Entities & Symbols
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HTML Entities (& Symbols)
Some characters have special meaning in HTML, like < and &. Entities are safe ways to display them as text.
| Entity | Shows | Why |
|---|---|---|
| < | < | Show a < character |
| > | > | Show a > character |
| & | & | Show an & character |
| " | " | Show a double quote |
| | (space) | Non-breaking space |
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< directly, the browser may think you are starting a tag.