Flash cards
Review the key moves
What is the main idea behind HTML Symbols?
Lesson checks
Practice each idea before moving on
Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
Complete the missing token from the example code.
<p>I ___ display €</p>Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.
HTML Symbol Entities
Symbols or letters that are not present on your keyboard can be added to HTML using entities.
To add such symbols to an HTML page, you can use the entity name or the entity number (a decimal or a hexadecimal reference) for the symbol:
Example
<p>I will display €</p>
<p>I will display €</p>
<p>I will display €</p>Live preview
Some HTML Symbol Entities
| Char | Number | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| © | © | © | COPYRIGHT |
| ® | ® | ® | REGISTERED TRADEMARK |
| € | € | € | EURO SIGN |
| ™ | ™ | ™ | TRADEMARK |
| ← | ← | ← | LEFT ARROW |
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | UP ARROW |
| → | → | → | RIGHT ARROW |
| ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | DOWN ARROW |
| ♠ | ♠ | ♠ | SPADE |
| ♣ | ♣ | ♣ | CLUB |
| ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | HEART |
| ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | DIAMOND |
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Some HTML Mathematical Entities
| Char | Number | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ∀ | ∀ | ∀ | For all |
| ∂ | ∂ | ∂ | Partial differential |
| ∃ | ∃ | ∃ | There exists |
| ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | Empty sets |
| ∇ | ∇ | ∇ | Nabla |
| ∈ | ∈ | ∈ | Element of |
| ∉ | ∉ | ∉ | Not an element of |
| ∋ | ∋ | ∋ | Contains as member |
| ∏ | ∏ | ∏ | N-ary product |
| ∑ | ∑ | ∑ | N-ary summation |
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Some HTML Greek Letters Entities
| Char | Number | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Α | Α | Α | GREEK ALPHA |
| Β | Β | Β | GREEK BETA |
| Γ | Γ | Γ | GREEK GAMMA |
| Δ | Δ | Δ | GREEK DELTA |
| Ε | Ε | Ε | GREEK EPSILON |
| Ζ | Ζ | Ζ | GREEK ZETA |
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More Symbols
Currency Symbols
Letterlike Symbols
Number Forms
Enclosed Alphanumeric
Box Drawings
Block Elements
Geometric Shapes
Misc Symbols
Dingbats
Astrological Symbols
Math Operators
Math Symbols
Math Alphanumeric
Misc Technical
Colored Symbols
Arrows
Arrows A
Arrows B
Arrows C
Symbols and Arrows
Weather Symbols
Musical Symbols
Domino & Dices
Mahjong Tiles
Card Symbols
Chess Symbols
Yin Yang Symbols
Recycling Symbols
Life & Religion
Places & Traffic