TiddlyWiki5/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/wikitext/HTML Entities.tid

created: 20130204165019000
modified: 20240726074846436
tags: WikiText
title: HTML Entities
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

!! Summary

Use HTML entities to enter characters that cannot easily be typed on an ordinary keyboard. They take the form of an ampersand (`&`), an identifying string, and a terminating semi-colon (`;`), e.g. `&amp;` for the ''&'' character.

!! Markup

```
The value of Tiddlers&trade; cannot even be expressed in &pound;, &euro; or &dollar;.
```

''Displays as:''

The value of Tiddlers&trade; cannot even be expressed in &pound;, &euro; or &dollar;.

!! Entity References

Comprehensive lists of html entities can be found at...

* [[Mozilla Developer Network -- Entities|https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Entity]]

* [[HTML Spec official list -- Entities|https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/named-characters.html#named-character-references]]


!! Examples Of Common And Useful Entities

|>|>|>|>|>|>| ! HTML Entities |
| &amp;nbsp; | &nbsp; | no-break space | &nbsp;&nbsp; |  |  |  |
| &amp;~NoBreak; | &NoBreak; | zerro width WordJoiner | &nbsp;&nbsp; | &amp;apos; | &apos; | single quote, apostrophe |
| &amp;ndash; | &ndash; | en dash |~| &amp;quot; | " | quotation mark |
| &amp;mdash; | &mdash; | em dash |~| &amp;prime; | &prime; | prime; minutes; feet |
| &amp;hellip; | &hellip; |	horizontal ellipsis |~| &amp;Prime; | &Prime; | double prime; seconds; inches |
| &amp;copy; | &copy; | Copyright symbol |~| &amp;lsquo; | &lsquo; | left single quote |
| &amp;reg; | &reg; | Registered symbol |~| &amp;rsquo; | &rsquo; | right  single quote |
| &amp;trade; | &trade; | Trademark symbol |~| &amp;ldquo; | &ldquo; | left double quote |
| &amp;dagger; | &dagger; | dagger |~| &amp;rdquo; | &rdquo; | right double quote |
| &amp;Dagger; | &Dagger; | double dagger |~| &amp;laquo; | &laquo; | left angle quote |
| &amp;para; | &para; | paragraph sign |~| &amp;raquo; | &raquo; | right angle quote |
| &amp;sect; | &sect; | section sign |~| &amp;times; | &times; | multiplication symbol |
| &amp;uarr; | &uarr; | up arrow |~| &amp;darr; | &darr; | down arrow |
| &amp;larr; | &larr; | left arrow |~| &amp;rarr; | &rarr; | right arrow |
| &amp;lArr; | &lArr; | double left arrow |~| &amp;rArr; | &rArr; | double right arrow |
| &amp;harr; | &harr; | left right arrow |~| &amp;hArr; | &hArr; | double left right arrow |

!! Accented Characters

The table below shows how accented characters can be built up by //substituting// the 
underscore (_) in the second table into the corresponding character. eg:

|Code |Character |Example |Result |h
|`&Auml;` |Ä | `&Auml;pfel` |&Auml;pfel |


|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>| ! Accented Characters |
| grave accent | &amp;_grave; | &Agrave; | &agrave; | &Egrave; | &egrave; | &Igrave; | &igrave; | &Ograve; | &ograve; | &Ugrave; | &ugrave; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; |
| acute accent | &amp;_acute; | &Aacute; | &aacute; | &Eacute; | &eacute; | &Iacute; | &iacute; | &Oacute; | &oacute; | &Uacute; | &uacute; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &Yacute; | &yacute; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; |
| circumflex accent | &amp;_circ; | &Acirc; | &acirc; | &Ecirc; | &ecirc; | &Icirc; | &icirc; | &Ocirc; | &ocirc; | &Ucirc; | &ucirc; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; |
| umlaut mark | &amp;_uml; | &Auml; | &auml; |  &Euml; | &euml; | &Iuml; | &iuml; | &Ouml; | &ouml; | &Uuml; | &uuml; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &Yuml; | &yuml; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; |
| tilde | &amp;_tilde; | &Atilde; | &atilde; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &Otilde; | &otilde; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &Ntilde; | &ntilde; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; |
| ring | &amp;_ring; | &Aring; | &aring; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; |
| slash | &amp;_slash; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &Oslash; | &oslash; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; |
| cedilla | &amp;_cedil; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &Ccedil; | &ccedil; |
Docs: Add HTML Entities to WikiText info (#7321) 2023-03-03 20:25:28 +00:00			`created: 20130204165019000`
Add NoBreak HTML entity (#8431) 2024-07-27 13:00:52 +00:00			`modified: 20240726074846436`
Docs: Add HTML Entities to WikiText info (#7321) 2023-03-03 20:25:28 +00:00			`tags: WikiText`
			`title: HTML Entities`
			`type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki`

			`!! Summary`

			Use HTML entities to enter characters that cannot easily be typed on an ordinary keyboard. They take the form of an ampersand (`&`), an identifying string, and a terminating semi-colon (`;`), e.g. `&` for the ''&'' character.

			`!! Markup`

			```
			`The value of Tiddlers™ cannot even be expressed in £, € or &dollar;.`
			```

			`''Displays as:''`

			`The value of Tiddlers™ cannot even be expressed in £, € or &dollar;.`

			`!! Entity References`

			`Comprehensive lists of html entities can be found at...`

			`* [[Mozilla Developer Network -- Entities\|https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Entity]]`

			`* [[HTML Spec official list -- Entities\|https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/named-characters.html#named-character-references]]`


			`!! Examples Of Common And Useful Entities`

			`\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\| ! HTML Entities \|`
Add NoBreak HTML entity (#8431) 2024-07-27 13:00:52 +00:00			`\| &nbsp; \|   \| no-break space \|    \| \| \| \|`
			`\| &~NoBreak; \| &NoBreak; \| zerro width WordJoiner \|    \| &apos; \| ' \| single quote, apostrophe \|`
Docs: Add HTML Entities to WikiText info (#7321) 2023-03-03 20:25:28 +00:00			`\| &ndash; \| – \| en dash \|~\| &quot; \| " \| quotation mark \|`
			`\| &mdash; \| — \| em dash \|~\| &prime; \| ′ \| prime; minutes; feet \|`
			`\| &hellip; \| … \| horizontal ellipsis \|~\| &Prime; \| ″ \| double prime; seconds; inches \|`
			`\| &copy; \| © \| Copyright symbol \|~\| &lsquo; \| ‘ \| left single quote \|`
			`\| &reg; \| ® \| Registered symbol \|~\| &rsquo; \| ’ \| right single quote \|`
			`\| &trade; \| ™ \| Trademark symbol \|~\| &ldquo; \| “ \| left double quote \|`
			`\| &dagger; \| &dagger; \| dagger \|~\| &rdquo; \| ” \| right double quote \|`
			`\| &Dagger; \| &Dagger; \| double dagger \|~\| &laquo; \| « \| left angle quote \|`
			`\| &para; \| ¶ \| paragraph sign \|~\| &raquo; \| » \| right angle quote \|`
			`\| &sect; \| § \| section sign \|~\| &times; \| × \| multiplication symbol \|`
			`\| &uarr; \| ↑ \| up arrow \|~\| &darr; \| ↓ \| down arrow \|`
			`\| &larr; \| ← \| left arrow \|~\| &rarr; \| → \| right arrow \|`
			`\| &lArr; \| ⇐ \| double left arrow \|~\| &rArr; \| ⇒ \| double right arrow \|`
			`\| &harr; \| ↔ \| left right arrow \|~\| &hArr; \| ⇔ \| double left right arrow \|`

			`!! Accented Characters`

			`The table below shows how accented characters can be built up by //substituting// the`
			`underscore (_) in the second table into the corresponding character. eg:`

			`\|Code \|Character \|Example \|Result \|h`
			\|`Ä` \|Ä \| `Äpfel` \|Äpfel \|


			`\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\|>\| ! Accented Characters \|`
			`\| grave accent \| &_grave; \| À \| à \| È \| è \| Ì \| ì \| Ò \| ò \| Ù \| ù \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|`
			`\| acute accent \| &_acute; \| Á \| á \| É \| é \| Í \| í \| Ó \| ó \| Ú \| ú \|   \|   \| Ý \| ý \|   \|   \|`
			`\| circumflex accent \| &_circ; \| Â \| â \| Ê \| ê \| Î \| î \| Ô \| ô \| Û \| û \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|`
			`\| umlaut mark \| &_uml; \| Ä \| ä \| Ë \| ë \| Ï \| ï \| Ö \| ö \| Ü \| ü \|   \|   \| &Yuml; \| ÿ \|   \|   \|`
			`\| tilde \| &_tilde; \| Ã \| ã \|   \|   \|   \|   \| Õ \| õ \|   \|   \| Ñ \| ñ \|   \|   \|   \|   \|`
			`\| ring \| &_ring; \| Å \| å \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|`
			`\| slash \| &_slash; \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \| Ø \| ø \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|`
			`\| cedilla \| &_cedil; \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \|   \| Ç \| ç \|`