Character Sets

The character encoding tells the browser what character set the HTML document is written in. Before a character encoding is specified, the browser uses a default character set, but it's a good idea to set the encoding at the server level or in the head of the document.

Learn how to use special characters in your Web pages to display more than just what's on the keyboard. HTML codes allow you to put non-standard characters in Web pages.

It's easy to include special characters in your Web pages, even if the characters aren't on your keyboard layout. Simply use Unicode and HTML character entity codes to define the characters on your Web pages.

HTML codes to put ASCII special characters on your Web page.

Learn how to use Macromedia Dreamweaver to add special characters onto your Web page.

You might be surprised at the various HTML codes that are available. Use these special characters to dress up your page or just include more correct language.

If you're trying to create a site that caters to non-English speakers, you need to be able to use languages other than English. These tips will help you work with Latin-1 and other single-byte languages.

Find the character you need for your site - in nearly any language.

Use a non-breaking space anywhere you want to force a space where the browser would leave it out. This page contains information about non-breaking spaces and how to use them.