HTML: Symbols

Hello, young web designer! In this tutorial, we'll learn about HTML symbols, also known as character entities or special characters. These are characters that have a special meaning in HTML or don't appear on a standard keyboard. Let's get started!

1. What are HTML Symbols? HTML symbols are characters that you might want to display on your web page, but they can't be typed directly into your HTML code because they have a special meaning or they're not on your keyboard. For example, characters like the copyright symbol (�) or the less-than sign (<) have a special code in HTML to display them correctly.

2. How to Use HTML Symbols To use an HTML symbol, you'll type an ampersand (&), followed by the symbol's name or code, and then a semicolon (;). These codes are called named character references or numeric character references. Here are some examples:

• Copyright symbol (�): ©
• Less-than sign (<): <
• Greater-than sign (>): >
• Non-breaking space:  

3. Some Common HTML Symbols Here are some common HTML symbols and their codes that you might find useful:

• Ampersand (&): &
• Registered trademark (®): ®
• Trademark (™): ™
• Euro sign (€): €
• Pound sterling sign (£): £
• Degree symbol (°): °
• Em dash (—): —
• En dash (–): –

4. Practice Time Now let's practice using HTML symbols in your web page! Follow these steps:

Step 1: Open the HTML file you created in the previous tutorial or create a new one.

Step 2: Add some text to your web page and include a few HTML symbols using their codes. For example:

htmlCopy code
<p>I love playing video games &trade; on my computer.</p>
<p>My favorite temperature is 72 &deg;F.</p>
<p>Our trip cost &euro;150.</p>

Step 3: Save your file and open it in a web browser to see the HTML symbols displayed on your web page.

Understanding and using HTML symbols is important for adding special characters to your web pages. Keep practicing, and soon you'll be able to include various symbols in your web designs like a pro!