HTML Alphabet Entities

Beginner
10 min read
Updated: Sep 2026
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Latin letters & diacritics

What Are HTML Alphabet Entities?

Alphabet entities are HTML character references for Latin letters: plain ASCII A–Z / a–z, letters with accents (acute, grave, tilde, diaeresis, and more), digraphs, and special letter forms. Write them as named entities (é), hex (é), or decimal (é) — all can render the same glyph.

Remember
Example letter  é (e acute)
Unicode         U+00E9
Hex entity      é
Decimal         é
Named entity    é
CSS escape      \00E9
Default choice  Type é in UTF-8 when you can

This page is a reference hub: use the searchable table below for hundreds of Latin glyphs. For symbols outside this list, open the full HTML entities index.

Quick Reference

Filter by symbol, Unicode (e.g. U+00E9), hex, decimal, or named entity. A dash in the entity column means use numeric form only.

SymbolUnicodeHex codeHTML codeHTML entity
AU+0041AAA
ÅU+212BÅÅ-
ÀU+00C0ÀÀÀ
ÁU+00C1ÁÁÁ
ÂU+00C2ÂÂÂ
ÃU+00C3ÃÃÃ
ÄU+00C4ÄÄÄ
ÅU+00C5ÅÅÅ
ĀU+0100ĀĀĀ
ĂU+0102ĂĂĂ
ĄU+0104ĄĄĄ
ǍU+01CDǍǍ-
ǞU+01DEǞǞ-
ǠU+01E0ǠǠ-
ǺU+01FAǺǺ-
ȀU+0200ȀȀ-
ȂU+0202ȂȂ-
ȦU+0226ȦȦ-
ȺU+023AȺȺ-
aU+0061aaa
ȧU+0227ȧȧ-
àU+00E0ààà
áU+00E1ááá
âU+00E2âââ
ãU+00E3ããã
äU+00E4äää
åU+00E5ååå
āU+0101āāā
ăU+0103ăăă
ąU+0105ąąą
ǎU+01CEǎǎ-
ǟU+01DFǟǟ-
ǡU+01E1ǡǡ-
ǻU+01FBǻǻ-
ȁU+0201ȁȁ-
ȃU+0203ȃȃ-
ɐU+0250ɐɐ-
aU+0363ͣͣ-
ₐU+2090ₐₐ-
BU+0042BBB
ℬU+212Cℬℬℬ
ɃU+0243ɃɃ-
ʙU+0299ʙʙ-
ƁU+0181ƁƁ-
ƂU+0182ƂƂ-
ƄU+0184ƄƄ-
bU+0062bbb
ɓU+0253ɓɓ-
ƀU+0180ƀƀ-
ƃU+0183ƃƃ-
ƅU+0185ƅƅ-
CU+0043CCC
ȻU+023BȻȻ-
ʗU+0297ʗʗ-
ÇU+00C7ÇÇÇ
ĆU+0106ĆĆĆ
ĈU+0108ĈĈĈ
ĊU+010AĊĊĊ
ČU+010CČČČ
ƆU+0186ƆƆ-
ƇU+0187ƇƇ-
ℂU+2102ℂℂℂ
ℭU+212Dℭℭℭ
cU+0063ccc
ɔU+0254ɔɔ-
ȼU+023Cȼȼ-
ɕU+0255ɕɕ-
cU+0368ͨͨ-
çU+00E7ççç
ćU+0107ććć
ĉU+0109ĉĉĉ
ċU+010Bċċċ
čU+010Dččč
ƈU+0188ƈƈ-
DU+0044DDD
ÐU+00D0ÐÐÐ
ĎU+010EĎĎĎ
ĐU+0110ĐĐĐ
ƉU+0189ƉƉ-
ƊU+018AƊƊ-
ƋU+018BƋƋ-
dU+0064ddd
dU+0369ͩͩ-
ȡU+0221ȡȡ-
ɖU+0256ɖɖ-
ɗU+0257ɗɗ-
ďU+010Fďďď
đU+0111đđđ
ƌU+018Cƌƌ-
EU+0045EEE
ɆU+0246ɆɆ-
ȨU+0228ȨȨ-
ɛU+025Bɛɛ-
ƐU+0190ƐƐ-
ɜU+025Cɜɜ-
ɝU+025Dɝɝ-
ɞU+025Eɞɞ-
ÈU+00C8ÈÈÈ
ÉU+00C9ÉÉÉ
ÊU+00CAÊÊÊ
ËU+00CBËËË
ĒU+0112ĒĒĒ
ĔU+0114ĔĔ-
ĖU+0116ĖĖĖ
ĘU+0118ĘĘĘ
ĚU+011AĚĚĚ
ƎU+018EƎƎ-
ƐU+0190ƐƐ-
ȄU+0204ȄȄ-
ȆU+0206ȆȆ-
ℰU+2130ℰℰℰ
℮U+212E℮℮-
ℯU+212Fℯℯℯ
eU+0065eee
eU+0364ͤͤ-
ɘU+0258ɘɘ-
ɇU+0247ɇɇ-
ȩU+0229ȩȩ-
əU+0259əə-
ƏU+018FƏƏ-
ɚU+025Aɚɚ-
èU+00E8èèè
éU+00E9ééé
êU+00EAêêê
ëU+00EBëëë
ēU+0113ēēē
ĕU+0115ĕĕ-
ėU+0117ėėė
ęU+0119ęęę
ěU+011Běěě
ǝU+01DDǝǝ-
ȅU+0205ȅȅ-
ȇU+0207ȇȇ-
ₑU+2091ₑₑ-
ₔU+2094ₔₔ-
FU+0046FFF
ƑU+0191ƑƑ-
ℱU+2131ℱℱℱ
ℲU+2132ℲℲ-
ⅎU+214Eⅎⅎ-
fU+0066fff
ɟU+025Fɟɟ-
ƒU+0192ƒƒ-
GU+0047GG-
ĜU+011CĜĜĜ
ĞU+011EĞĞĞ
ɢU+0262ɢɢ-
ʛU+029Bʛʛ-
ĠU+0120ĠĠĠ
ĢU+0122ĢĢĢ
ƓU+0193ƓƓ-
ǤU+01E4ǤǤ-
ǦU+01E6ǦǦ-
ǴU+01F4ǴǴ-
⅁U+2141⅁⅁-
gU+0067ggg
ℊU+210Aℊℊℊ
ɠU+0260ɠɠ-
ɡU+0261ɡɡ-
ĝU+011Dĝĝĝ
ğU+011Fğğğ
ġU+0121ġġ-
ģU+0123ģģ-
ǥU+01E5ǥǥ-
ǧU+01E7ǧǧ-
ǵU+01F5ǵǵ-
HU+0048HHH
ℋU+210Bℋℋℋ
ℍU+210Dℍℍℍ
ʜU+029Cʜʜ-
ȞU+021EȞȞ-
ĤU+0124ĤĤĤ
ĦU+0126ĦĦĦ
hU+0068hhh
ℌU+210Cℌℌℌ
ℎU+210Eℎℎℎ
ℏU+210Fℏℏℏ
ɥU+0265ɥɥ-
ʮU+02AEʮʮ-
ʯU+02AFʯʯ-
hU+036Aͪͪ-
ɦU+0266ɦɦ-
ɧU+0267ɧɧ-
ȟU+021Fȟȟ-
ĥU+0125ĥĥĥ
ħU+0127ħħħ
IU+0049III
ℐU+2110ℐℐℐ
ℑU+2111ℑℑℑ
ɪU+026Aɪɪ-
ÌU+00CCÌÌÌ
ÍU+00CDÍÍÍ
ÎU+00CEÎÎÎ
ÏU+00CFÏÏÏ
ĨU+0128ĨĨĨ
ĪU+012AĪĪĪ
ĬU+012CĬĬ-
ĮU+012EĮĮĮ
İU+0130İİİ
ƖU+0196ƖƖ-
ƗU+0197ƗƗ-
ǏU+01CFǏǏ-
ȈU+0208ȈȈ-
ȊU+020AȊȊ-
iU+0069iii
ɨU+0268ɨɨ-
iU+0365ͥͥ-
ìU+00ECììì
íU+00EDííí
îU+00EEîîî
ïU+00EFïïï
ĩU+0129ĩĩĩ
īU+012Bīīī
ĭU+012Dĭĭ-
įU+012Fįįį
ıU+0131ııı
ǐU+01D0ǐǐ-
ȉU+0209ȉȉ-
ȋU+020Bȋȋ-
JU+004AJJJ
ɈU+0248ɈɈ-
ɾU+027Eɾɾ-
ɿU+027Fɿɿ-
ĴU+0134ĴĴĴ
jU+006Ajjj
ȷU+0237ȷȷ-
ɉU+0249ɉɉ-
ʝU+029Dʝʝ-
ĵU+0135ĵĵĵ
ǰU+01F0ǰǰ-
KU+004BKKK
KU+212AKK-
ĶU+0136ĶĶĶ
ƘU+0198ƘƘ-
ǨU+01E8ǨǨ-
kU+006Bkkk
ķU+0137ķķķ
ĸU+0138ĸĸĸ
ʞU+029Eʞʞ-
ƙU+0199ƙƙ-
ǩU+01E9ǩǩ-
LU+004CLLL
ℒU+2112ℒℒℒ
⅂U+2142⅂⅂-
⅃U+2143⅃⅃-
ȽU+023DȽȽ-
ʟU+029Fʟʟ-
ĹU+0139ĹĹĹ
ĻU+013BĻĻĻ
ĽU+013DĽĽĽ
ĿU+013FĿĿĿ
ŁU+0141ŁŁŁ
lU+006Clll
ℓU+2113ℓℓℓ
ȴU+0234ȴȴ-
ɫU+026Bɫɫ-
ɬU+026Cɬɬ-
ɭU+026Dɭɭ-
ĺU+013Aĺĺĺ
ļU+013Cļļļ
ľU+013Eľľľ
ŀU+0140ŀŀŀ
łU+0142łłł
ƚU+019Aƚƚ-
MU+004DMMM
ℳU+2133ℳℳℳ
mU+006Dmmm
ɯU+026Fɯɯ-
ƜU+019CƜƜ-
ɰU+0270ɰɰ-
ɱU+0271ɱɱ-
mU+036Bͫͫ-
NU+004ENNN
ℕU+2115ℕℕℕ
ℵU+2135ℵℵℵ
ɴU+0274ɴɴ-
ÑU+00D1ÑÑÑ
ŃU+0143ŃŃŃ
ŅU+0145ŅŅŅ
ŇU+0147ŇŇŇ
ƝU+019DƝƝ-
ǸU+01F8ǸǸ-
ŊU+014AŊŊŊ
nU+006Ennn
ȠU+0220ȠȠ-
ȵU+0235ȵȵ-
ɲU+0272ɲɲ-
ɳU+0273ɳɳ-
ñU+00F1ñññ
ņU+0146ņņņ
ňU+0148ňňň
ʼnU+0149ʼn&#napos;-
ŋU+0148ŋŋŋ
ƞU+019Eƞƞ-
ǹU+01F9ǹǹ-
OU+004FOOO
ʘU+0298ʘʘ-
ȰU+0230ȰȰ-
ȮU+022EȮȮ-
ȬU+022CȬȬ-
ȪU+022AȪȪ-
ÒU+00D2ÒÒÒ
ÓU+00D3ÓÓÓ
ÔU+00D4ÔÔÔ
ÕU+00D5ÕÕÕ
ÖU+00D6ÖÖÖ
ØU+00D8ØØØ
ŌU+014CŌŌŌ
ŎU+014EŎŎ-
ŐU+0150ŐŐŐ
ƟU+019FƟƟ-
ƠU+01A0ƠƠ-
ǑU+01D1ǑǑ-
ǪU+01EAǪǪ-
ǬU+01ECǬǬ-
ǾU+01FEǾǾ-
ȌU+020CȌȌ-
ȎU+020EȎȎ-
oU+006Fooo
ℴU+2134ℴℴℴ
oU+0366ͦͦ-
ɵU+0275ɵɵ-
ȱU+0231ȱȱ-
ȯU+022Fȯȯ-
ȭU+022Dȭȭ-
ȫU+022Bȫȫ-
òU+00F2òòò
óU+00F3óóó
ôU+00F4ôôô
õU+00F5õõõ
öU+00F6ööö
øU+00F8øøø
ōU+014Dōōō
ŏU+014Fŏŏ-
őU+0151őőő
ơU+01A1ơơ-
ǒU+01D2ǒǒ-
ǫU+01EBǫǫ-
ǭU+01EDǭǭ-
ǿU+01FFǿǿ-
ȍU+020Dȍȍ-
ȏU+020Fȏȏ-
ₒU+2092ₒₒ-
PU+0050PPP
℗U+2117℗℗℗
℘U+2118℘℘℘
ℙU+2119ℙℙℙ
ƤU+01A4ƤƤ-
pU+0070ppp
ƥU+01A5ƥƥ-
QU+0051QQQ
ℚU+211Aℚℚℚ
ɊU+024AɊɊ-
qU+0071qqq
ɋU+024Bɋɋ-
ʠU+02A0ʠʠ-
RU+0052RRR
ℛU+211Bℛℛℛ
ℜU+211Cℜℜℜ
ℝU+211Dℝℝℝ
℟U+211F℟℟-
ɌU+024CɌɌ-
ʀU+0280ʀʀ-
ʁU+0281ʁʁ-
ŔU+0154ŔŔŔ
ŖU+0156ŖŖŖ
ŘU+0158ŘŘŘ
ƦU+01A6ƦƦ-
ȐU+0210ȐȐ-
ȒU+0212ȒȒ-
rU+0072rrr
rU+036Cͬͬ-
ɍU+024Dɍɍ-
ɹU+0279ɹɹ-
ɺU+027Aɺɺ-
ɻU+027Bɻɻ-
ɼU+027Cɼɼ-
ɽU+027Dɽɽ-
ŕU+0155ŕŕŕ
ŗU+0157ŗŗŗ
řU+0159řřř
ȑU+0211ȑȑ-
ȓU+0213ȓȓ-
SU+0053SSS
ȘU+0218ȘȘ-
ŚU+015AŚŚŚ
ŜU+015CŜŜŜ
ŞU+015EŞŞŞ
ŠU+0160ŠŠŠ
ƧU+01A7ƧƧ-
sU+0073sss
ȿU+023Fȿȿ-
ʂU+0282ʂʂ-
șU+0219șș-
śU+015Bśśś
ŝU+015Dŝŝŝ
şU+015Fşşş
šU+0161ššš
ƨU+01A8ƨƨ-
TU+0054TTT
ȾU+023EȾȾ-
ȚU+021AȚȚ-
ŢU+0162ŢŢŢ
ŤU+0162ŤŤŢ
ŦU+0166ŦŦŦ
ƬU+01ACƬƬ-
ƮU+01AEƮƮ-
tU+0074ttt
ȶU+0236ȶȶ-
ʇU+0287ʇʇ-
ʈU+0288ʈʈ-
tU+036Dͭͭ-
țU+021Bțț-
ţU+0163ţţţ
ťU+0165ťťť
ŧU+0167ŧŧŧ
ƫU+01ABƫƫ-
ƭU+01ADƭƭ-
UU+0055UUU
ɄU+0244ɄɄ-
ÙU+00D9ÙÙÙ
ÚU+00DAÚÚÚ
ÛU+00DBÛÛÛ
ÜU+00DCÜÜÜ
ŨU+0168ŨŨŨ
ŪU+016AŪŪŪ
ŬU+016CŬŬŬ
ŮU+016EŮŮŮ
ŰU+0170ŰŰŰ
ŲU+0172ŲŲŲ
ƯU+01AFƯƯ-
ǓU+01D3ǓǓ-
ǕU+01D5ǕǕ-
ǗU+01D7ǗǗ-
ǙU+01D9ǙǙ-
ǛU+01DBǛǛ-
ȔU+0214ȔȔ-
ȖU+0216ȖȖ-
uU+0075uuu
ʉU+0289ʉʉ-
uU+0367ͧͧ-
ùU+00F9ùùù
úU+00FAúúú
ûU+00FBûûû
üU+00FCüüü
ũU+0169ũũũ
ūU+016Būūū
ŭU+016Dŭŭŭ
ůU+016Fůůů
űU+0171űűű
ųU+0173ųųų
ưU+01B0ưư-
ǔU+01D4ǔǔ-
ǖU+01D6ǖǖ-
ǘU+01D8ǘǘ-
ǚU+01DAǚǚ-
ǜU+01DCǜǜ-
ȕU+0215ȕȕ-
ȗU+0217ȗȗ-
VU+0056VV-
℣U+2123℣℣-
ɅU+0245ɅɅ-
ƲU+01B2ƲƲ-
vU+0076vvv
ʋU+028Bʋʋ-
ʌU+028Cʌʌ-
vU+036Eͮͮ-
WU+0057WWW
ŴU+0174ŴŴŴ
wU+0077www
ʍU+028Dʍʍ-
ŵU+0175ŵŵŵ
XU+0058XXX
xU+0078xxx
xU+036Fͯͯ-
ₓU+2093ₓₓ-
YU+0059YYY
ȲU+0232ȲȲ-
ɎU+024EɎɎ-
ʏU+028Fʏʏ-
ÝU+00DDÝÝÝ
ŶU+0176ŶŶŶ
ŸU+0178ŸŸŸ
ƳU+01B3ƳƳ-
⅄U+2144⅄⅄-
yU+0079yyy
ȳU+0233ȳȳ-
ɏU+024Fɏɏ-
ʎU+028Eʎʎ-
ýU+00FDýýý
ÿU+00FFÿÿÿ
ŷU+0177ŷŷŷ
ƴU+01B4ƴƴ-
ZU+005AZZZ
ℤU+2124ℤℤℤ
☡U+2621☡☡-
ȤU+0224ȤȤ-
ŹU+0179ŹŹŹ
ŻU+017BŻŻŻ
ŽU+017DŽŽŽ
ƵU+01B5ƵƵ-
zU+007Azzz
ȥU+0225ȥȥ-
ɀU+0240ɀɀ-
ʑU+0291ʑʑ-
ʐU+0290ʐʐ-
źU+017Aźźź
żU+017Cżżż
žU+017Ežžž
ƶU+01B6ƶƶ-
ÆU+00C6ÆÆÆ
ɶU+0276ɶɶ-
ȢU+0222ȢȢ-
IJU+0132IJIJIJ
ŒU+0152ŒŒŒ
ƢU+01A2ƢƢ-
DŽU+01C4DŽDŽ-
DžU+01C5DžDž-
LJU+01C7LJLJ-
LjU+01C8LjLj-
NJU+01CANJNJ-
NjU+01CBNjNj-
ǢU+01E2ǢǢ-
DZU+01F1DZDZ-
DzU+01F2DzDz-
ǼU+01FCǼǼ-
ǶU+01F6ǶǶ-
℄U+2104℄℄-
℔U+2114℔℔-
℞U+211E℞℞℞
æU+00E6æææ
ȣU+0223ȣȣ-
ȸU+0238ȸȸ-
ȹU+0239ȹȹ-
ʣU+02A3ʣʣ-
ʤU+02A4ʤʤ-
ʥU+02A5ʥʥ-
ʦU+02A6ʦʦ-
ʧU+02A7ʧʧ-
ʨU+02A8ʨʨ-
ʩU+02A9ʩʩ-
ʪU+02AAʪʪ-
ʫU+02ABʫʫ-
ʬU+02ACʬʬ-
ijU+0133ijijij
œU+0153œœœ
ƕU+0195ƕƕ-
ƣU+01A3ƣƣ-
džU+01C6dždž-
ljU+01C9ljlj-
njU+01CCnjnj-
ǣU+01E3ǣǣ-
ǽU+01FDǽǽ-
ÞU+00DEÞÞÞ
ßU+00DFßßß
ðU+00F0ððð
þU+00FEþþþ
ſU+017Fſſ-
ƍU+018Dƍƍ-
ƔU+0194ƔƔ-
ƛU+019Bƛƛ-
ƩU+01A9ƩƩ-
ƪU+01AAƪƪ-
ƱU+01B1ƱƱ-
ƷU+01B7ƷƷ-
ƸU+01B8ƸƸ-
ƹU+01B9ƹƹ-
ƺU+01BAƺƺ-
ƻU+01BBƻƻ-
ƼU+01BCƼƼ-
ƽU+01BDƽƽ-
ƾU+01BEƾƾ-
ƿU+01BFƿƿ-
ǀU+01C0ǀǀ-
ǁU+01C1ǁǁ-
ǂU+01C2ǂǂ-
ǃU+01C3ǃǃ-
ǮU+01EEǮǮ-
ǯU+01EFǯǯ-
ǷU+01F7ǷǷ-
ȜU+021CȜȜ-
ȝU+021Dȝȝ-
ɁU+0241ɁɁ-
ɂU+0242ɂɂ-
ɣU+0263ɣɣ-
ɤU+0264ɤɤ-
ɮU+026Eɮɮ-
ɷU+0277ɷɷ-
ɸU+0278ɸɸ-
ʃU+0283ʃʃ-
ʄU+0284ʄʄ-
ʅU+0285ʅʅ-
ʆU+0286ʆʆ-
ʊU+028Aʊʊ-
ʒU+0292ʒʒ-
ʓU+0293ʓʓ-
ʔU+0294ʔʔ-
ʕU+0295ʕʕ-
ʖU+0296ʖʖ-
ʡU+02A1ʡʡ-
ʢU+02A2ʢʢ-
ʭU+02ADʭʭ-
ɑU+0251ɑɑ-
ɒU+0252ɒɒ-
ʚU+029Aʚʚ-
ɩU+0269ɩɩ-

When to Use Which

SituationUse
Normal UTF-8 page textType the letter (e.g. é)
Readable source / common accentsNamed entity (e.g. é)
No named entity, or generated markupé or é
CSS ::before / ::aftercontent: "\00E9"
ASCII-only templates or email HTMLNamed or numeric entities

Live Preview

Latin letters and accents rendered from character references.

Basic Latin A B Z a z
Common accents À É ñ ü Ø ç
Large type Ç ß Ñ Ý
Monospace ID: réf-001 — café
Same glyph, two forms Naïve · naïve

Complete HTML Example

Named entities for everyday words, numeric references, and a CSS escape for one accented letter. Use View Output or open the live editor.

Named + Hex + Decimal + CSS

Four practical ways to show accented Latin letters in one document.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>HTML Alphabet Entities</title>
  <style>
    #accent-css::after {
      content: "\00EA";
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Caf&eacute; r&eacute;sum&eacute; na&iuml;ve pi&ntilde;ata</p>
  <p>Hex: &#x00E9; &#x00F1; &nbsp; Decimal: &#233; &#241;</p>
  <p id="accent-css">Via CSS escape (ê): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

How It Works

1. Named: &eacute;, &iuml;, &ntilde; are HTML5 names for common accents — easy to read in source.

2. Hex: &#x00E9; / &#x00F1; use the Unicode hex value after #x.

3. Decimal: &#233; / &#241; are the same code points in base 10.

4. CSS: \00EA belongs in content only — it is not an HTML entity. Here it appends ê after the label.

Pitfalls & Tips

Common mistakes when working with alphabet entities.

UTF-8

Declare charset

Save as UTF-8 and include <meta charset="UTF-8"> to avoid mojibake.

Double

Do not double-encode

Write &eacute;, not &amp;eacute;, unless you intend a literal &eacute; string.

CSS vs HTML

Do not mix escapes

\00EA belongs in CSS. &#x00EA; / &ecirc; belong in HTML.

Named?

Dash means numeric only

If the entity column shows -, use hex or decimal from that row.

Fonts

Rare glyphs need coverage

Some Latin Extended letters may be missing in UI fonts — test with fonts that cover your languages.

&

Escape bare ampersands

In text, write &amp; for a literal & that is not starting an entity.

Browser Support

Named and numeric character references for Unicode Latin letters are supported in all mainstream browsers when the document uses a compatible encoding (UTF-8 recommended).

✓ Universal support

Alphabet Entities

Type letters in UTF-8, or encode with named, hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same glyphs everywhere encoding is correct.

100% Browser coverage
Google Chrome Supported
Yes
Microsoft Edge Supported
Yes
Mozilla Firefox Supported
Yes
Apple Safari Supported
Yes
Opera Supported
Yes
Internet Explorer All versions
Yes
Latin / entities Full support

Bottom line: Prefer typed UTF-8 letters for normal copy. Use named or numeric entities when source must stay readable as ASCII, and CSS escapes only inside content.

Key Takeaways

  • Three HTML forms: named, hex (&#x…;), and decimal (&#…;).
  • Default: UTF-8 + typed letters for everyday text.
  • Table: search by symbol, U+, hex, decimal, or name.
  • Dash in entity column: use numeric references only.

One line: type accents in UTF-8, or use &eacute; / &#x00E9; / &#233; / CSS \00E9.

Frequently Asked Questions

Use named references when they exist (for example &Agrave; for À, &eacute; for é), or numeric references such as &#x00E9; (hex) and &#233; (decimal). The Quick Reference table lists Unicode, hex, decimal, and names for each listed letter.
Both refer to the same Unicode code point. Hex uses &#xNNNN;; decimal uses &#DDDD;. Hex often matches U+ documentation; decimal is common in older references.
No in UTF-8 documents — type them directly. Numeric references (for example &#x41; for A) remain useful for ASCII-only pipelines or generated markup.
Usually the file encoding and the declared charset do not match. Save HTML as UTF-8 and declare <meta charset="utf-8"> early in the document.
HTML5 does not define a short named entity for that glyph in this list. Use the hexadecimal or decimal numeric character reference from the same row instead.
Type letters in UTF-8 for normal page text. Use named or numeric entities for readability in templates, email HTML, or when the transport must stay ASCII-only.

Did you know?

HTML alphabet entities cover Latin letters and diacritics — from plain ASCII A–Z to accented forms like &eacute; (é). Prefer UTF-8 + typed characters for normal copy; use named or numeric references when source must stay ASCII-safe or when a named entity is clearer.

Next: Alveolar Click

Learn the HTML entity for Latin letter alveolar click (ǂ) used in phonetic transcription.

Alveolar Click tutorial →

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Mari Selvan M P
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