Writing any Unicode (UTF-8) character in HTML

The browser interprets given HTML Codes for Unicode characters and displays them. You may use either the

  • entity name

  • hex code

  • decimal code

Note

Emojis have an CLDR short name. This does not serve as entity name for HTML. It is used by applications (e.g. messenger) as a way to enter emojis, but cannot be interpreted by browser:

You need to use either the hex or the decimal code for emojis.

Entity names for Unicode characters: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/named-characters.html.
Unicode hex & decimal codes (incl. emojis): https://symbl.cc/en/unicode-table/

HTML Syntax

Type

Form

Entity name

&<NAME>;

Decimal code

&#<CODE>;

Hex code

&#x<CODE>;

Example

<p>Using entity name:</p>
<p>&times;</p>
<p>Using decimal code:</p>
<p>&#128512;</p>
<p>Using hex code:</p>
<p>&#x1F600;</p>

is interpreted as:

Using entity name: ×

Using decimal code: 😀

Using hex code: 😀