What in the world is an "&" command?
Ampersand commands ("&" is pronounced "ampersand") are quite useful, especially to me. I use them all over these HTML tutorials to create the characters not found on the keyboard or to make command characters show up on the page.
What I Mean
Let's say you want a copyright insignia. Well, there isn't any copyright on the keyboard. That means you'll need to either create it as a graphic or use an "&" command to place it. Have you also noticed that all over my pages I show HTML commands like <HTML>? Don't you find that strange seeing as if I enclose HTML in < > brackets that it shouldn't show up on the page?
What I am doing is using an "&" command to create the greater-than and less-than sign.
Here's How It Works
Your browser reads commands inside of greater-than and less-than brackets.
But did you know it also reads commands inside of an "&" and ";" (semicolon) insignia? Well, it does.
Those who create the HTML code have created a slew of these commands that sit inside of an "&" and a ";". All you need to know is the little three- or four-letter code that goes between the "&" and the ";" and you'll be placing little insignias all over your page.
Here They Are
Below is a chart showing as many "&" commands as I could find.
Remember: You do not place these codes inside of < and > commands. These just sit as they appear in the chart below. They always begin with an "&" and end with a ";".
Each chart cell is set up with the "&" command, as it should appear on your page, and then what the command created below. Like so:
Capitalization Counts Here!
<
< |
>
> |
&
& |
"
" |
(A Space) |
Ç
Ç |
&ccdil;
ç |
Ñ
Ñ |
ñ
ñ |
Þ
Þ |
þ
þ |
Ý
Ý |
ý
ý |
ÿ
ÿ |
ß
ß |
Æ
Æ |
Á
Á |
Â
 |
À
À |
Å
Å |
Ã
à |
Ä
Ä |
æ
æ |
á
á |
â
â |
à
à |
å
å |
ã
ã |
ä
ä |
Ð
Ð |
É
É |
Ê
Ê |
È
È |
Ë
Ë |
ð
ð |
é
é |
ê
ê |
è
è |
ë
ë |
Í
Í |
Î
Î |
Ì
Ì |
Ï
Ï |
í
í |
î
î |
ì
ì |
ï
ï |
Ó
Ó |
Ô
Ô |
Ò
Ò |
Ø
Ø |
Õ
Õ |
Ö
Ö |
ó
ó |
ô
ô |
ò
ò |
ø
ø |
õ
õ |
ö
ö |
Ú
Ú |
Û
Û |
Ù
Ù |
Ü
Ü |
ú
ú |
û
û |
ù
ù |
ü
ü |
®
® |
±
± |
µ
µ |
¶
¶ |
·
· |
¢
¢ |
£
£ |
¥
¥ |
¼
¼ |
½
½ |
¾
¾ |
¹
¹ |
²
² |
³
³ |
¿
¿ |
°
° |
¦
¦ |
§
§ |
«
« |
»
» |
|
Enjoy!
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