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HTML Entities

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Summary

HTML Entities is a special code for displaying characters that if written directly could be considered part of a markup. For example, to display a sign smaller than and to display an ampersand. Entities can be names such as © or number codes such as ©. The use of entities is important when displaying code or user input to avoid damaging the structure of the page.

Key points

Entity displays a special character without making it considered a markup
< and > used to display square brackets
& apos; must be used to display ampersand characters
  maintain spaces that lines should not be cut
Use escaping when displaying user input to prevent security issues

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