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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | [[category:computing 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. | + | [[category:computing 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. |
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* {{wikipedia|Character entity reference}} | * {{wikipedia|Character entity reference}} | ||
* [http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/entities/ HTML 4.0 entities] | * [http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/entities/ HTML 4.0 entities] | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 13 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.