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| ==About== | | ==About== |
| 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. | | 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. |
| | | ==Pages== |
| ''see also: [[wikipedia:Percent-encoding]]''
| | * [[/list]]: list of some of the most useful entities |
| ==Reference== | | ==Reference== |
| * {{wikipedia|Character entity reference}} | | * {{wikipedia|Character entity reference}} |
| | ** see also: {{l/wp|Percent-encoding}} |
| * [http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/entities/ HTML 4.0 entities] | | * [http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/entities/ HTML 4.0 entities] |
| * [https://developers.whatwg.org/named-character-references.html#named-character-references Named character references], in alphabetical order, including newer ones not supported by most browsers | | * [https://developers.whatwg.org/named-character-references.html#named-character-references Named character references], in alphabetical order, including newer ones not supported by most browsers |
| * [https://www.freeformatter.com/html-entities.html HTML Entity List]: "Complete list of HTML entities with their numbers and names. Also included is a full list of ASCII characters that can be represented in HTML (i.e. printable characters)." | | * [https://www.freeformatter.com/html-entities.html HTML Entity List]: "Complete list of HTML entities with their numbers and names. Also included is a full list of ASCII characters that can be represented in HTML (i.e. printable characters)." |
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| ==Questions== | | ==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''') | | * Do search engines 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 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''') |
| ** '''2007-07-15 answer''': Yes, it does find it (though it took several months at least before this page got indexed). | | ** '''2007-07-15 answer''': Yes, it does find it (though it took several months at least before this page got indexed). |
| ** '''2016-11-28 answer''': Searching for the word in question no longer produces any results. Neither does searching for "schmerglefrotz". | | ** '''2016-11-28 answer''': Searching for the word in question no longer produces any results. Neither does searching for "schmerglefrotz". |
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| ==Note== | | ==Note== |
| * '''2017-11-11''' MediaWiki 1.28.0 apparently no longer supports the "&#d;" style of entity; you now have to use named entities. | | * '''2017-11-11''' MediaWiki 1.28.0 apparently no longer supports the "&#d;" style of entity; you now have to use named entities. |
| * '''2020-05-23''' This seems to have been fixed? | | * '''2020-05-23''' This seems to have been fixed? |
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| ==Entities by Number==
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| * 0-8 are not translated
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| * 9 is probably TAB
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| * 10 is probably [[linefeed|LF]]
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| * 13 is probably [[carriage return|CR]]
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| * 14-31 are not translated
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| * 32 is a standard space
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| {{show/entity/row|#163|{{show/entity|pound}}}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#192|{{show/entity|Agrave}}}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#193|{{show/entity|Aacute}}}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#194}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#195|{{show/entity|Atilde}}}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#196|{{show/entity|Auml}}}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#197}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#198|{{show/entity|AElig}}}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#199|{{show/entity|Ccedil}}}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#231|{{show/entity|ccedil}}}}
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| {{show/entity/row|#254|{{show/entity|thorn}}}}
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| ===Notes===
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| * '''2024-08-31''' <code>™</code> used to map to {{show/entity|trade}}. That is either browser-specific or is no longer the case.
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| ==Entities by Appearance==
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| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| ! entity || shows || description
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| {{show/entity/row|gt|greater than}}
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| {{show/entity/row|lt|less than}}
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| {{show/entity/row|ge|greater than or equal to}}
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| {{show/entity/row|le|less than or equal to}}
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| {{show/entity/row|ne|not equal to}}
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| {{show/entity/row|larr|left arrow}}
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| {{show/entity/row|rarr|right arrow}}
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| {{show/entity/row|lsquo|left single-quote}}
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| {{show/entity/row|rsquo|right single-quote}}
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| {{show/entity/row|trade|trademark symbol (superscripted)}}
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| {{show/entity/row|copy|copyright-circle symbol}}
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| {{show/entity/row|reg|registered-circle symbol}}
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| {{show/entity/row|Alpha|Greek letter alpha (upper)}}
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| {{show/entity/row|Beta|Greek letter beta (upper)}}
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| {{show/entity/row|Gamma|Greek letter gamma (upper)}}
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| {{show/entity/row|Delta|Greek letter delta (upper)}}
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| {{show/entity/row|alpha|Greek letter alpha (lower)}}
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| {{show/entity/row|beta|Greek letter beta (lower)}}
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| {{show/entity/row|gamma|Greek letter gamma (lower)}}
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| {{show/entity/row|delta|Greek letter delta (lower)}}
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| |}
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| ===missing===
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| * Is there no entity for "equals"? It's not &eq;, &equ;, &equal;, or =. The only thing that seems to work is the ASCII numeric, {{show/entity|#61}}.
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| ===Roman alphabet===
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| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| |-
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| ! upper || lower || mnemonics
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| |-
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| | {{show/entity|#193}} - '''A''' with acute accent
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| | {{show/entity|#225}} - '''a''' with acute accent
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| | {{show/entity|Aacute}} {{show/entity|aacute}}
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| |-
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| | {{show/entity|#257}} - '''a''' with {{l/wp|Macron (diacritic)|macron}}
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| |-
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| | {{show/entity|#259}} - '''a''' with {{l/wp|caron}}
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| |-
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| | {{show/entity|#268}} - '''C''' with {{l/wp|caron}}
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| | {{show/entity|#269}} - '''c''' with {{l/wp|caron}}
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| |}
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| ===missing===
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| * '''2024-08-31''' {{show/entity|Ccaron}} and {{show/entity|ccaron}} are apparently no longer supported, if they ever existed and were not just a figment of my imagination.
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| ==Links==
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| * {{wikipedia|List of XML and HTML character entity references}} - a more complete list
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<hide>
page type::article
page type::reference
thing type::character format
</hide>
About
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.
Pages
- /list: list of some of the most useful entities
Reference
- Wikipedia (Character entity reference)
- HTML 4.0 entities
- Named character references, in alphabetical order, including newer ones not supported by most browsers
- HTML Entity List: "Complete list of HTML entities with their numbers and names. Also included is a full list of ASCII characters that can be represented in HTML (i.e. printable characters)."
Questions
- Do search engines 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 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)
- 2007-07-15 answer: Yes, it does find it (though it took several months at least before this page got indexed).
- 2016-11-28 answer: Searching for the word in question no longer produces any results. Neither does searching for "schmerglefrotz".
Note
- 2017-11-11 MediaWiki 1.28.0 apparently no longer supports the "&#d;" style of entity; you now have to use named entities.
- 2020-05-23 This seems to have been fixed?
