HTML Special Chars

Ampersand (&)

The ampersand is the reserved escape character in HTML. Any bare "&" in an HTML document must be written as & to prevent parser errors and XSS vulnerabilities.

One-Click Copyable Code Formats

HTML Named Entity

&

HTML Decimal Code

&

HTML Hex Code

&

CSS content (\XXXX)

\0026

JavaScript Unicode (\uXXXX)

\u0026

URL Percent Encoded

%26

Real-World Implementation Snippets

HTML5 Document

<p>Example: &</p>

CSS ::before / ::after

.badge::before {
  content: '\0026 ';
}

React JSX / TypeScript

<span>{"\u0026"}</span>

Frequently Asked Questions

Ampersand (&) HTML Entity FAQ

Common questions regarding HTML escape codes, CSS pseudo-elements, and browser character encoding.

The standard HTML named entity is "&". If using numeric codes, you can use the decimal code "&" or hex code "&".

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