This page contains a list of HTML special characters. The Special characters in HTML are those for which you cannot find a key on your keyboard. And when you try to copy paste that character it breaks or do not display as your copied location. So the entity number and entity names in following tables are which can be used to display characters shown in character columns.
To use any of the following HTML special character on your web page. Just copy the entity number or entity name to your html code. If you are using WordPress then go to html view and then paste the special character.
Let’s say you want to display a copyright symbol “©”, you should use either © or © in your code.
HTML Reserved Characters
The following special characters are reserved in HTML.
That is because these are the characters that make up the HTML language. If you use one of these characters in an article, the browser will try to interpret it as HTML.
Therefore, you should use the entity name or entity number when you want to output any of these reserved characters.
| Character | Entity Number | Entity Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ | " | " | quotation mark |
| ‘ | ' | ' | apostrophe |
| & | & | & | ampersand |
| < | < | < | less-than |
| > | > | > | greater-than |
General HTML Symbols
| Character | HTML Entity Number | HTML Entity Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Π| Π| Π| capital ligature OE |
| œ | œ | œ | small ligature oe |
| Š | Š | Š | capital S with caron |
| š | š | š | small S with caron |
| Ÿ | Ÿ | Ÿ | capital Y with diaeres |
| ƒ | ƒ | ƒ | f with hook |
| ˆ | ˆ | ˆ | modifier letter circumflex accent |
| ˜ | ˜ | ˜ | small tilde |
|   |   | en space | |
|   |   | em space | |
|   |   | thin space | |
| | ‌ | ‌ | zero width non-joiner |
| | ‍ | ‍ | zero width joiner |
| | ‎ | ‎ | left-to-right mark |
| | ‏ | ‏ | right-to-left mark |
| – | – | – | en dash |
| — | — | — | em dash |
| ‘ | ‘ | ‘ | 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 |
| … | … | … | horizontal ellipsis |
| ‰ | ‰ | ‰ | per mille |
| ′ | ′ | ′ | minutes |
| ″ | ″ | ″ | seconds |
| ‹ | ‹ | ‹ | single left angle quotation |
| › | › | › | single right angle quotation |
| ‾ | ‾ | ‾ | overline |
| € | € | € | euro |
| ™ | ™ | ™ | trademark |
| ← | ← | ← | left arrow |
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | up arrow |
| → | → | → | right arrow |
| ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | down arrow |
| ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | left right arrow |
| ↵ | ↵ | ↵ | carriage return arrow |
| ⌈ | ⌈ | ⌈ | left ceiling |
| ⌉ | ⌉ | ⌉ | right ceiling |
| ⌊ | ⌊ | ⌊ | left floor |
| ⌋ | ⌋ | ⌋ | right floor |
| ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | lozenge |
| ♠ | ♠ | ♠ | spade |
| ♣ | ♣ | ♣ | club |
| ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | heart |
| ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | diamond |
Mathematical Symbols
| Symbol | HTML Entity Number | HTML Entity Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ∀ | ∀ | ∀ | for all |
| ∂ | ∂ | ∂ | part |
| ∃ | ∃ | ∃ | exists |
| ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | empty |
| ∇ | ∇ | ∇ | nabla |
| ∈ | ∈ | ∈ | isin |
| ∉ | ∉ | ∉ | notin |
| ∋ | ∋ | ∋ | ni |
| ∏ | ∏ | ∏ | prod |
| ∑ | ∑ | ∑ | sum |
| − | − | − | minus |
| ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | lowast |
| √ | √ | √ | square root |
| ∝ | ∝ | ∝ | proportional to |
| ∞ | ∞ | ∞ | infinity |
| ∠ | ∠ | ∠ | angle |
| ∧ | ∧ | ∧ | and |
| ∨ | ∨ | ∨ | or |
| ∩ | ∩ | ∩ | cap |
| ∪ | ∪ | ∪ | cup |
| ∫ | ∫ | ∫ | integral |
| ∴ | ∴ | ∴ | therefore |
| ∼ | ∼ | ∼ | similar to |
| ≅ | ≅ | ≅ | congruent to |
| ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | almost equal |
| ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | not equal |
| ≡ | ≡ | ≡ | equivalent |
| ≤ | ≤ | ≤ | less or equal |
| ≥ | ≥ | ≥ | greater or equal |
| ⊂ | ⊂ | ⊂ | subset of |
| ⊃ | ⊃ | ⊃ | superset of |
| ⊄ | ⊄ | ⊄ | not subset of |
| ⊆ | ⊆ | ⊆ | subset or equal |
| ⊇ | ⊇ | ⊇ | superset or equal |
| ⊕ | ⊕ | ⊕ | circled plus |
| ⊗ | ⊗ | ⊗ | circled times |
| ⊥ | ⊥ | ⊥ | perpendicular |
| ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | dot operator |
Greek Characters
| Greek Letter | HTML Entity Number | HTML Entity Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Α | Α | Α | Alpha |
| Β | Β | Β | Beta |
| Γ | Γ | Γ | Gamma |
| Δ | Δ | Δ | Delta |
| Ε | Ε | Ε | Epsilon |
| Ζ | Ζ | Ζ | Zeta |
| Η | Η | Η | Eta |
| Θ | Θ | Θ | Theta |
| Ι | Ι | Ι | Iota |
| Κ | Κ | Κ | Kappa |
| Λ | Λ | Λ | Lambda |
| Μ | Μ | Μ | Mu |
| Ν | Ν | Ν | Nu |
| Ξ | Ξ | Ξ | Xi |
| Ο | Ο | Ο | Omicron |
| Π | Π | Π | Pi |
| Ρ | Ρ | Ρ | Rho |
| undefined | Sigmaf | ||
| Σ | Σ | Σ | Sigma |
| Τ | Τ | Τ | Tau |
| Υ | Υ | Υ | Upsilon |
| Φ | Φ | Φ | Phi |
| Χ | Χ | Χ | Chi |
| Ψ | Ψ | Ψ | Psi |
| Ω | Ω | Ω | Omega |
| α | α | α | alpha |
| β | β | β | beta |
| γ | γ | γ | gamma |
| δ | δ | δ | delta |
| ε | ε | ε | epsilon |
| ζ | ζ | ζ | zeta |
| η | η | η | eta |
| θ | θ | θ | theta |
| ι | ι | ι | iota |
| κ | κ | κ | kappa |
| λ | λ | λ | lambda |
| μ | μ | μ | mu |
| ν | ν | ν | nu |
| ξ | ξ | ξ | xi |
| ο | ο | ο | omicron |
| π | π | π | pi |
| ρ | ρ | ρ | rho |
| ς | ς | ς | sigmaf |
| σ | σ | σ | sigma |
| τ | τ | τ | tau |
| υ | υ | υ | upsilon |
| φ | φ | φ | phi |
| χ | χ | χ | chi |
| ψ | ψ | ψ | psi |
| ω | ω | ω | omega |
| ϑ | ϑ | ϑ | theta symbol |
| ϒ | ϒ | ϒ | upsilon symbol |
| ϖ | ϖ | ϖ | pi symbol |
ISO 8859-1 Characters
The following table displays the ISO 8859-1 characters.
| Character/Glyph | HTML Entity Number | HTML Entity Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ä | Ä | Ä | capital a, umlaut mark |
| Å | Å | Å | capital a, ring |
| Æ | Æ | Æ | capital ae |
| 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 mark |
| 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 mark |
| 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 |
| Ö | Ö | Ö | capital o, umlaut mark |
| 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 mark |
| Ý | Ý | Ý | capital y, acute accent |
| Þ | Þ | Þ | capital THORN, Icelandic |
| ß | ß | ß | small sharp s, German |
| à | à | à | small a, grave accent |
| á | á | á | small a, acute accent |
| â | â | â | small a, circumflex accent |
| ã | ã | ã | small a, tilde |
| ä | ä | ä | small a, umlaut mark |
| å | å | å | small a, ring |
| æ | æ | æ | small ae |
| 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 mark |
| 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 mark |
| 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 mark |
| 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 mark |
| ý | ý | ý | small y, acute accent |
| þ | þ | þ | small thorn, Icelandic |
| ÿ | ÿ | ÿ | small y, umlaut mark |
ISO 8859-1 Symbols
The following table contains ISO 8859-1 symbols that you might find useful when coding web pages.
| Character/Glyph | HTML Entity Number | HTML Entity Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|   | | non-breaking space | |
| ¡ | ¡ | ¡ | inverted exclamation mark |
| ¢ | ¢ | ¢ | cent |
| £ | £ | £ | pound |
| ¤ | ¤ | ¤ | currency |
| ¥ | ¥ | ¥ | yen |
| ¦ | ¦ | ¦ | broken vertical bar |
| § | § | § | section |
| ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | spacing diaeresis |
| © | © | © | copyright |
| ª | ª | ª | feminine ordinal indicator |
| « | « | « | angle quotation mark (left) |
| ¬ | ¬ | ¬ | negation |
| | ­ | ­ | soft hyphen |
| ® | ® | ® | registered trademark |
| ¯ | ¯ | ¯ | spacing macron |
| ° | ° | ° | degree |
| ± | ± | ± | plus-or-minus |
| ² | ² | ² | superscript 2 |
| ³ | ³ | ³ | superscript 3 |
| ´ | ´ | ´ | spacing acute |
| µ | µ | µ | micro |
| ¶ | ¶ | ¶ | paragraph |
| · | · | · | middle dot |
| ¸ | ¸ | ¸ | spacing cedilla |
| ¹ | ¹ | ¹ | superscript 1 |
| º | º | º | masculine ordinal indicator |
| » | » | » | angle quotation mark (right) |
| ¼ | ¼ | ¼ | fraction 1/4 |
| ½ | ½ | ½ | fraction 1/2 |
| ¾ | ¾ | ¾ | fraction 3/4 |
| ¿ | ¿ | ¿ | inverted question mark |
| × | × | × | multiplication |
| ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | division |
