |
| ≤ | ≤ | ≤ | Less Than or Equal To |
| ≥ | ≥ | ≥ | Greater Than or Equal To |
| ⊂ | ⊂ | ⊂ | Subset Of |
| ⊃ | ⊃ | ⊃ | Superset Of |
| ⊄ | ⊄ | ⊄ | Not a Subset Of |
| ⊆ | ⊆ | ⊆ | Subset Of or Equal To |
| ⊇ | ⊇ | ⊇ | Superset Of or Equal To |
| ⊕ | ⊕ | ⊕ | Circled Plus, Direct Sum |
| ⊗ | ⊗ | ⊗ | Circled Times, Vector Product |
| ⊥ | ⊥ | ⊥ | Up Tack, Orthogonal To, Perpendicular |
| ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | Dot Operator |
Miscellaneous Technical Symbols
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⌈ | ⌈ | ⌈ | Left Ceiling |
| ⌉ | ⌉ | ⌉ | Right Ceiling |
| ⌊ | ⌊ | ⌊ | Left Floor |
| ⌋ | ⌋ | ⌋ | Right Floor |
| 〈 | 〈 | ⟨ | Left-Pointing Angle Bracket |
| 〉 | 〉 | ⟩ | Right-Pointing Angle Bracket |
Geometric Shapes
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Lozenge |
Miscellaneous Symbols
| Symbol | Decimal | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♠ | ♠ | ♠ | Spade |
| ♣ | ♣ | ♣ | Club |
| ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | Heart |
| ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | Diamond |
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