# HTML Entities Cheatsheet — Symbols, Math, Arrows & More
> Common HTML entities with entity names, numeric codes, and rendered characters. Covers symbols, math operators, arrows, currency, accented characters, and special punctuation.
- URL: https://www.browserutils.dev/cheatsheets/html-entities
- Published: 2026-03-21
- Updated: 2026-03-16
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HTML entities are codes used to display reserved characters or symbols that cannot be typed directly. Every entity has a numeric form (`&#number;`) and most have a named form (`&name;`). Use these when you need special characters in HTML that might otherwise be interpreted as code.
## Essential Reserved Characters
These characters have special meaning in HTML and must be escaped.
| Character | Entity Name | Entity Number | Description |
|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| `<` | `<` | `<` | Less than |
| `>` | `>` | `>` | Greater than |
| `&` | `&` | `&` | Ampersand |
| `"` | `"` | `"` | Double quote |
| `'` | `'` | `'` | Single quote / apostrophe |
## Common Symbols
| Character | Entity Name | Entity Number | Description |
|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| | ` ` | ` ` | Non-breaking space |
| © | `©` | `©` | Copyright |
| ® | `®` | `®` | Registered trademark |
| ™ | `™` | `™` | Trademark |
| § | `§` | `§` | Section sign |
| ¶ | `¶` | `¶` | Paragraph sign |
| ° | `°` | `°` | Degree |
| · | `·` | `·` | Middle dot |
| • | `•` | `•` | Bullet |
| … | `…` | `…` | Horizontal ellipsis |
| « | `«` | `«` | Left guillemet |
| » | `»` | `»` | Right guillemet |
| † | `†` | `†` | Dagger |
| ‡ | `‡` | `‡` | Double dagger |
| ‰ | `‰` | `‰` | Per mille |
## Quotation Marks and Dashes
| Character | Entity Name | Entity Number | Description |
|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| ‘ | `‘` | `‘` | Left single quote |
| ’ | `’` | `’` | Right single quote / apostrophe |
| “ | `“` | `“` | Left double quote |
| ” | `”` | `”` | Right double quote |
| – | `–` | `–` | En dash (ranges: 1-10) |
| — | `—` | `—` | Em dash (parenthetical) |
| − | `−` | `−` | Minus sign |
| | `` | `` | Soft hyphen |
## Currency Symbols
| Character | Entity Name | Entity Number | Description |
|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| $ | `$` | `$` | Dollar |
| € | `€` | `€` | Euro |
| £ | `£` | `£` | Pound sterling |
| ¥ | `¥` | `¥` | Yen / Yuan |
| ¢ | `¢` | `¢` | Cent |
| ¤ | `¤` | `¤` | General currency |
| ₹ | — | `₹` | Indian Rupee |
| ₱ | — | `₱` | Philippine Peso |
| ₩ | — | `₩` | Korean Won |
| ₾ | — | `₾` | Georgian Lari |
## Math Operators
| Character | Entity Name | Entity Number | Description |
|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| + | `+` | `+` | Plus |
| − | `−` | `−` | Minus |
| × | `×` | `×` | Multiplication |
| ÷ | `÷` | `÷` | Division |
| = | `=` | `=` | Equals |
| ≠ | `≠` | `≠` | Not equal |
| < | `<` | `<` | Less than |
| > | `>` | `>` | Greater than |
| ≤ | `≤` | `≤` | Less than or equal |
| ≥ | `≥` | `≦` | Greater than or equal |
| ± | `±` | `±` | Plus-minus |
| ² | `²` | `²` | Superscript 2 (squared) |
| ³ | `³` | `³` | Superscript 3 (cubed) |
| ½ | `½` | `½` | One half |
| ¼ | `¼` | `¼` | One quarter |
| ¾ | `¾` | `¾` | Three quarters |
| ∞ | `∞` | `∞` | Infinity |
| ∑ | `∑` | `∑` | Summation |
| ∏ | `∏` | `∏` | Product |
| √ | `√` | `√` | Square root |
| ∫ | `∫` | `∫` | Integral |
| ƒ | `ƒ` | `ƒ` | Function (italic f) |
| ∂ | `∂` | `∂` | Partial differential |
| ∇ | `∇` | `∇` | Nabla / Del |
| ∅ | `∅` | `∅` | Empty set |
| ∈ | `∈` | `∈` | Element of |
| ∉ | `∉` | `∉` | Not element of |
| ⊂ | `⊂` | `⊂` | Subset |
| ⊃ | `⊃` | `⊃` | Superset |
| ∩ | `∩` | `∩` | Intersection |
| ∪ | `∪` | `∪` | Union |
| ∧ | `∧` | `∧` | Logical AND |
| ∨ | `∨` | `∨` | Logical OR |
| ∴ | `∴` | `∴` | Therefore |
| ∼ | `∼` | `∼` | Tilde / similar to |
| ≈ | `≈` | `≈` | Approximately equal |
## Arrows
| Character | Entity Name | Entity Number | Description |
|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| ← | `←` | `←` | Left arrow |
| ↑ | `↑` | `↑` | Up arrow |
| → | `→` | `→` | Right arrow |
| ↓ | `↓` | `↓` | Down arrow |
| ↔ | `↔` | `↔` | Left-right arrow |
| ⇐ | `⇐` | `⇐` | Left double arrow |
| ⇒ | `⇒` | `⇒` | Right double arrow |
| ⇔ | `⇔` | `⇔` | Left-right double arrow |
| ↵ | `↵` | `↵` | Carriage return arrow |
## Accented Characters (Common)
| Character | Entity Name | Entity Number | Description |
|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| À | `À` | `À` | A grave |
| Á | `Á` | `Á` | A acute |
| Â | `Â` | `Â` | A circumflex |
| Ã | `Ã` | `Ã` | A tilde |
| Ä | `Ä` | `Ä` | A umlaut |
| Ç | `Ç` | `Ç` | C cedilla |
| È | `È` | `È` | E grave |
| É | `É` | `É` | E acute |
| Ñ | `Ñ` | `Ñ` | N tilde |
| Ö | `Ö` | `Ö` | O umlaut |
| Ü | `Ü` | `Ü` | U umlaut |
| ß | `ß` | `ß` | Sharp s (German) |
| à | `à` | `à` | a grave |
| á | `á` | `á` | a acute |
| é | `é` | `é` | e acute |
| ñ | `ñ` | `ñ` | n tilde |
| ö | `ö` | `ö` | o umlaut |
| ü | `ü` | `ü` | u umlaut |
## Greek Letters (Common)
| Character | Entity Name | Entity Number |
|-----------|-------------|---------------|
| Α / α | `Α` / `α` | `Α` / `α` |
| Β / β | `Β` / `β` | `Β` / `β` |
| Γ / γ | `Γ` / `γ` | `Γ` / `γ` |
| Δ / δ | `Δ` / `δ` | `Δ` / `δ` |
| Π / π | `Π` / `π` | `Π` / `π` |
| Σ / σ | `Σ` / `σ` | `Σ` / `σ` |
| Ω / ω | `Ω` / `ω` | `Ω` / `ω` |
| Θ / θ | `Θ` / `θ` | `Θ` / `θ` |
| Λ / λ | `Λ` / `λ` | `Λ` / `λ` |
| Φ / φ | `Φ` / `φ` | `Φ` / `φ` |
Look up any entity with the [HTML Entities Reference](/tools/html-entities-reference) tool, or encode/decode HTML with [HTML Encode/Decode](/tools/html-encode-decode).