HTML Symbols
HTML Symbol Entities
HTML entities were described in the previous chapter.
Many mathematical, technical, and currency symbols,
are not present on a normal keyboard.
To add these symbols to an HTML page, you can use an HTML entity name.
If no entity name exists, you can use an entity number; a decimal (or hexadecimal) reference.
If you use an HTML entity name or a hexadecimal number, the character will always display
correctly.
This is independent of what character set (encoding) your page
uses!
Example
I will display €
I will display €
I will display €
Will display as:
I will display €
I will display €
I will display €
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Some Mathematical Symbols Supported by HTML
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
Some Greek Letters Supported by HTML
Char
Number
Entity
Description
Α
Α
Α
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA
Β
Β
Β
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER BETA
Γ
Γ
Γ
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA
Δ
Δ
Δ
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER DELTA
Ε
Ε
Ε
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER EPSILON
Ζ
Ζ
Ζ
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ZETA
Some Other Entities Supported by HTML
Char
Number
Entity
Description
©
©
©
COPYRIGHT SIGN
®
®
®
REGISTERED SIGN
€
€
€
EURO SIGN
™
™
™
TRADEMARK
←
←
←
LEFTWARDS ARROW
↑
↑
↑
UPWARDS ARROW
→
→
→
RIGHTWARDS ARROW
↓
↓
↓
DOWNWARDS ARROW
♠
♠
♠
BLACK SPADE SUIT
♣
♣
♣
BLACK CLUB SUIT
♥
♥
♥
BLACK HEART SUIT
♦
♦
♦
BLACK DIAMOND SUIT