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html-entities	HTML Entities	Frontend	draft	conceptual		character entities reserved characters non-breaking space nbsp entity name entity number diacritical marks		B	0.90	2026-06-23	2026-06-23			html web frontend w3schools entities characters	https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_entities.asp

HTML Entities

🎯 한 줄 통찰 (One-line insight)

Reserved characters in HTML must be replaced with entities — written as an entity name (&name;) or an entity number (&#number;) — so the browser does not confuse them with tags. [S1]

🧠 핵심 개념 (Core concepts)

• Reserved characters need entities — characters like < and > are reserved; if used directly in text, the browser might mix them up with tags. [S1]
• Two entity forms — entity names (&entity_name;) or entity numbers (&#entity_number;) can both display reserved characters. [S1]
• Names are easier — entity names are easier to remember than entity numbers. [S1]
• Names are case sensitive — entity names must use the correct case. [S1]
• Non-breaking space ( ) — a space that will not break into a new line and prevents the browser from truncating consecutive spaces. [S1]
• Combining diacritical marks — marks can combine with alphanumeric characters to produce characters not present in the page's encoding. [S1]

🧩 추출된 패턴 (Extracted patterns)

• Less-than — < or < displays <. [S1]
• Greater-than — > or > displays >. [S1]
• Ampersand — & displays &. [S1]
• Non-breaking space —   keeps two words on the same line (e.g. 10 km/h, 10 PM) and adds real spaces. [S1]
• Combining mark — base char + mark number, e.g. à → à. [S1]

📖 세부 내용 (Details)

Reserved characters Some characters are reserved in HTML. If you use the less-than (<) or greater-than (>) signs in your HTML text, the browser might mix them with tags. Entity names or entity numbers can be used to display reserved HTML characters. [S1]

• < (less than) = <
• > (greater than) = >

Entity syntax An entity is written either as a name or as a number: [S1]

&entity_name;
&#entity_number;

For example, to display a less-than sign (<) we must write < or <. Entity names are easier to remember than entity numbers. [S1]

Note: Entity names are case sensitive. [S1]

Non-breaking space A commonly used HTML entity is the non-breaking space:  . A non-breaking space is a space that will not break into a new line. Two words separated by a non-breaking space will stick together (not break into a new line). This is handy when breaking the words might be disruptive, for example: [S1]

• § 10
• 10 km/h
• 10 PM

Another common use of the non-breaking space is to prevent browsers from truncating spaces in HTML pages. If you write 10 spaces in your text, the browser will remove 9 of them; to add real spaces to your text, you can use the   character entity. The non-breaking hyphen (‑) is used to define a hyphen character (‑) that does not break into a new line. [S1]

Some useful HTML character entities

Result	Description	Name	Number
(space)	non-breaking space	 	 
<	less than	&lt;	&#60;
>	greater than	&gt;	&#62;
&	ampersand	&amp;	&#38;
"	double quotation mark	&quot;	&#34;
'	single quotation mark	&apos;	&#39;
¢	cent	&cent;	&#162;
£	pound	&pound;	&#163;
¥	yen	&yen;	&#165;
€	euro	&euro;	&#8364;
©	copyright	&copy;	&#169;
®	registered trademark	&reg;	&#174;
™	trademark	&trade;	&#8482;

[S1]

Combining diacritical marks A diacritical mark is a "glyph" added to a letter. Some diacritical marks, like grave ( ̀) and acute ( ́), are called accents. Diacritical marks can be used in combination with alphanumeric characters to produce a character that is not present in the character set (encoding) used in the page. [S1]

Mark	Character	Construct	Result
̀	a	à	à
́	a	á	á
̂	a	â	â
̃	a	ã	ã
̀	O	Ò	Ò
́	O	Ó	Ó
̂	O	Ô	Ô
̃	O	Õ	Õ

[S1]

🛠️ 적용 사례 (Applied in summary)

The reserved-character substitutions (<, >, &), the   usage examples (10 km/h, 10 PM, preserving spaces), and the combining-mark constructs (à → à) are the canonical applied examples. No external project/commit applications found in the source.

💻 코드 패턴 (Code patterns)

Display a literal less-than sign:

<
<

Keep two words on the same line:

10 km/h

Combine a base character with a diacritical mark:

a&#768;   <!-- renders as à -->

⚖️ 비교 및 선택 기준 (Comparison & decision criteria)

• Entity name (<) — easier to remember; case sensitive. [S1]
• Entity number (<) — numeric alternative producing the same character. [S1]

⚖️ 모순 및 업데이트 (Contradictions & updates)

No contradictions found in the source.

✅ 검증 상태 및 신뢰도

• 상태: draft
• 검증 단계: conceptual (실제 적용 사례 발견 시 applied/validated로 승격 가능)
• 출처 신뢰도: B (W3Schools — widely used educational reference, not a primary standards body)
• 신뢰 점수: 0.90
• 중복 검사 결과: 신규 생성 (New discovery)

🔗 지식 그래프 (Knowledge Graph)

• 상위/루트: HTML Tutorial
• 관련 개념: HTML Symbols, HTML Charset, HTML Formatting, HTML Introduction
• 참조 맥락: Referenced whenever reserved characters, special symbols, real spaces, or accented characters must be displayed safely in HTML text.

📚 출처 (Sources)

• [S1] W3Schools — HTML Entities — https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_entities.asp

📝 변경 이력 (Change history)

• 2026-06-23: Initial draft synthesized from the W3Schools "HTML Entities" page (Astra wiki-curation, P-Reinforce v3.1 format).