Below is a list of common HTML entities and their meanings that you might need when adding code snippets or displaying Joomla module positions, such as:
{loadposition position-name}
| Result | Description | Entity Name | Entity Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-breaking space | |   | |
| < | less than | < | < |
| > | greater than | > | > |
| & | ampersand | & | & |
| " | double quotation mark | " | " |
| ' | single quotation mark (apostrophe) | ' | ' |
| ¢ | cent | ¢ | ¢ |
| £ | pound | £ | £ |
| ¥ | yen | ¥ | ¥ |
| € | euro | € | € |
| © | copyright | © | © |
| ® | registered trademark | ® | ® |
| { | opening curly brace | { | { |
| } | closing curly brace | } | } |
| § | section | § | § |
| ¶ | paragraph | ¶ | ¶ |
| × | multiplication | × | × |
| ÷ | division | ÷ | ÷ |
| ± | plus-minus | ± | ± |
| ° | degree | ° | ° |
| µ | micro | µ | µ |
| • | bullet | • | • |
| ‰ | per mille | ‰ | ‰ |
| † | dagger | † | † |
| ‡ | double dagger | ‡ | ‡ |
| − | minus | − | − |
| ™ | trademark | ™ | ™ |
| ∞ | infinity | ∞ | ∞ |
| ← | left arrow | ← | ← |
| → | right arrow | → | → |
| ↑ | up arrow | ↑ | ↑ |
| ↓ | down arrow | ↓ | ↓ |
| α | alpha | α | α |
| β | beta | β | β |
| π | pi | π | π |
| Σ | summation | ∑ | Σ |
| ∩ | intersection | ∩ | ∩ |
| ∪ | union | ∪ | ∪ |
| ≤ | less than or equal to | ≤ | ≤ |
| ≥ | greater than or equal to | ≥ | ≥ |
| ≠ | not equal | ≠ | ≠ |
| ≈ | approximately equal | ≈ | ≈ |
| ∂ | partial differential | ∂ | ∂ |
| ∇ | nabla | ∇ | ∇ |
| √ | square root | √ | √ |
| ∫ | integral | ∫ | ∫ |
| ‾ | overline | ‾ | ‾ |
| | | vertical bar | | | | |