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Entities

In HTML, some characters are reserved and cannot be used directly within your code. For Ex - if your try to use < or >, the browser might confuse it with HTML tags. That is where HTML entities come in use.
HTML entities allow you to safely display special characters (like <, >, &, © etc.) on your web pages without breaking your code.

What is an HTML Entity ?
An HTML entity is a piece of text that begins with and & and ends with a ;. It represents a character that has a special meaning in HTML or one that is not easily typed with a keyboard.

Commonly Used HTML Entities

Symbol	Meaning	Named Entity	Numeric Entity
(space)	Non-breaking space
<	Less than	<	<
>	Greater than	>	>
&	Ampersand	&	&
"	Double quote	"	"
'	Single quote	'	'
¢	Cent	¢	¢
£	Pound	£	£
¥	Yen	¥	¥
€	Euro	€	€
©	Copyright	©	©
®	Registered trademark	®	®

Why Use HTML Entities ?

To display characters that have a reserved meaning in HTML.
To include special characters like currency symbols, copyright signs or typographic quotes.
To prevent rendering issues in browsers.

Example: HTML Entity

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 <head>
  <title>HTML Entities Example</title>
 </head>
 <body>
  <h3>Using HTML Entities</h3>
  <p>This is an example of &lt; strong &gt; HTML Entities &lt; /strong &gt; in action.</p>
  <p>Use &amp;, &lt and &gt; to display special characters.</p>
  <p>prices: 10&nbsp;&euro;, 5&nbsp;&pound;, and 100&nbsp;&yen;.</p>
  <p>&copy; 2025 Quipoin. All rights reserved.</p>
 </body>
</html>

Output:

Using HTML entities makes your code safer, more accessible and compatible across different browsers and devices.