HTML Entity

What are HTML Entities?

HTML entities are special codes used to display reserved characters (like <, >, &, ") or special symbols (like ©, €, ®) that might otherwise be interpreted as part of HTML.

Commonly Used HTML Entities

CharacterEntity CodeDescription
<&lt;Less than (<)
>&gt;Greater than (>)
&&amp;Ampersand (&)
"&quot;Double quotes (")
'&apos;Single quote (')
©&copy;Copyright
®&reg;Registered Trademark
&trade;Trademark
&#8377;Indian Rupee Symbol
&euro;Euro Symbol
£&pound;British Pound
¥&yen;Japanese Yen
&infin;Infinity
&#10004;Checkmark
×&times;Multiplication Sign (×)
÷&divide;Division Sign (÷)
±&plusmn;Plus-Minus (±)
&hearts;Heart Symbol ❤️

Special HTML Entity: Non-Breaking Space (&nbsp;)

The &nbsp; entity is used to add extra spaces in HTML.

Example:

<p>Hello&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;World!</p>
 This will add extra spaces between "Hello" and "World."