HTML Entity for Lowercase E Breve (ĕ)

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Updated: Sep 2026
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Unicode U+0115
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Definition

What Is the Lowercase E Breve Entity?

Lowercase e breve (ĕ) is the Latin Extended-A character at Unicode U+0115 (LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH BREVE). It is the letter e with a breve (˘) — used in linguistics, transliteration, and some specialized orthographies.

Remember
Character     ĕ
Unicode       U+0115
Named entity  &ebreve;
Hex entity    ĕ
Decimal       ĕ
CSS escape    \0115
Capital       &Ebreve; (Ĕ)

Named, hex, decimal, CSS, and a typed character all produce the same glyph: ĕ. Prefer &ebreve; in HTML source for clarity.

Reference

Quick Reference

One table for every form you will actually use.

FormCodeWhere it goes
Named entity&ebreve;HTML markup (best default)
Hex entityĕHTML markup
Decimal entityĕHTML markup
CSS escape\0115Stylesheet content
Direct characterĕUTF-8 HTML text

When to Use Which

SituationUse
Readable HTML source&ebreve;
Numeric entity requiredĕ or ĕ
Generated text via ::before / ::aftercontent: "\0115"
Capital Ĕ&Ebreve; — see Uppercase E Breve
Acute é insteadSee Lowercase E Acute (é)
See it

Live Preview

Lowercase e breve in linguistic and comparison contexts.

Short vowel short e: &ebreve;
Large glyph &ebreve;
Named entity &ebreve; → &ebreve;
vs e / Ĕ / é &ebreve;  |  e  |  &Ebreve;  |  é
With entities Named: &ebreve; | Hex: ĕ | Decimal: ĕ
Code

Complete HTML Example

One page that shows this character with named, hex, decimal, and CSS forms. Use View Output or open the live editor.

Named + Hex + Decimal + CSS

Four ways to produce &ebreve; in a single document.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Lowercase E Breve (&ebreve;)</title>
  <style>
    #point::after {
      content: "\0115";
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Using Named Entity: &ebreve;</p>
  <p>Using Hex Code: &#x115;</p>
  <p>Using HTML Code: &#277;</p>
  <p id="point">Using CSS Entity: </p>
  <p>Short e notation: &ebreve;</p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

How It Works

1. Named: &ebreve; is the clearest HTML form and renders &ebreve;.

2. Hex: U+0115 → &#x115; in HTML. Same result as the named entity.

3. Decimal: same code point as 277 → &#277;. Same result as hex.

4. CSS: use \0115 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that &ebreve; after the paragraph text.

Pitfalls & Tips

Common mistakes when working with lowercase e breve.

Case

&ebreve; ≠ &Ebreve;

Named entities are case-sensitive. Lowercase is ĕ; uppercase is Ĕ.

Look-alikes

Not é or è

Acute é and grave è are different diacritics. Breve ĕ is &ebreve;.

Compose

Prefer precomposed

Use &ebreve; instead of e plus combining breve when the precomposed form exists.

CSS vs HTML

Do not mix escapes

\0115 belongs in CSS. &ebreve; / &#x115; / &#277; belong in HTML.

Encoding

Declare UTF-8

If you type ĕ directly, keep <meta charset="UTF-8"> so the file is not misread.

Semicolon

End references

Always finish with ; — write &ebreve;, not &ebreve.

Compatibility

Browser Support

Lowercase e breve (U+0115) and its entity forms (&ebreve;, &#x115;, &#277;, CSS \\0115) are supported in all modern browsers.

✓ Universal encoding

Lowercase E Breve (&ebreve;)

Encode with named, hex, decimal, or CSS escape — or type &ebreve; directly in UTF-8 HTML.

100% Browser coverage
Google Chrome Supported
Yes
Microsoft Edge Supported
Yes
Mozilla Firefox Supported
Yes
Apple Safari Supported
Yes
Opera Supported
Yes
Internet Explorer IE 9+
Yes*
U+0115 Full support

Bottom line: Prefer &ebreve; for readable HTML. Use \\0115 only inside CSS content.

Remember

Key Takeaways

  • Unicode: this character is U+0115 (decimal 277).
  • HTML: prefer &ebreve; — or use &#x115; / &#277;.
  • CSS: use \0115 inside content for generated text.
  • Watch out: &ebreve; ≠ &Ebreve; ≠ &eacute; ≠ &egrave;.

One line: U+0115 → &ebreve; / &#x115; / &#277; / CSS \0115.

Frequently Asked Questions

Use &ebreve; (named), &#x115; (hex), &#277; (decimal), or the CSS escape \0115 in the content property. All render ĕ. Prefer &ebreve; in HTML source.
U+0115 (LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH BREVE). Hex 115, decimal 277. It belongs to Latin Extended-A (U+0100–U+017F).
Yes. &ebreve; is the HTML5 named entity for ĕ. The capital form is &Ebreve; (Ĕ, U+0114) — names are case-sensitive.
Use it for linguistic notation of a short e, transliteration systems, specialized orthographies, and internationalized web content that needs ĕ.
HTML entities (&ebreve;, &#277;, or &#x115;) go in markup. The CSS escape \0115 is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ĕ.
No. Acute é is &eacute; (U+00E9). Grave è is &egrave; (U+00E8). Breve ĕ is &ebreve; (U+0115) — a different diacritic.

Did you know?

Lowercase e breve is Unicode U+0115 (decimal 277) — LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH BREVE in Latin Extended-A. HTML5 provides &ebreve; — the most readable form. Capital is &Ebreve; (Ĕ, U+0114). Used in linguistics, transliteration, and some specialized orthographies for a short e sound.

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