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Character Encoding Reference

Search the code point, HTML entity and escape sequence for typographic and mathematical characters.

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Search a character name, an entity or a code point such as 00A0.
Entities are written in HTML5 named form. The escape column shows how the same character is written in CSS and JavaScript strings.

How to use the Character Encoding Reference

  1. Type a character name, an entity such as nbsp or a code point such as 2260 in the search box.
  2. Filter by category to narrow the list to dashes, spaces, math, arrows or currency.
  3. Copy the code point or the HTML entity straight into your stylesheet or markup.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the free online character encoding reference.

An entity is a short code such as nbsp, written with an ampersand and a semicolon, that stands for one character.
They work in any HTML document, including attribute values, and the browser resolves them before rendering the page.
A code point is the Unicode number of a character, written in hexadecimal as U+2014 for the em dash.
In HTML use the nbsp entity, and in CSS or JavaScript use the escape 00A0 inside a quoted string.
Quotes, dashes, spaces, punctuation, currency, arrows, card suits and common mathematical symbols.
A hyphen joins words, an en dash marks ranges and an em dash marks a break in a sentence with no spaces.
Yes. Type 00A0, 2014 or 2260 and the matching rows appear, with or without the U+ prefix.
Entities survive encoding problems because the browser resolves them, so they render even when the file encoding is wrong.
Yes. The whole table is built into the page, so searching is instant and works without a network connection.

Last updated: October 10, 2026