The easy way to do symbols in HTML
Thursday, May 31st, 2007When you want to to symbols like ©, & or ⊗ which aren’t on your keyboard, you need to use special pieces of HTML called HTML Entities. These are small codes that tell the browser to show the symbol. For example, the HTML Entity for © is © and the symbol for & is &.
That’s fine, but how do remember which code creates which symbol?
Well, a chap called Remy has created a fantastic tool which allows you to work out an HTML Entity based on how it looks.
For example, if you type in “c” it gives you all the HTML Entities that look a bit like a letter “c”. These include:
- ¢
- ©
- ç
- ⊆
- ς
How cool is that?!
What’s more, he’s even made a desktop wideget for Mac users on top of the online version. Brilliant!!!
Check out the catchily-titled HTML Entity Character Lookup now.




















