| created | 2026-05-04 22:06 | ||
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| source | https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/responsive-web-design-v9/lecture-html-fundamentals/what-are-html-entities | ||
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A decimal numeric character reference is a [[character reference]] that starts with a &# and ends with a ;.
Suppose you want to write < as visible text on a web page.
With [[named character reference]], if you would write <.
With numeric character reference, you would instead write<.