HTML entities are special character codes that are used to represent reserved characters or characters that have special meaning in HTML. These entities allow you to display characters that would otherwise be interpreted as HTML markup or have a special significance.
Here are some commonly used HTML entities:
<– Represents the less-than symbol (<).>– Represents the greater-than symbol (>).&– Represents the ampersand symbol (&)."– Represents the double quotation mark (“).'– Represents the apostrophe (‘). – Represents a non-breaking space.©– Represents the copyright symbol (©).®– Represents the registered trademark symbol (®).™– Represents the trademark symbol (™).€– Represents the Euro currency symbol (€).
These entities can be useful when you need to display reserved characters or characters that are not easily typable on a keyboard. By using the corresponding HTML entity code, you can ensure that the characters are rendered correctly in the browser without being misinterpreted as HTML markup.
For example, if you want to display the less-than symbol (<) in your HTML code, you can use the entity < instead. The browser will render it as the less-than symbol without treating it as an opening HTML tag.
It’s important to note that HTML entities are case-sensitive, so you should use the correct case when writing the entity codes.
Additionally, you can also use the decimal or hexadecimal numeric character references to represent specific characters. For example, © and © both represent the copyright symbol (©).
When working with HTML entities, ensure that you’re using the appropriate entity code for the character you want to represent, and be consistent in using entities throughout your HTML code to maintain clarity and readability.