HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript Fourth Edition

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CHAPTER 10. FONT FAMILIES 112


;– They should always end with a semi-colon. The ending semi-colon is
optional if things are not ambiguous, but future character references could
make a once-unambiguous thing ambiguous. Play it safe.


Here are a few handy glyphs.


" "
' ’
& &
© ©c
® ©R
™ TM

> >
< <
≥ ≥
≢ 6 =
≤ ≤

♂ ♂
♀ ♀
♠ ♠
&diamonds; ♦
♥ ♥
♣ ♣

http://shapecatcher.com/is a wonderful tool that lets you draw a picture
of the glyph you are looking for. It will search its database and give you a
list of glyphs that it thinks match most closely. I use it often.


There are hundreds (maybe thousands) more of these character references
supported in HTML. Google search for “html special characters” to see more
of them.


Exam Question 195(p.347): What HTML character entity reference is
for a space without letting the line split?
Required Answer: 


Exam Question 196(p.347): What HTML character entity reference is
for the ampersand (and) symbol?
Required Answer:&


Exam Question 197(p.347): What HTML character entity reference is
for the less-than symbol?
Required Answer:<


Exam Question 198(p.348): What HTML character entity reference is
for the greater-than symbol?
Required Answer:>


Exam Question 199(p.348): What HTML character entity reference is
for a double-quote?
Required Answer:"


Exam Question 200(p.348): What HTML character entity reference is
for a single-quote?
Required Answer:'


Exam Question 201(p.348): What HTML character entity reference is

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