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  • September 30, 2012 at 4:11 am #40072
    aoeui
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    hi,

    I use this page for symbol reference ever since I can remember
    http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_symbols.asp

    one thing bugs me because I never knew what is the difference
    if to use the symbol and just copy paste it, write the code or the name of that symbol

    for example if I want to write “3 dots” (horizontal ellipsis)
    does it matter ?

    September 30, 2012 at 4:22 am #111034
    Paulie_D
    Member

    It can matter as some text editors don’t receive copy and paste exactly as you might think.

    In practice, I use the Entity Name (beginning with an ampersand (&) because they are usually descriptive and thus easier to remember.

    ™

    is easier to remember than

    &#8482

    September 30, 2012 at 4:25 am #111035
    aoeui
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    well that makes perfect sense

    September 30, 2012 at 1:29 pm #111041
    aoeui
    Participant

    thanks for the article
    will have a look at it

    September 30, 2012 at 4:17 pm #111049
    dfogge
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    according to [this*](http://shoptalkshow.com/episodes/029-with-tab-atkins/ “Shoptalk Show 029: Tab Atkins”) episode of shop talk show html5 doesnt require the codes anymore and accepts mostly all of the symbols. it’s one of the questions answered towards the end of the show.

    *http://shoptalkshow.com/episodes/029-with-tab-atkins/

    October 1, 2012 at 2:13 pm #111108
    dfogge
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    yeah dont forget your charset utf-8

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