HTML Entity for Lowercase R (r)
What You'll Learn
How to display the lowercase letter r in HTML using entity methods and direct character input. The letter r is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet (U+0072) and is part of the Basic Latin block. It appears in everyday text, mathematical notation (e.g. variable r for radius or correlation coefficient), documentation, and academic content. In most cases you can type it directly; numeric or CSS entities are useful when escaping, generating content via CSS, or ensuring correct encoding.
This character can be displayed using the character itself, a hexadecimal reference, a decimal reference, or a CSS escape in the content property. There is no named HTML entity like &r; for this letter.
⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase R Entity
U+0072Basic Latin (ASCII)
rHexadecimal reference
rDecimal reference
rType directly (no named entity)
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+0072
Hex code r
HTML code r
Named entity (none — use r directly)
CSS code \0072
Meaning Latin small letter r
Related U+0052 = R (uppercase)
Block Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)Complete HTML Example
A simple example showing the lowercase letter r using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the character directly, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point:after{
content: "\0072";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): r</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): r</p>
<p>Symbol (direct): r</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
The lowercase letter r (U+0072) is universally supported in all browsers and platforms as part of Basic Latin:
👀 Live Preview
See the lowercase letter r in common text contexts:
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
r uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 72 to display the letter. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.
Decimal HTML Code
r uses the decimal Unicode value 114 to display the same character. This is the ASCII/Unicode decimal for r.
Direct Character
Type r directly in HTML. There is no named entity like &r;; the character itself is the standard approach in body text.
CSS Entity
\0072 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.
Same visual result
All methods produce the glyph: r. Unicode U+0072 sits in Basic Latin. The uppercase form is U+0052 (R). In normal text, typing r is preferred over numeric entities.
Use Cases
The lowercase letter r (or its entity forms) is commonly used in:
Standard character in paragraphs, articles, and any Latin-script text. Usually typed directly.
Tutorials, API docs, and code samples that show the character r as an entity or escape.
Variable names where r represents radius, correlation coefficient, or polar coordinates.
Words in English, Spanish, French, and many other Latin-script languages.
Headings and page titles where the letter r appears in text content.
When building HTML in code, using r or r ensures correct output regardless of encoding context.
Using \0072 in the CSS content property to insert r via pseudo-elements.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Type
rdirectly in body content; use entities only when necessary - Serve pages as UTF-8 so Basic Latin characters render without entities
- Use numeric references (
rorr) when escaping is required - Use
\0072in CSScontentwhen generating the letter via pseudo-elements - Remember lowercase r is U+0072 and uppercase R is U+0052 when case matters
Don’t
- Overuse numeric entities for
rin normal readable text - Expect a named HTML entity like
&r;—none exists for this letter - Confuse plain
r(U+0072) with ɋ (q with hook tail) or ɹ (turned r, IPA) - Double-encode numeric references in dynamically generated HTML
- Put CSS escape
\0072in HTML text nodes
Key Takeaways
Type r directly, or use hex/decimal references
r rFor CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property
\0072Unicode U+0072 — LATIN SMALL LETTER R
Eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet (Basic Latin block)
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
r directly, or use r (hex), r (decimal), or \0072 in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity for r. For most content, typing r is standard; use numeric or CSS entities when escaping or generating via CSS.U+0072 (LATIN SMALL LETTER R). Basic Latin block. Hex 72, decimal 114. It is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet and a standard character in virtually all Western scripts.r or r, or the CSS entity \0072. In UTF-8 pages you can type r directly.r or r) is used in HTML content; CSS entity \0072 is used in stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements. Both produce the character r.Explore More HTML Entities!
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