HTML content
Named entities are readable when available, while numeric HTML codes are more complete across the Unicode range.
Searchable Symbols
Symbol Codes
Symbol codes play crucial roles in web development, ensuring the proper display and interpretation of characters across different platforms, languages, and browsers. A symbol can be represented by Unicode, Hex Code, HTML Code, and CSS Entity. Some characters can also be represented by an HTML entity code, but not all characters have HTML entity codes.Practical Notes
Choosing the Right Symbol Format
The same symbol can appear as a character, Unicode code point, HTML entity, numeric reference, or CSS escape. The best form depends on where you are placing it.CSS content
CSS escapes are useful for pseudo-elements, generated labels, and icon-style decorative marks.
Plain text
Direct Unicode characters are easiest to read, but verify that the destination font supports the glyph.
| Symbol | Unicode | Hex Code | HTML Code | HTML Entity | CSS Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☹ | U+02639 | ☹ | ☹ | None | \2639 | WHITE FROWNING FACE |
| ♡ | U+02661 | ♡ | ♡ | None | \2661 | WHITE HEART SUIT |
| ☜ | U+0261C | ☜ | ☜ | None | \261C | WHITE LEFT POINTING INDEX |
| ✑ | U+02711 | ✑ | ✑ | None | \2711 | WHITE NIB |
| ☞ | U+0261E | ☞ | ☞ | None | \261E | WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX |
| ✄ | U+02704 | ✄ | ✄ | None | \2704 | WHITE SCISSORS |
| ☖ | U+02616 | ☖ | ☖ | None | \2616 | WHITE SHOGI PIECE |
| ☺ | U+0263A | ☺ | ☺ | None | \263A | WHITE SMILING FACE |
| ♤ | U+02664 | ♤ | ♤ | None | \2664 | WHITE SPADE SUIT |
| ☆ | U+02606 | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | \2606 | WHITE STAR |
| ☼ | U+0263C | ☼ | ☼ | None | \263C | WHITE SUN WITH RAYS |
| ☏ | U+0260F | ☏ | ☏ | None | \260F | WHITE TELEPHONE |
| ☝ | U+0261D | ☝ | ☝ | None | \261D | WHITE UP POINTING INDEX |
| ✍ | U+0270D | ✍ | ✍ | None | \270D | WRITING HAND |
| ☯ | U+0262F | ☯ | ☯ | None | \262F | YIN YANG |