JavaScript: ISO Latin-1 Character Set

ISO Latin-1 Character Set

HTML-and, by extension, JavaScript-uses the ISO Latin-1 character set. Because many of these characters are difficult or impossible to use with text editors, you can enter them by means of an entity code. Entity codes consist of an ampersand, a pound sign, the decimal representation of the character, and a semicolon. An example of an entity code is 0, which is the entity code for the digit 0.

Entity codes are difficult to use without memorizing a list of characters and their decimal representations. Fortunately, you can also enter many characters by using their entity names. An entity name consists of an ampersand, the character\'s name, and a semicolon. An example of an entity name is <, which is the entity name for the less-than (<) sign. Not all characters in the ISO Latin-1 character set have entity names. The following table lists all the ISO Latin-1 characters and their entity codes, also listing entity names where applicable.