Character encodings in HTML: Difference between revisions

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Decimal and hexadecimal HTML entities can also be used, based on the [[Unicode]] numeric code for the character encoded. For example, &lambda; can also be represented as a decimal-coded entity as <code>&amp;#955;</code>.
Note that unnecessary use of HTML character encodingsreferences may significantly reduce the readability of HTML. If the character encoding for a web page is chosen appropriately then HTML character encodingsreferences are usually only required for a few special characters. The characters '''&amp;''', '''&lt;''' and '''&gt;''' always need to be encoded, as noted above.