HTML Entities Reference & Converter
Convert text to HTML entities and back. Browse common HTML entities and their corresponding symbols. Use this tool to safely encode special characters in your HTML content.
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HTML Entities Reference
| Character | Entity | Numeric | Description | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| & | & | & | Ampersand | |
| < | < | < | Less than | |
| > | > | > | Greater than | |
| " | " | " | Quotation mark | |
| ' | ' | ' | Apostrophe | |
| |   | Non-breaking space | ||
| © | © | © | Copyright | |
| ® | ® | ® | Registered trademark | |
| ™ | ™ | ™ | Trademark | |
| € | € | € | Euro | |
| £ | £ | £ | Pound | |
| ¢ | ¢ | ¢ | Cent | |
| ° | ° | ° | Degree | |
| ± | ± | ± | Plus-minus | |
| × | × | × | Multiplication | |
| ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | Division | |
| ½ | ½ | ½ | One half | |
| ¼ | ¼ | ¼ | One quarter | |
| ¾ | ¾ | ¾ | Three quarters | |
| ← | ← | ← | Left arrow | |
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | Up arrow | |
| → | → | → | Right arrow | |
| ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | Down arrow | |
| ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | Heart | |
| ♣ | ♣ | ♣ | Club | |
| ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | Diamond | |
| ♠ | ♠ | ♠ | Spade |
About HTML Entities
HTML entities are special characters that are represented by character sequences starting with & and ending with ;. They are used to display reserved characters, symbols, and other special characters that might otherwise be interpreted as HTML markup.
Common Uses
- Displaying special characters in HTML content
- Preventing HTML injection and XSS attacks
- Adding copyright and trademark symbols
- Including mathematical and currency symbols
- Representing arrows and other decorative characters