What are the most commonly used HTML entities?

The most frequently used HTML entities are & (ampersand), < and > (angle brackets), (non-breaking space), © (copyright), ® (registered trademark), and — (em dash). These appear in virtually every web page and are essential for proper HTML rendering.

How do I use HTML entities in CSS or JavaScript?

In CSS, use the hex code format with a backslash, like content: '\00A9' for the copyright symbol. In JavaScript, you can use Unicode escape sequences like '\u00A9' or insert the character directly into template literals. The hex codes from this tool can be converted to either format.

Why do some characters show as squares or question marks?

If a character displays as a square, diamond, or question mark, it means your browser or operating system does not have a font that includes that glyph. This is common with rare mathematical symbols or obscure Unicode characters. The HTML entity code is still valid — the display issue is font-related.

Can I use HTML entities in Markdown or JSX?

In Markdown, most HTML entities render correctly when included as raw HTML. In JSX (React), named entities like © work inside JSX text, but inside JavaScript strings you need Unicode escapes or the actual character. Use the Copy Character button to grab the raw character for JSX strings.

Is my search data stored or sent to a server?

No. HTML Entity Finder runs entirely in your browser. No search queries, copied text, or usage data is sent to any server. The full entity database loads with the page and all searching happens client-side.

HTML Entity Finder - Search HTML Entities & Special Characters

Search and find HTML entities, special characters, and symbols instantly. Look up entity names, decimal codes, and hex codes for arrows, math symbols, currency signs, and more. Copy with one click.

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Dollar Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity&dollar;

Label Decimal$

Label Hex$

Cent Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity¢

Label Decimal¢

Label Hex¢

Pound Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity£

Label Decimal£

Label Hex£

Yen Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity¥

Label Decimal¥

Label Hex¥

€

Euro Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity€

Label Decimal€

Label Hex€

₣

French Franc Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity₣

Label Decimal₣

Label Hex₣

₹

Indian Rupee Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity₹

Label Decimal₹

Label Hex₹

₽

Russian Ruble Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity₽

Label Decimal₽

Label Hex₽

₿

Bitcoin Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity₿

Label Decimal₿

Label Hex₿

Currency Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity¤

Label Decimal¤

Label Hex¤

₩

Won Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity₩

Label Decimal₩

Label Hex₩

₫

Dong Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity₫

Label Decimal₫

Label Hex₫

₺

Turkish Lira Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity₺

Label Decimal₺

Label Hex₺

฿

Thai Baht Sign

Currency Symbols

Label Entity฿

Label Decimal฿

Label Hex฿

Multiplication Sign

Math Symbols

Label Entity×

Label Decimal×

Label Hex×

Division Sign

Math Symbols

Label Entity÷

Label Decimal÷

Label Hex÷

Plus-Minus Sign

Math Symbols

Label Entity±

Label Decimal±

Label Hex±

≠

Not Equal To

Math Symbols

Label Entity≠

Label Decimal≠

Label Hex≠

≤

Less-Than or Equal To

Math Symbols

Label Entity≤

Label Decimal≤

Label Hex≤

≥

Greater-Than or Equal To

Math Symbols

Label Entity≥

Label Decimal≥

Label Hex≥

√

Square Root

Math Symbols

Label Entity√

Label Decimal√

Label Hex√

∞

Infinity

Math Symbols

Label Entity∞

Label Decimal∞

Label Hex∞

≈

Almost Equal To

Math Symbols

Label Entity≈

Label Decimal≈

Label Hex≈

≡

Identical To

Math Symbols

Label Entity&equiv;

Label Decimal≡

Label Hex≡

∑

N-Ary Summation

Math Symbols

Label Entity∑

Label Decimal∑

Label Hex∑

∏

N-Ary Product

Math Symbols

Label Entity∏

Label Decimal∏

Label Hex∏

∫

Integral

Math Symbols

Label Entity∫

Label Decimal∫

Label Hex∫

∂

Partial Differential

Math Symbols

Label Entity∂

Label Decimal∂

Label Hex∂

∇

Nabla

Math Symbols

Label Entity∇

Label Decimal∇

Label Hex∇

Superscript Two

Math Symbols

Label Entity²

Label Decimal²

Label Hex²

Superscript Three

Math Symbols

Label Entity³

Label Decimal³

Label Hex³

Vulgar Fraction One Quarter

Math Symbols

Label Entity¼

Label Decimal¼

Label Hex¼

Vulgar Fraction One Half

Math Symbols

Label Entity½

Label Decimal½

Label Hex½

Vulgar Fraction Three Quarters

Math Symbols

Label Entity¾

Label Decimal¾

Label Hex¾

‰

Per Mille Sign

Math Symbols

Label Entity&permil;

Label Decimal‰

Label Hex‰

Degree Sign

Math Symbols

Label Entity°

Label Decimal°

Label Hex°

∠

Angle

Math Symbols

Label Entity&ang;

Label Decimal∠

Label Hex∠

⊥

Up Tack (Perpendicular)

Math Symbols

Label Entity&perp;

Label Decimal⊥

Label Hex⊥

∀

For All

Math Symbols

Label Entity∀

Label Decimal∀

Label Hex∀

∃

There Exists

Math Symbols

Label Entity∃

Label Decimal∃

Label Hex∃

∅

Empty Set

Math Symbols

Label Entity∅

Label Decimal∅

Label Hex∅

∈

Element Of

Math Symbols

Label Entity∈

Label Decimal∈

Label Hex∈

∉

Not an Element Of

Math Symbols

Label Entity∉

Label Decimal∉

Label Hex∉

∩

Intersection

Math Symbols

Label Entity∩

Label Decimal∩

Label Hex∩

∪

Union

Math Symbols

Label Entity∪

Label Decimal∪

Label Hex∪

⊂

Subset Of

Math Symbols

Label Entity⊂

Label Decimal⊂

Label Hex⊂

⊃

Superset Of

Math Symbols

Label Entity⊃

Label Decimal⊃

Label Hex⊃

⊆

Subset of or Equal To

Math Symbols

Label Entity&sube;

Label Decimal⊆

Label Hex⊆

⊇

Superset of or Equal To

Math Symbols

Label Entity&supe;

Label Decimal⊇

Label Hex⊇

⊕

Circled Plus

Math Symbols

Label Entity&oplus;

Label Decimal⊕

Label Hex⊕

⊗

Circled Times

Math Symbols

Label Entity&otimes;

Label Decimal⊗

Label Hex⊗

←

Left Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity←

Label Decimal←

Label Hex←

↑

Up Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↑

Label Decimal↑

Label Hex↑

→

Right Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity→

Label Decimal→

Label Hex→

↓

Down Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↓

Label Decimal↓

Label Hex↓

↔

Left Right Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↔

Label Decimal↔

Label Hex↔

⇐

Left Double Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity⇐

Label Decimal⇐

Label Hex⇐

⇑

Up Double Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity&uArr;

Label Decimal⇑

Label Hex⇑

⇒

Right Double Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity⇒

Label Decimal⇒

Label Hex⇒

⇓

Down Double Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity&dArr;

Label Decimal⇓

Label Hex⇓

⇔

Left Right Double Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity⇔

Label Decimal⇔

Label Hex⇔

↵

Downwards Arrow with Corner Leftwards

Arrows

Label Entity&crarr;

Label Decimal↵

Label Hex↵

↖

North West Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↖

Label Decimal↖

Label Hex↖

↗

North East Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↗

Label Decimal↗

Label Hex↗

↘

South East Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↘

Label Decimal↘

Label Hex↘

↙

South West Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↙

Label Decimal↙

Label Hex↙

↺

Anticlockwise Open Circle Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↺

Label Decimal↺

Label Hex↺

↻

Clockwise Open Circle Arrow

Arrows

Label Entity↻

Label Decimal↻

Label Hex↻

Latin Capital Letter A with Grave

Latin Characters

Label EntityÀ

Label DecimalÀ

Label HexÀ

Latin Capital Letter A with Acute

Latin Characters

Label EntityÁ

Label DecimalÁ

Label HexÁ

Latin Capital Letter A with Circumflex

Latin Characters

Label EntityÂ

Label DecimalÂ

Label HexÂ

Latin Capital Letter A with Tilde

Latin Characters

Label EntityÃ

Label DecimalÃ

Label HexÃ

Latin Capital Letter A with Diaeresis

Latin Characters

Label EntityÄ

Label DecimalÄ

Label HexÄ

Latin Capital Letter A with Ring Above

Latin Characters

Label EntityÅ

Label DecimalÅ

Label HexÅ

Latin Capital Letter AE

Latin Characters

Label EntityÆ

Label DecimalÆ

Label HexÆ

Latin Capital Letter C with Cedilla

Latin Characters

Label EntityÇ

Label DecimalÇ

Label HexÇ

Latin Capital Letter E with Grave

Latin Characters

Label EntityÈ

Label DecimalÈ

Label HexÈ

Latin Capital Letter E with Acute

Latin Characters

Label EntityÉ

Label DecimalÉ

Label HexÉ

Latin Capital Letter E with Circumflex

Latin Characters

Label EntityÊ

Label DecimalÊ

Label HexÊ

Latin Capital Letter E with Diaeresis

Latin Characters

Label EntityË

Label DecimalË

Label HexË

Latin Capital Letter N with Tilde

Latin Characters

Label EntityÑ

Label DecimalÑ

Label HexÑ

Latin Capital Letter O with Grave

Latin Characters

Label EntityÒ

Label DecimalÒ

Label HexÒ

Latin Capital Letter O with Acute

Latin Characters

Label EntityÓ

Label DecimalÓ

Label HexÓ

Latin Capital Letter O with Circumflex

Latin Characters

Label EntityÔ

Label DecimalÔ

Label HexÔ

Latin Capital Letter O with Diaeresis

Latin Characters

Label EntityÖ

Label DecimalÖ

Label HexÖ

Latin Capital Letter O with Stroke

Latin Characters

Label EntityØ

Label DecimalØ

Label HexØ

Latin Capital Letter U with Grave

Latin Characters

Label EntityÙ

Label DecimalÙ

Label HexÙ

Latin Capital Letter U with Acute

Latin Characters

Label EntityÚ

Label DecimalÚ

Label HexÚ

Latin Capital Letter U with Circumflex

Latin Characters

Label EntityÛ

Label DecimalÛ

Label HexÛ

Latin Capital Letter U with Diaeresis

Latin Characters

Label EntityÜ

Label DecimalÜ

Label HexÜ

Latin Small Letter Sharp S

Latin Characters

Label Entityß

Label Decimalß

Label Hexß

Latin Small Letter A with Grave

Latin Characters

Label Entityà

Label Decimalà

Label Hexà

Latin Small Letter E with Acute

Latin Characters

Label Entityé

Label Decimalé

Label Hexé

Latin Small Letter N with Tilde

Latin Characters

Label Entityñ

Label Decimalñ

Label Hexñ

Latin Small Letter O with Diaeresis

Latin Characters

Label Entityö

Label Decimalö

Label Hexö

Latin Small Letter U with Diaeresis

Latin Characters

Label Entityü

Label Decimalü

Label Hexü

Latin Small Letter Thorn

Latin Characters

Label Entityþ

Label Decimalþ

Label Hexþ

Latin Capital Ligature OE

Latin Characters

Label Entity&OElig;

Label DecimalŒ

Label HexŒ

Latin Small Ligature OE

Latin Characters

Label Entity&oelig;

Label Decimalœ

Label Hexœ

Latin Capital Letter S with Caron

Latin Characters

Label Entity&Scaron;

Label DecimalŠ

Label HexŠ

Latin Small Letter S with Caron

Latin Characters

Label Entity&scaron;

Label Decimalš

Label Hexš

Latin Capital Letter Y with Diaeresis

Latin Characters

Label Entity&Yuml;

Label DecimalŸ

Label HexŸ

Greek Capital Letter Alpha

Greek Letters

Label EntityΑ

Label DecimalΑ

Label HexΑ

Greek Capital Letter Beta

Greek Letters

Label EntityΒ

Label DecimalΒ

Label HexΒ

Greek Capital Letter Gamma

Greek Letters

Label EntityΓ

Label DecimalΓ

Label HexΓ

Greek Capital Letter Delta

Greek Letters

Label EntityΔ

Label DecimalΔ

Label HexΔ

Greek Capital Letter Epsilon

Greek Letters

Label EntityΕ

Label DecimalΕ

Label HexΕ

Greek Capital Letter Zeta

Greek Letters

Label EntityΖ

Label DecimalΖ

Label HexΖ

Greek Capital Letter Eta

Greek Letters

Label EntityΗ

Label DecimalΗ

Label HexΗ

Greek Capital Letter Theta

Greek Letters

Label EntityΘ

Label DecimalΘ

Label HexΘ

Greek Capital Letter Lambda

Greek Letters

Label EntityΛ

Label DecimalΛ

Label HexΛ

Greek Capital Letter Mu

Greek Letters

Label EntityΜ

Label DecimalΜ

Label HexΜ

Greek Capital Letter Xi

Greek Letters

Label EntityΞ

Label DecimalΞ

Label HexΞ

Greek Capital Letter Pi

Greek Letters

Label EntityΠ

Label DecimalΠ

Label HexΠ

Greek Capital Letter Sigma

Greek Letters

Label EntityΣ

Label DecimalΣ

Label HexΣ

Greek Capital Letter Phi

Greek Letters

Label EntityΦ

Label DecimalΦ

Label HexΦ

Greek Capital Letter Psi

Greek Letters

Label EntityΨ

Label DecimalΨ

Label HexΨ

Greek Capital Letter Omega

Greek Letters

Label EntityΩ

Label DecimalΩ

Label HexΩ

Greek Small Letter Alpha

Greek Letters

Label Entityα

Label Decimalα

Label Hexα

Greek Small Letter Beta

Greek Letters

Label Entityβ

Label Decimalβ

Label Hexβ

Greek Small Letter Gamma

Greek Letters

Label Entityγ

Label Decimalγ

Label Hexγ

Greek Small Letter Delta

Greek Letters

Label Entityδ

Label Decimalδ

Label Hexδ

Greek Small Letter Epsilon

Greek Letters

Label Entityε

Label Decimalε

Label Hexε

Greek Small Letter Theta

Greek Letters

Label Entityθ

Label Decimalθ

Label Hexθ

Greek Small Letter Lambda

Greek Letters

Label Entityλ

Label Decimalλ

Label Hexλ

Greek Small Letter Mu

Greek Letters

Label Entityμ

Label Decimalμ

Label Hexμ

Greek Small Letter Pi

Greek Letters

Label Entityπ

Label Decimalπ

Label Hexπ

Greek Small Letter Sigma

Greek Letters

Label Entityσ

Label Decimalσ

Label Hexσ

Greek Small Letter Tau

Greek Letters

Label Entityτ

Label Decimalτ

Label Hexτ

Greek Small Letter Phi

Greek Letters

Label Entityφ

Label Decimalφ

Label Hexφ

Greek Small Letter Omega

Greek Letters

Label Entityω

Label Decimalω

Label Hexω

Ampersand

Punctuation

Label Entity&

Label Decimal&

Label Hex&

Less-Than Sign

Punctuation

Label Entity<

Label Decimal<

Label Hex<

Greater-Than Sign

Punctuation

Label Entity>

Label Decimal>

Label Hex>

Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity"

Label Decimal"

Label Hex"

Apostrophe

Punctuation

Label Entity'

Label Decimal'

Label Hex'

Invisible

Non-Breaking Space

Punctuation

Label Entity 

Label Decimal 

Label Hex 

Copyright Sign

Punctuation

Label Entity©

Label Decimal©

Label Hex©

Registered Sign

Punctuation

Label Entity®

Label Decimal®

Label Hex®

™

Trade Mark Sign

Punctuation

Label Entity™

Label Decimal™

Label Hex™

–

En Dash

Punctuation

Label Entity–

Label Decimal–

Label Hex–

—

Em Dash

Punctuation

Label Entity—

Label Decimal—

Label Hex—

‘

Left Single Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity‘

Label Decimal‘

Label Hex‘

’

Right Single Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity’

Label Decimal’

Label Hex’

“

Left Double Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity“

Label Decimal“

Label Hex“

”

Right Double Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity”

Label Decimal”

Label Hex”

…

Horizontal Ellipsis

Punctuation

Label Entity…

Label Decimal…

Label Hex…

•

Bullet

Punctuation

Label Entity•

Label Decimal•

Label Hex•

Middle Dot

Punctuation

Label Entity·

Label Decimal·

Label Hex·

Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity«

Label Decimal«

Label Hex«

Right-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity»

Label Decimal»

Label Hex»

Inverted Question Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity¿

Label Decimal¿

Label Hex¿

Inverted Exclamation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity¡

Label Decimal¡

Label Hex¡

Pilcrow Sign

Punctuation

Label Entity¶

Label Decimal¶

Label Hex¶

Section Sign

Punctuation

Label Entity§

Label Decimal§

Label Hex§

†

Dagger

Punctuation

Label Entity&dagger;

Label Decimal†

Label Hex†

‡

Double Dagger

Punctuation

Label Entity&Dagger;

Label Decimal‡

Label Hex‡

Macron

Punctuation

Label Entity¯

Label Decimal¯

Label Hex¯

Cedilla

Punctuation

Label Entity¸

Label Decimal¸

Label Hex¸

‹

Single Left-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity&lsaquo;

Label Decimal‹

Label Hex‹

›

Single Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark

Punctuation

Label Entity&rsaquo;

Label Decimal›

Label Hex›

Not Sign

Technical Symbols

Label Entity¬

Label Decimal¬

Label Hex¬

∧

Logical And

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&and;

Label Decimal∧

Label Hex∧

∨

Logical Or

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&or;

Label Decimal∨

Label Hex∨

∴

Therefore

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&there4;

Label Decimal∴

Label Hex∴

Superscript One

Technical Symbols

Label Entity¹

Label Decimal¹

Label Hex¹

Feminine Ordinal Indicator

Technical Symbols

Label Entityª

Label Decimalª

Label Hexª

Masculine Ordinal Indicator

Technical Symbols

Label Entityº

Label Decimalº

Label Hexº

Micro Sign

Technical Symbols

Label Entityµ

Label Decimalµ

Label Hexµ

Invisible

Em Space

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&emsp;

Label Decimal 

Label Hex 

Invisible

En Space

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&ensp;

Label Decimal 

Label Hex 

Invisible

Thin Space

Technical Symbols

Label Entity 

Label Decimal 

Label Hex 

Invisible

Zero Width Joiner

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&zwj;

Label Decimal‍

Label Hex‍

Invisible

Zero Width Non-Joiner

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&zwnj;

Label Decimal‌

Label Hex‌

Invisible

Left-to-Right Mark

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&lrm;

Label Decimal‎

Label Hex‎

Invisible

Right-to-Left Mark

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&rlm;

Label Decimal‏

Label Hex‏

Invisible

Soft Hyphen

Technical Symbols

Label Entity

Label Decimal

Label Hex

⌈

Left Ceiling

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&lceil;

Label Decimal⌈

Label Hex⌈

⌉

Right Ceiling

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&rceil;

Label Decimal⌉

Label Hex⌉

⌊

Left Floor

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&lfloor;

Label Decimal⌊

Label Hex⌊

⌋

Right Floor

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&rfloor;

Label Decimal⌋

Label Hex⌋

⟨

Mathematical Left Angle Bracket

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&lang;

Label Decimal⟨

Label Hex⟨

⟩

Mathematical Right Angle Bracket

Technical Symbols

Label Entity&rang;

Label Decimal⟩

Label Hex⟩

■

Black Square

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity■

Label Decimal■

Label Hex■

□

White Square

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity□

Label Decimal□

Label Hex□

▪

Black Small Square

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity▪

Label Decimal▪

Label Hex▪

▫

White Small Square

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity▫

Label Decimal▫

Label Hex▫

▲

Black Up-Pointing Triangle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity▲

Label Decimal▲

Label Hex▲

△

White Up-Pointing Triangle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity△

Label Decimal△

Label Hex△

▼

Black Down-Pointing Triangle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity▼

Label Decimal▼

Label Hex▼

▽

White Down-Pointing Triangle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity▽

Label Decimal▽

Label Hex▽

◆

Black Diamond

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity◆

Label Decimal◆

Label Hex◆

◇

White Diamond

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity◇

Label Decimal◇

Label Hex◇

○

White Circle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity○

Label Decimal○

Label Hex○

●

Black Circle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity●

Label Decimal●

Label Hex●

◊

Lozenge

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity&loz;

Label Decimal◊

Label Hex◊

◯

Large Circle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity◯

Label Decimal◯

Label Hex◯

▶

Black Right-Pointing Triangle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity▶

Label Decimal▶

Label Hex▶

◀

Black Left-Pointing Triangle

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity◀

Label Decimal◀

Label Hex◀

★

Black Star

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity★

Label Decimal★

Label Hex★

☆

White Star

Geometric Shapes

Label Entity☆

Label Decimal☆

Label Hex☆

♠

Black Spade Suit

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity&spades;

Label Decimal♠

Label Hex♠

♣

Black Club Suit

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity&clubs;

Label Decimal♣

Label Hex♣

♥

Black Heart Suit

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity&hearts;

Label Decimal♥

Label Hex♥

♦

Black Diamond Suit

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity&diams;

Label Decimal♦

Label Hex♦

♪

Eighth Note

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity♪

Label Decimal♪

Label Hex♪

♫

Beamed Eighth Notes

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity♫

Label Decimal♫

Label Hex♫

♭

Music Flat Sign

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity♭

Label Decimal♭

Label Hex♭

♮

Music Natural Sign

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity♮

Label Decimal♮

Label Hex♮

♯

Music Sharp Sign

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity♯

Label Decimal♯

Label Hex♯

✓

Check Mark

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity✓

Label Decimal✓

Label Hex✓

✔

Heavy Check Mark

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity✔

Label Decimal✔

Label Hex✔

✗

Ballot X

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity✗

Label Decimal✗

Label Hex✗

✘

Heavy Ballot X

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity✘

Label Decimal✘

Label Hex✘

☂

Umbrella

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☂

Label Decimal☂

Label Hex☂

☃

Snowman

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☃

Label Decimal☃

Label Hex☃

☕

Hot Beverage

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☕

Label Decimal☕

Label Hex☕

☎

Black Telephone

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☎

Label Decimal☎

Label Hex☎

✉

Envelope

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity✉

Label Decimal✉

Label Hex✉

✎

Lower Right Pencil

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity✎

Label Decimal✎

Label Hex✎

✏

Pencil

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity✏

Label Decimal✏

Label Hex✏

✂

Black Scissors

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity✂

Label Decimal✂

Label Hex✂

❤

Heavy Black Heart

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity❤

Label Decimal❤

Label Hex❤

☺

White Smiling Face

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☺

Label Decimal☺

Label Hex☺

☹

White Frowning Face

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☹

Label Decimal☹

Label Hex☹

☼

White Sun with Rays

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☼

Label Decimal☼

Label Hex☼

☁

Cloud

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☁

Label Decimal☁

Label Hex☁

☢

Radioactive Sign

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☢

Label Decimal☢

Label Hex☢

☣

Biohazard Sign

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☣

Label Decimal☣

Label Hex☣

⚛

Atom Symbol

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity⚛

Label Decimal⚛

Label Hex⚛

☠

Skull and Crossbones

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☠

Label Decimal☠

Label Hex☠

☯

Yin Yang

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☯

Label Decimal☯

Label Hex☯

☮

Peace Symbol

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity☮

Label Decimal☮

Label Hex☮

⚔

Crossed Swords

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity⚔

Label Decimal⚔

Label Hex⚔

⚖

Scales

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity⚖

Label Decimal⚖

Label Hex⚖

⚠

Warning Sign

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity⚠

Label Decimal⚠

Label Hex⚠

♻

Black Universal Recycling Symbol

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity♻

Label Decimal♻

Label Hex♻

⚗

Alembic

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity⚗

Label Decimal⚗

Label Hex⚗

⚙

Gear

Miscellaneous Symbols

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Keyboard

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Watch

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Hourglass

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Place of Interest Sign

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Option Key

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Upwards White Arrow (Shift Key)

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Erase to the Left (Delete Key)

Miscellaneous Symbols

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Return Symbol

Miscellaneous Symbols

Label Entity⏎

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Eject Symbol

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How to Find and Copy HTML Entities

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Search by keyword or character

Type any keyword into the search bar such as 'arrow', 'copyright', 'euro', or 'greater than'. You can also paste the actual character to find its entity code. The search matches against entity names, descriptions, and characters simultaneously.
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Filter by category

Narrow your results by selecting a category like Arrows, Math, Currency, Greek Letters, or Punctuation. This is useful when you want to browse related symbols without knowing the exact name of the character you need.
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Review the entity details

Each result shows four formats: the rendered character, the named entity (like ©), the decimal code (like ©), and the hex code (like ©). Choose whichever format your project requires.
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Copy with one click

Click any of the copy buttons to instantly copy the entity name, decimal code, hex code, or raw character to your clipboard. A confirmation message appears so you know the copy succeeded. Paste it directly into your HTML, CSS, or any document.

Popular Use Cases

Web Development and HTML Authoring

Quickly look up entity codes when writing HTML templates, email newsletters, or static pages. Instead of memorizing codes for em dashes, non-breaking spaces, or angle brackets, search and copy them in seconds.

Technical Writing and Documentation

Insert mathematical operators, Greek letters, and typographic symbols into technical documentation, README files, or API docs. The copy character feature lets you paste raw Unicode into Markdown and plain text files.

Email Template Design

HTML email clients handle character encoding inconsistently. Using named entities or numeric codes ensures symbols like copyright signs, trademark symbols, and special punctuation render correctly across Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail.

Accessibility and Internationalization

Find the correct entity codes for currency symbols, accented characters, and special punctuation used in multilingual content. Proper entity encoding prevents character corruption when pages are served with different encodings.

Why Use HTML Entity Finder?

HTML entities are essential for displaying special characters in web pages that would otherwise be interpreted as HTML code. Characters like angle brackets, ampersands, and non-breaking spaces must be encoded as entities to render correctly. Our HTML Entity Finder makes it effortless to search across hundreds of entities by name, character, or description — no more guessing or scrolling through long reference tables. Developers, technical writers, and content creators frequently need to insert symbols like copyright signs, arrows, mathematical operators, or currency symbols into their HTML. This tool provides the named entity (like ©), the decimal code (like ©), and the hex code (like ©) for every character, all copyable with a single click. Filter by category to browse related symbols or use fuzzy search to find exactly what you need.

HTML Entity Finder is a free online reference tool that lets you search, browse, and copy over 250 HTML entities and special characters instantly. Whether you need an arrow symbol for a navigation element, a copyright sign for a footer, or a Greek letter for a mathematical formula, this tool provides the named entity, decimal code, and hex code in one place. All searching and copying happens in your browser with zero data sent to any server, making it a fast and private alternative to bookmarking character reference tables.

Web developers and content creators encounter HTML entities constantly. Angle brackets must be escaped to avoid being parsed as tags, ampersands need encoding in URLs, and typographic characters like em dashes and curly quotes require entity codes for reliable cross-browser rendering. Instead of searching through long W3C specification tables, use HTML Entity Finder to look up any character by name, description, or the symbol itself. Combine it with the HTML Formatter to clean up your markup or the URL Encoder/Decoder to handle percent-encoded characters in URLs. For generating structured data with proper encoding, the Meta Tag Generator and Schema.org Generator are natural companions.

Beyond HTML, the characters you find here work anywhere Unicode is supported. Copy the raw character and paste it into Markdown files, JSON strings, CSS content properties, or social media posts. Developers building internationalized applications will find the currency symbols and accented character references especially useful. For those working with code, the Base64 Encoder handles binary-to-text encoding while the Text Encryption tool secures sensitive content. HTML Entity Finder is part of the FindUtils developer toolkit — no signup, no installation, and no usage limits.

How It Compares

Many developers rely on bookmarked reference pages or W3C specification tables to look up HTML entities, but these resources are static, difficult to search, and cluttered with information you do not need. HTML Entity Finder replaces that workflow with instant keyword search across entity names, descriptions, and characters. Searching 'arrow' returns all arrow variants at once — left, right, up, down, double, and more — instead of forcing you to scan a 2,000-row table.

Compared to other online HTML entity tools, FindUtils HTML Entity Finder runs entirely client-side with no ads, no account requirements, and no tracking. Competing sites like html-entities.com and toptal.com/designers/htmlarrows load slowly due to ad scripts and split entities across multiple pages. Our single-page tool loads the full database on first visit and delivers instant results as you type. For developers who also need to format or validate their HTML, the HTML Formatter and HTML to Markdown converter integrate naturally into the same workflow.

Tips for Working with HTML Entities

Use named entities like &mdash; for readability in your source code. They are easier to understand at a glance than numeric codes like &#8212;.

For maximum browser compatibility with obscure symbols, prefer decimal or hex codes over named entities. Numeric references are universally supported.

Always encode ampersands as &amp; in URLs within HTML attributes. An unencoded ampersand can break query strings and cause validation errors.

Use &nbsp; (non-breaking space) to prevent unwanted line breaks between words that should stay together, like '100 km' or 'Dr. Smith'.

Pair this tool with the HTML Formatter to clean up pages that mix raw characters with entity codes, ensuring consistent encoding throughout your markup.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between named entities and numeric codes?

Named entities like © are human-readable aliases, while decimal codes like © and hex codes like © are numeric references. All three render the same character. Named entities are easier to remember, but numeric codes have broader browser support for uncommon characters.

How many HTML entities are included?

Our database includes 250+ commonly used HTML entities across categories including punctuation, arrows, mathematical operators, currency symbols, Greek letters, technical symbols, and more.

Can I search by the character itself?

Yes. You can search by the rendered character, the entity name, the description, or any related keyword. For example, searching for the actual arrow character or the word 'arrow' both work.

Do these entities work in all browsers?

Named entities for common characters (like &, <, >, ©) are universally supported. For less common symbols, the decimal and hex codes provide the most reliable cross-browser compatibility.

Is this tool useful for non-HTML contexts?

Yes. While the named entities are HTML-specific, the characters themselves can be copied and used in any context — emails, documents, social media posts, or code comments. Just use the 'Copy Character' button to get the raw character.