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Symbols

HTML Symbols help display special characters that are not found directly on keyboard. These include mathematical operators, currency symbols, arrows, logic symbols and more.

To display such symbols in HTML, we use character entities a combination of an ampersand( & ), a hash( # ), a number(or name), and a semicolon( ; ).

&#code;  or  &name;

Common HTML Symbol Entities

Mathematical Symbols

Symbol Code	Symbol	Meaning
∀	∀	For all
∂	∂	Partial differential
∃	∃	There exists
∅	∅	Empty set
∇	∇	Del operator
∈	∈	Element of
∉	∉	Not an element of
∋	∋	Contains as member
∏	∏	N-ary product (product)
∑	∑	N-ary sum (summation)

Currency Symbols

Symbol Code	Symbol	Currency
$	$	Dollar
€	€	Euro
£	£	Pound
¥	¥	Yen
₹	₹	Indian Rupee
₩	₩	Won

Arrow Symbols

Symbol Code

Symbol

Meaning

←

Left Arrow

→

Right Arrow

↑

Up Arrow

↓

Down Arrow

⇐

Left Double Arrow

⇒

Right Double Arrow

⇔

Left Right Arrow

Miscellaneous Symbols

Symbol Code	Symbol	Description
©	©	Copyright
®	®	Registered Trademark
™	™	Trademark
♥	♥	Heart
☺	☺	Smiley
≠	≠	Not Equal
±	±	Plus-minus

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 <head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>HTML Symbols Examples</title>
 </head>
 <body>
  <h1>Symbols in HTML</h1>
  <hr>
  <h2>Mathematical Symbols</h2>
  <p>&#8704; &#8706;</p>
  <hr>
  <h2>Currency Symbols</h2>
  <p>&#36; &#8377;</p>
  <hr>
  <h2>Arrow Symbols</h2>
  <p>&#8592; &#8594;</p>
   <hr>
  <h2>Miscellaneous Symbols</h2>
  <p>&#169; &#174;</p>
 </body>
</html>

Output:

Key Point

HTML entities make it easy to display special characters in webpages.
Always include UTF-8 encoding in the <meta> tag for symbol support.
These symbols are useful in scientific, legal, financial, and UI contexts.