Common special HTML and ASCII character codes
The following is a list of some of the most commonly used HTML codes for displaying ASCII character symbols on webpages. These codes can be used in HTML, SGML or XML.
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| Quick Code | HTML Number | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| <br /> | Carridge return | ||
| |   | Non-breaking space | |
| &169; | © | © | Copyright |
| & | & | & | amplersand (or and) |
| < | < | < | Less than |
| > | > | > | Greater than |
| " | " | " | Double quote |
| ‘ | ‘ | ‘ | Left single quotation |
| ’ | ’ | ’ | Right single quotation (used in english possessives and contractions) |
| “ | “ | “ | Left double quotation |
| ” | ” | ” | Right double quotation |
Since I'm always forgetting them I wrote a script to output a more complete list of ASCII and HTML codes which can be found on the following pages:
