https://benzhub.github.io/en/tags/html/Recent content in Html on BenzHubHugoenSat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://benzhub.github.io/en/post/htmlcss/010-html-character-entity/Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://benzhub.github.io/en/post/htmlcss/010-html-character-entity/<p>An <strong>HTML character entity</strong> (also called an HTML entity) is a string of characters that represents a special symbol or reserved character in HTML. Because characters like <code>&lt;</code>, <code>&gt;</code>, and <code>&amp;</code> have functional meaning in HTML markup, you cannot simply type them into your document and expect them to display as text. Instead, you use entity codes such as <code>&amp;lt;</code>, <code>&amp;gt;</code>, and <code>&amp;amp;</code> to render these characters safely in the browser. Understanding HTML entities is essential for any web developer who needs to display code snippets, mathematical symbols, currency signs, or typographic characters on a web page.</p>