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How do I show special characters in HTML?
When you want to insert a special character, select Insert > HTML > Special Characters. From there are you presented with a few of the most common, or you can choose “Other” to view all the characters available. Simply select the character you would like to insert and the code is inserted for you.
Are special characters allowed in HTML?
In HTML, special characters are typically those that can’t be easily typed into a keyboard or may cause display issues if typed or pasted into a web page. If you plan to use any of the special characters on this page, you should use either the HTML entity name or the HTML entity number.

What character is ‘?
APOSTROPHE
CHARACTER TABULATION | ||
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‘ | ‘ | APOSTROPHE |
( | ( | LEFT PARENTHESIS |
) | ) | RIGHT PARENTHESIS |
* | * * | ASTERISK |
What are special characters examples?

Keyboard special characters
Key/symbol | Explanation |
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` | Acute, backquote, backtick, grave, grave accent, left quote, open quote, or a push. |
! | Exclamation mark, exclamation point, or bang. |
@ | Ampersat, arobase, asperand, at, or at symbol. |
# | Octothorpe, number, pound, sharp, or hash. |
How do I type special characters?
Inserting ASCII characters To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad. You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers, and not the keyboard.
How do I type Special Characters?
How do you use special characters?
In your document, position the insertion point where you want the special character to appear. Press and hold down the ALT key while you type the four number Unicode value for the character. Note that NUM LOCK must be on, and you have to use the number pad keys to type the Unicode character value.
What is &# in HTML?
An HTML entity is a piece of text (“string”) that begins with an ampersand ( & ) and ends with a semicolon ( ; ) ….Reserved characters.
Character | Entity | Note |
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& | & | Interpreted as the beginning of an entity or character reference. |
< | < | Interpreted as the beginning of a tag |
Is a special character for apostrophe in HTML?
One such symbol is the apostrophe….How to create the apostrophe symbol in HTML.
Method | Apostrophe symbol |
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entity number | ‘ |
entity name | ‘ |
hexadecimal reference | ‘ |
How do you put a special character in a password?
a minimum of 1 special character: ~`! @#$%^&*()-_+={}[]|\;:”<>,./? at least 1 upper case, numeric, and special character must be EMBEDDED somewhere in the middle of the password, and not just be the first or the last character of the password string.