An HTML entity is a piece of text ["string"] that begins with an ampersand [ Note: Many characters have memorable entities. For example, the entity for the copyright symbol [ Some special characters are reserved for use in HTML, meaning that your browser will parse them as HTML code. For example, if you use the
less-than [&
] and ends with a semicolon [;
]. Entities are frequently used to display reserved characters [which would otherwise be interpreted as HTML code], and invisible characters [like non-breaking spaces]. You can also use them in place of other
characters that are difficult to type with a standard keyboard.©
] is ©
. For less memorable characters, such as —
or —
, you can use a reference chart or
decoder tool.Reserved characters