Character Set

Have you ever wondered how those special characters are generated on some pages like the copyright symbol ©, the trademark ™ or the registered symbol ®. The answer lies in the use of the ordinal number prefixed by &#.

Table Using &# Prefixing the Ordinal Number
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
30				!	"	#	$	%	&	'	40	(	)	*	+	,	-	.	/	0	1
50	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	:	;	60	<	=	>	?	@	A	B	C	D	E
70	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	80	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y
90	Z	[	\	]	^	_	`	a	b	c	100	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	k	l	m
110	n	o	p	q	r	s	t	u	v	w	120	x	y	z	{	\|	}	~
130	‚	ƒ	„	…	†	‡	ˆ	‰	Š	‹	140	Œ					‘	’	“	”	•
150	–	—	˜	™	š	›	œ			Ÿ	160		¡	¢	£	¤	¥	¦	§	¨	©
170	ª	«	¬		®	¯	°	±	²	³	180	´	µ	¶	·	¸	¹	º	»	¼	½
190	¾	¿	À	Á	Â	Ã	Ä	Å	Æ	Ç	200	È	É	Ê	Ë	Ì	Í	Î	Ï	Ð	Ñ
210	Ò	Ó	Ô	Õ	Ö	×	Ø	Ù	Ú	Û	220	Ü	Ý	Þ	ß	à	á	â	ã	ä	å
230	æ	ç	è	é	ê	ë	ì	í	î	ï	240	ð	ñ	ò	ó	ô	õ	ö	÷	ø	ù
250	ú	û	ü	ý	þ	ÿ

Some Examples:

A listing of URLs separated by a small black dot.

Broadcast News and Newspapers
• CBS • CNN • NBC • New York Times • The Wall Street Journal • Reuters • US Today • Washington Post •
Money exchange

100¥ is equal to $1.15 or 115¢

Reposted April 11, 2003
Advanced Knowledge Institute
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