So, You Want An "& Command", Huh?

What in the world is an "&" command?

Ampersand commands ("&" is pronounced "ampersand") are quite useful, especially to me. I use them all over these HTML tutorials to create the characters not found on the keyboard or to make command characters show up on the page.

What I Mean

Let's say you want a copyright insignia. Well, there isn't any copyright on the keyboard. That means you'll need to either create it as a graphic or use an "&" command to place it. Have you also noticed that all over my pages I show HTML commands like <HTML>? Don't you find that strange seeing as if I enclose HTML in < > brackets that it shouldn't show up on the page?

What I am doing is using an "&" command to create the greater-than and less-than sign.

Here's How It Works

Your browser reads commands inside of greater-than and less-than brackets. But did you know it also reads commands inside of an "&" and ";" (semicolon) insignia? Well, it does.

Those who create the HTML code have created a slew of these commands that sit inside of an "&" and a ";". All you need to know is the little three- or four-letter code that goes between the "&" and the ";" and you'll be placing little insignias all over your page.

Here They Are

Below is a chart showing as many "&" commands as I could find. Remember: You do not place these codes inside of < and > commands. These just sit as they appear in the chart below. They always begin with an "&" and end with a ";".

Each chart cell is set up with the "&" command, as it should appear on your page, and then what the command created below. Like so:

Capitalization Counts Here!

<
< >
> &
& "
"

 
(A Space) Ç
Ç &ccdil;
ç Ñ
Ñ

ñ
ñ Þ
Þ þ
þ Ý
Ý

ý
ý ÿ
ÿ ß
ß Æ
Æ

Á
Á Â
Â À
À Å
Å

Ã
Ã Ä
Ä æ
æ á
á

â
â à
à å
å ã
ã

ä
ä Ð
Ð É
É Ê
Ê

È
È Ë
Ë ð
ð é
é

ê
ê è
è ë
ë Í
Í

Î
Î Ì
Ì Ï
Ï í
í

î
î ì
ì ï
ï Ó
Ó

Ô
Ô Ò
Ò Ø
Ø Õ
Õ

Ö
Ö ó
ó ô
ô ò
ò

ø
ø õ
õ ö
ö Ú
Ú

Û
Û Ù
Ù Ü
Ü ú
ú

û
û ù
ù ü
ü ®
®

±
± µ
µ ¶
¶ ·
·

¢
¢ £
£ ¥
¥ ¼
¼

½
½ ¾
¾ ¹
¹ ²
²

³
³ ¿
¿ °
° ¦
¦

§
§ «
« »
»

Enjoy!