HTML Entities & Symbols

Reserved characters, symbols and emojis.

✍️ 3 exercises + code challenge in this lesson

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Some characters are reserved in HTML. To display them, use character entities:

< → < (less than)
> → > (greater than)
& → & (ampersand)
" → " (double quote)
  → a non-breaking space
© → © and ® → ®

Symbols can also be written by number, e.g. € → €. Emojis are just characters too; with <meta charset="UTF-8"> you can type them directly.

Key Takeaways: HTML Entities & Symbols

Mastering HTML Entities & Symbols helps you write clean and reliable HTML code. Follow standard conventions, test edge cases, and keep logic simple. Try running the code example below and complete the exercises to build confidence.

HTML Entities & Symbols Code Example

HTML

<meta charset="UTF-8">
<p>To write a tag, use &lt;p&gt; in your code.</p>
<p>Tom &amp; Jerry</p>
<p>&copy; 2026 CodesInTech &reg;</p>
<p>Price: &#8364;20 or &#163;17</p>
<p>Arrows: &larr; &uarr; &rarr; &darr;</p>
<p>Emojis: 😀 🚀 💻 &#128512;</p>

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