HTML Symbols

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Common symbols

Basic:

&&    ␣ – —
§§ ¶ † ‡ • ※

Quotes:

‘ ’ “ ” ⟨ ⟩
‹ › «« »» ""

Dots and ellipses:

… ⋯ ⋮ ⋱ ⋰

Basic mathematics operators:

− ±± ∓ ×× ⋅ ÷÷
⁄ √ ∛ ∜ ∞ ≔

Integer division and rounding:

∣ ∤ ⌈ ⌉ ⌊ ⌋

Circled operators:

⊕ ⊖ ⊗ ⊙ ⊘

Comparison and relations:

<&lt; >&gt; &le; &ge; &ne;
&#10877; &#10878; &#8810; &#8811;
&equiv; &#8802; &asymp; &#8777; &prop;

Sums and products:

&sum; &#8512; &prod; &#8511; &#8720;

Differentiations and integrations (primes and integrals):

&prime; &Prime; &#8244; &part; &nabla;
&int; &#8748; &#8749; &#10764;
&#8750; &#8751; &#8752; &#8992; &#8993;
&#8753; &#10769; &#8754; &#8755;

Logic and reasoning:

&or; &and; ¬&not; &forall; &exist; &#8708;
&#8757; &there4; &#8866; &#8872; &#8868; &#8869;

Set relations:

&empty; &cap; &cup; &isin; &ni; &notin;
&sub; &nsub; &sup; &#8837;
&sube; &#8842; &supe; &#8843;

Arrows:

&rarr; &larr; &uarr; &darr; &harr; &#8597;
&#8598; &#8599; &#8600; &#8601;
&rArr; &lArr; &uArr; &lArr; &hArr; &#8661;
&#8662; &#8663; &#8664; &#8665;

Geometry:

&ang; &#8737; &#8735; &#8894; &#8738;
°&deg; &#8895; &#9649;

Geometric relations:

&cong; &#8774; &#8780; &#8764; &#8769; &#8766;
&perp; &#8741; &#8742;

Lower-case Greek Letters:

α&alpha; β&beta; γ&gamma; δ&delta; ε&epsilon; ζ&zeta;
η&eta; θ&theta; ϑ&thetasym; ι&iota; κ&kappa; λ&lambda;
μ&mu; ν&nu; ξ&xi; ο&omicron; π&pi; ϖ&piv;
ρ&rho; ς&sigmaf; σ&sigma; τ&tau; υ&upsilon; ϒ&upsih;
φ&phi; ϕ&#981; ɸ&#632; χ&chi; ψ&psi; ω&omega;

Upper-case Greek Letters:

Α&Alpha; Β&Beta; Γ&Gamma; Δ&Delta; Ε&Epsilon; Ζ&Zeta;
Η&Eta; Θ&Theta; Ι&Iota; Κ&Kappa; Λ&Lambda; Μ&Mu;
Ν&Nu; Ξ&Xi; Ο&Omicron; Π&Pi; Ρ&Rho; Σ&Sigma;
Τ&Tau; Υ&Upsilon; Φ&Phi; Χ&Chi; Ψ&Psi; Ω&Omega;

Sets of numbers:

&#8473; &#8469; &#8484; &#8474; &#8477; &#8450;

Math letters:

&real; &image; &#8495; &#8458; &#8455; &#8497;
&weierp; &#8492; &#8475; &alefsym; &#8460;
&#8500; &#8467; &#8461; &#8493; &#8488;

Fractions (see notes below):

½&frac12; ¼&frac14; ¾&frac34; &#8531; &#8532;
&#8533; &#8534; &#8535; &#8536; &#8537; &#8538;
&#8539; &#8540; &#8541; &#8542;

Superscripts:

&#8304; ¹&#185; ²&#178; ³&#179; &#8308;
&#8309; &#8310; &#8311; &#8312; &#8313;
&#7491; &#7495; &#7580; &#7496; &#7497; &#7584;
&#7501; ʰ&#688; &#8305; ʲ&#690; &#7503; ˡ&#737;
&#7504; &#8319; &#7506; &#7510; ʳ&#691; ˢ&#738;
&#7511; &#7512; ʷ&#695; ʸ&#696;
&#7468; &#7470; &#7472; &#7473; &#7475; &#7476;
&#7477; &#7478; &#7479; &#7480; &#7481; &#7482;
&#7484; &#7486; ᴿ&#7487; &#7488; &#7489; &#11389;
&#7490;
&#7493; &#7517; &#7518; &#7519; &#7499; ᶿ&#7615;
&#7589; &#7602; &#7520; &#7521;
&#8314; &#8315; &#8316; &#8317; &#8318;
ʹ&#697; ʺ&#698; ʻ&#699; ʼ&#700; ʽ&#701;
˂&#706; ˃&#707; ˄&#708; ˅&#709; ˆ&#710; ˇ&#711;

Subscripts:

&#8320; &#8321; &#8322; &#8323; &#8324;
&#8325; &#8326; &#8327; &#8328; &#8329;
&#8336; &#8337; &#8341; &#7522; &#11388; &#8342;
&#8343; &#8344; &#8345; &#8338; &#8346; &#7523;
&#8347; &#8348; &#7524; &#7525; &#8339;
&#7526; &#7527; &#7528; &#7529; &#7530;

Units:

&#8491; °&deg; &#8451; &#8457; %% &permil;
&#x33a7; &#x33a8; &#x33ae; &#x33af; µ&micro;

Physics constants and symbols:

&#8462; &#8463; &#8459; &#8496; &#8499;

Accents and phonetics (see notes below):

`` ´&acute; ˆ&circ; ¨&uml; ˜&tilde; ˚&#730;
¯&macr; ¸&cedil; ː&#720;
̑&#785; ̂&#770; ̆&#774; ̌&#780; ̐&#784; ̃&#771;
̀&#768; ́&#769; ̏&#783; ̋&#779; ̍&#781; ̎&#782;
̔&#788; ̓&#787; ̇&#775; ̈&#776;
̄&#772; ̅&#773; ̊&#778; ̒&#786; ̉&#777;
̜&#796; ̝&#797; ̞&#798; ̟&#799; ̠&#800; ̡&#801;
̢&#802; ̣&#803; ̤&#804; ̥&#805; ̦&#806; ̧&#807;
̨&#808; ̩&#809; ̪&#810; ̺&#826; ̰&#816; ̹&#825;

Lowercase accents:

à&agrave; á&aacute; â&acirc; ä&auml; ã&atilde; å&aring;
ā&#257; ă&#259; ą&#261;
è&egrave; é&eacute; ê&ecirc; ë&euml; &#7869;
ē&#275; ĕ&#277; ė&#279;
ì&igrave; í&iacute; î&icirc; ï&iuml; ĩ&#297;
ī&#299; ĭ&#301; į&#303; ı&#305; Ɩ&#406; Ɨ&#407;
ò&ograve; ó&oacute; ô&ocirc; ö&ouml; õ&otilde;
ō&#333; ŏ&#335; ő&#337; ơ&#417;
ù&ugrave; ú&uacute; û&ucirc; ü&uuml; ũ&#361; ů&#367;
ū&#363; ŭ&#365; ű&#369; ų&#371;
ƀ&#384; ƃ&#387; ƅ&#389;
ç&ccedil; ć&#263; ĉ&#265; ċ&#267; č&#269; ƈ&#392;
ď&#271; đ&#273; ƌ&#396; ƍ&#397; ƒ&#402;
ĝ&#285; ğ&#287; ġ&#289; ģ&#291;
ĥ&#293; ħ&#295; ƕ&#405;
ĵ&#309; ķ&#311; ĸ&#312; ƙ&#409;
ĺ&#314; ļ&#316; ľ&#318; ŀ&#320; ł&#322;
ñ&ntilde; ń&#324; ņ&#326; ň&#328; ʼn&#329; ŋ&#331;
ƥ&#421; ŕ&#341; ŗ&#343; ř&#345;
ś&#347; ŝ&#349; ť&#357; ŧ&#359; ŵ&#373;
ý&yacute; ÿ&yuml; ŷ&#375; ź&#378; ż&#380; ž&#382;

Uppercase accents:

À&Agrave; Á&Aacute; Â&Acirc; Ä&Auml; Ã&Atilde; Å&Aring;
Ā&#256; Ă&#258; Ą&#260;
È&Egrave; É&Eacute; Ê&Ecirc; Ë&Euml; &#7868;
Ē&#274; Ĕ&#276; Ė&#278; Ę&#280; Ě&#282;
Ì&Igrave; Í&Iacute; Î&Icirc; Ï&Iuml; Ĩ&#296;
Ĩ&#296; Ī&#298; Ĭ&#300; Į&#302; İ&#304;
Ò&Ograve; Ó&Oacute; Ô&Ocirc; Ö&Ouml; Õ&Otilde;
Ō&#332; Ŏ&#334; Ő&#336;
Ù&Ugrave; Ú&Uacute; Û&Ucirc; Ü&Uuml; Ũ&#360; Ů&#366;
Ū&#362; Ŭ&#364; Ű&#368; Ų&#370;
Ɓ&#385; Ƃ&#386; Ƅ&#388;
Ć&#262; Ĉ&#264; Ċ&#266; Č&#268; Ç&Ccedil; Ƈ&#391;
Ď&#270; Ð&ETH; Ƒ&#401;
Ĝ&#284; Ğ&#286; Ġ&#288; Ģ&#290; Ɠ&#403; Ǵ&#500;
Ĥ&#292; Ħ&#294; Ĵ&#308; Ķ&#310; Ƙ&#408;
Ĺ&#313; Ļ&#315; Ľ&#317; Ŀ&#319; Ł&#321;
Ñ&Ntilde; Ń&#323; Ņ&#325; Ň&#327; Ɲ&#413; Ŋ&#330;
Ƥ&#420; Ʀ&#422; Ŕ&#340; Ŗ&#342; Ř&#344;
Ś&#346; Ŝ&#348; Ş&#350; Ť&#356; Ŧ&#358; Ŵ&#372;
Ý&Yacute; Ÿ&Yuml; Ŷ&#374; Ź&#377; Ż&#379; Ž&#381;

Phonetics:

æ&aelig; œ&oelig; ä&#228; ɑ&#593; ɒ&#594; ɔ&#596;
ə&#601; ɚ&#602; ɛ&#603; ɜ&#604; ɝ&#605; ɤ&#612;
ɨ&#616; ɪ&#618; ɯ&#623; ʊ&#650; ʋ&#651; ʌ&#652;
θ&theta; ð&eth; ʃ&#643; ʒ&#658; ɡ&#609; ŋ&#331;
ɻ&#635; ʈ&#648; ɕ&#597; ʂ&#642; ʐ&#656;
ø&oslash; Ø&Oslash; þ&thorn; Þ&THORN;
ʰ&#688; ʱ&#689; ʲ&#690; ʳ&#691; ʷ&#695; ˠ&#736;
&#7587; &#8319; &#7505;

Chinese pinyin (lowercase):

ā&#257; á&aacute; ǎ&#462; à&agrave; ȧ&#551; å&aring;
ē&#275; é&eacute; ě&#283; è&egrave; ė&#279; ê&ecirc;
ī&#299; í&iacute; ǐ&#464; ì&igrave;
ō&#333; ó&oacute; ǒ&#466; ò&ograve; ȯ&#559;
ū&#363; ú&uacute; ǔ&#468; ù&ugrave;
ǖ&#470; ǘ&#472; ǚ&#474; ǜ&#476; ü&#252;

Chinese pinyin (uppercase):

Ā&#256; Á&Aacute; Ǎ&#461; À&Agrave; Ȧ&#550; Å&Aring;
Ē&#274; É&Eacute; Ě&#282; È&Egrave; Ė&#278; Ê&Ecirc;
Ī&#298; Í&Iacute; Ǐ&#463; Ì&Igrave;
Ō&#332; Ó&Oacute; Ǒ&#465; Ò&Ograve; Ȯ&#558;
Ū&#362; Ú&Uacute; Ǔ&#467; Ù&Ugrave;
Ǖ&#469; Ǘ&#471; Ǚ&#473; Ǜ&#475; Ü&#220;

Shapes:

&#9650; &#9651; &#9654; &#9655;
&#9660; &#9661; &#9664; &#9665;
&#x2b1b; &#x2b1c; &#x2b1d; &#x2b1e;
&#x25c6; &#x25c7; &#x2b26; &#x2b27; &#x2b29; &#x2b2a;
&#x2b1f; &#x2b20; &#x2b54;
&#x2b23; &#x2394; &#x2b22; &#x2b21;
&#x2b24; &#x25ef; &#x25cf; &#x25cb; &#x2b2c; &#x2b2d;
&#x2395; &#x25a1; &#x25a2; &#x25fb; &#x25fd; &#x2610;
&#x274f; &#x2750; &#x2751; &#x2752;
&#x2341; &#x2342; &#x22a0;

Cards:

&spades; &hearts; &clubs; &diams;
&#9828; &#9825; &#9831; &#9826;

Dices:

&#x2680; &#x2681; &#x2682; &#x2683; &#x2684; &#x2685;

Chess pieces:

&#9818; &#9819; &#9820; &#9821; &#9822; &#9823;
&#9812; &#9813; &#9814; &#9815; &#9816; &#9817;

Windows buttons:

&#8862; &#8863; &#8864; &#8865;

Money and currency:

¢&cent; £&pound; ¤&curren; ¥&yen; ƒ&fnof; &euro;

Copyrights and trademarks:

©&copy; ®&reg; &trade; &#8480; &#8471;

Book of Changes (Zhouyi):

&#x2630; &#x2631; &#x2632; &#x2633;
&#x2634; &#x2635; &#x2636; &#x2637;
&#x4dc0; &#x4dc1; &#x4dc2; &#x4dc3;
&#x4dc4; &#x4dc5; &#x4dc6; &#x4dc7;
&#x4dc8; &#x4dc9; &#x4dca; &#x4dcb;
&#x4dcc; &#x4dcd; &#x4dce; &#x4dcf;
&#x4dd0; &#x4dd1; &#x4dd2; &#x4dd3;
&#x4dd4; &#x4dd5; &#x4dd6; &#x4dd7;
&#x4dd8; &#x4dd9; &#x4dda; &#x4ddb;
&#x4ddc; &#x4ddd; &#x4dde; &#x4ddf;
&#x4de0; &#x4de1; &#x4de2; &#x4de3;
&#x4de4; &#x4de5; &#x4de6; &#x4de7;
&#x4de8; &#x4de9; &#x4dea; &#x4deb;
&#x4dec; &#x4ded; &#x4dee; &#x4def;
&#x4df0; &#x4df1; &#x4df2; &#x4df3;
&#x4df4; &#x4df5; &#x4df6; &#x4df7;
&#x4df8; &#x4df9; &#x4dfa; &#x4dfb;
&#x4dfc; &#x4dfd; &#x4dfe; ䷿&#x4dff;

Extra symbols:

&#x262E; &#x262F; &#8468; &#8485; &#x2614; &#x2696;
&#x269A; &#x269B;

Tricks

Add a bar or hat on to the previous symbol

x-bar (), HTML: x&#772;.

p-hat (), HTML: p&#770;.

There's a Font problem and the trick may only work for Firefox and Chrome.

Phonetic symbols are constructed similarly. The HTML code for is t&#810;.

Symbols that can be attached to the previous character can be found in the “Accents and phonetics” section.

Fractions

Use combined subscript, superscript and fraction slash to create fractions

E.g.: 4/7 (⁴⁄₇), HTML: &#8308;&frasl;&#8327;.

Resources

The following websites may provide more complete character sets than the above.

  1. A list of special characters.
  2. Another list W3C symbols.
  3. Additional collections 1
  4. Wikipedia list
  5. Additional arrows
  6. Math symbols
  7. Math letters
  8. ISO 31-11
  9. Logic symbols
  10. Superscripts and subscripts
  11. International Phonetic Alphabet
  12. Phonetic symbols in unicode
  13. Pinyin
  14. In Ubuntu, there's a Character Map tool under Applications/Accessories. Focus on the Common section.

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