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− | [[category: | + | [[category:computer terminology]]An [[HTML entity]] is a combination of characters which will be displayed within an [[HTML]] browser as a single character. All HTML entities begin with "&" (ampersand) and end with ";" (semicolon). Many entities have mnemonic names (such as "&amp;", which displays an ampersand); any possible character can be displayed as an entity by using the format "&#<u>number</u>;" where <u>number</u> is the output character's [[ASCII]] value in decimal. |
==Reference== | ==Reference== |
Revision as of 21:14, 23 December 2006
Overview
An HTML entity is a combination of characters which will be displayed within an HTML browser as a single character. All HTML entities begin with "&" (ampersand) and end with ";" (semicolon). Many entities have mnemonic names (such as "&", which displays an ampersand); any possible character can be displayed as an entity by using the format "&#number;" where number is the output character's ASCII value in decimal.
Reference
Questions
- Does Google resolve html entities when indexing web pages? That is, if I spelled a word (e.g. "schmerglefrotz") entirely using html entities, would someone be able to find that page using google by typing "schmerglefrotz" (after the site had been spidered, of course)? (As a test, I will spell a completely different word using HTML entities, and try Googling it later: FRELGKLOTZ)
Standard ASCII in Entities
A | A | a | a |
B | B | b | b |
C | C | c | c |
D | D | d | d |
E | E | e | e |
F | F | f | f |
G | G | g | g |
H | H | h | h |
I | I | i | i |
J | J | j | j |
K | K | k | k |
L | L | l | l |
M | M | m | m |
N | N | n | n |
O | O | o | o |
P | P | p | p |
Q | Q | q | q |
R | R | r | r |
S | S | s | s |
T | T | t | t |
U | U | u | u |
V | V | v | v |
W | W | w | w |
X | X | x | x |
Y | Y | y | y |
Z | Z | z | z |
[ | [ | { | { |
\ | \ | | | |
] | ] | } | } |
^ | ^ | ~ | ~ |
_ | _ |  |  |
` | ` | € | € |