HTML Entities

HTML entities let you display characters that are reserved in HTML or not directly available on a keyboard. They ensure tour content appears exactly as intended.

What are HTML Entities?

An HTML entity is a piece of text that begins with & and ends with ;. It tells the browser to display a specific character.

				
					&lt; = <
&gt; = >

Why Use HTML Entities?

Reserved characters like <, >, and & can’t be typed directly in HTML.
Non-breaking spaces ( ) to prevent line breaks in specific text.

Common HTML Entities

Entity	Output	Purpose
`<`	`<`	Less than sign
`>`	`>`	Greater than sign
`&`	`&`	Ampersand
`"`	`"`	Double quotation mark
`'`	`'`	Apostrophe (single quote)
` `		Non-breaking space
`©`	©	Copyright symbol
`®`	®	Registered trademark
`€`	€	Euro symbol
`™`	™	Trademark

Usage Examples

Reserved Characters

				
					<p>10 &lt; 20 and 20 &gt; 10</p>

Output: 10 < 20 and 20 > 10

Special Symbols

				
					<p>Copyright &copy; 2025</p>

Non-Breaking Space

				
					<p>This&nbsp;text&nbsp;won’t&nbsp;break</p>

Output: This text won’t break

Conclusion

HTML entities are essential for displaying reserved characters, invisible spacing, and special symbols. They keep your content clean, correct, and user-friendly.