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The HTML Character Set

Below a list of the most common HTML special characters.

Character Entity Number Entity Name Description
& & & ampersand
< &#60; &lt; less-than
> &#62; &gt; greater-than
&#145; &lsquo; single left quote
&#147; &ldquo; double left quote
&#146; &rsquo; single right quote
&#148; &rdquo; double right quote
  &#160; &nbsp; non-breaking space
¢ &#162; &cent; cent
£ &#163; &pound; pound
© &#169; &copy; copyright
® &#174; &reg; registered trademark
° &#176; &deg; degree
± &#177; &plusmn; plus-or-minus 
² &#178; &sup2; superscript 2
³ &#179; &sup3; superscript 3
· &#183; &middot; middle dot
¼ &#188; &frac14; fraction 1/4
½ &#189; &frac12; fraction 1/2
¾ &#190; &frac34; fraction 3/4
&#8211; &ndash; en dash
&#8212; &mdash; em dash
&#8226; &bull; bullet
&#8230; &hellip; horizontal ellipsis
&#8364; &euro; euro
&#8482; &trade; trademark