HTML5 Named Entities: 2,000+ Character References
HTML5 expanded named entities to 2,000+ references. This guide covers the most useful ones for developers: arrows, math, currency, typography, and symbols.
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HTML5 Named Entities Reference: All 2,000+ Character References HTML5 expanded the named character reference set from roughly 250 entries in HTML4 to over 2,200. Most developers only use a handful of them, but knowing the full set exists — and how to find what you need — is useful when working with mathematical notation, technical documentation, arrows, or non-Latin scripts. HTML4 vs HTML5: What Changed HTML4 defined around 250 named character references, covering Latin extended characters, basic symbols, Greek letters, and a handful of commonly used punctuation marks. The set was based on ISO 8879 (SGML) entity sets. HTML5 adopted the full Unicode named character reference set. The complete list lives in the HTML specification at…
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