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created 2026-05-04 00:13
source https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/responsive-web-design-v9/lecture-html-fundamentals/what-are-html-entities
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Summary

Named character references area specific type of [[Character Reference|character references]] that start with &, and end with ;.

Note

Different kinds of character references (i.e., [[Decimal numeric character reference|decimal numeric]] and [[Hexadecimal numeric character reference|hexadecimal numeric]]) include different required characters after the &.

Named character references are what are used to write things like <p> without confusing the [[HTML parser]].

If you do not use a named character reference, the HTML parser will "think" you are attempting to write a legitimate [[HTML element]], instead of simply trying to mention or reference it in a sentence.

Example

If you want to write < as visible text on an HTML webpage, you would write &lt;

To see an example of a named character reference being used, refer to [[Example of HTML entity]].