Support for various HTML entities in various browsers and platforms
Windows table key:
WinIE6 = Internet Explorer 6, Windows XP Pro
WinIE5 = Internet Explorer 5, Windows NT 4
WinNS7 = Netscape 7.02 and 7.1, Windows XP Pro
WinNS4 = Netscape 4.5, Windows 98
WinOp7 = Opera 7.23, Windows XP Pro
WinOp5 = Opera 5.11, Windows 98
WinOp3 = Opera 3.51, Windows NT
Sample | Entity | WinIE6 | WinNS7 | WinNS4 | WinOp7 | WinOp5 | WinOp3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This isan em dash. |
151 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This is—an em dash. |
8212 | Yes | Yes | unknown | Yes | Yes | unknown |
This is—an em dash |
mdash | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
This is a single-pixel GIF trickwith
an |
[none] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | high line |
This is a test ’til death do us part. |
8217 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
This is a ‘test’ of single-quotes pointing in ‘both directions.’ |
8216/8217 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
This is the same kind of ‘test.’ |
lsquo | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
This is the “same kind” of test, using double quotes. |
8220/8221 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Double quotes again |
147/148 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | unknown |
“Double quotes.” |
ldquo | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
"Straight double quotes" | quot | Yes | Yes | unknown | Yes | unknown | unknown |
This is a trademark symbol. |
153 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | unknown |
This™ is also a trademark symbol. |
trade | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Ménage à Trois. |
eacute, agrave | Yes | Yes | unknown | Yes | Yes | unknown |
π is the Greek letter pi. |
pi | Yes | Yes | unknown | Yes | unknown | unknown |
Soft hyphen; see below | shy | Yes | none | - | Yes | none | - |
Macintosh and UNIX:
Safari1 = Safari 1.1.1, MacOS X 10.3.1
MacNS6/7 = Netscape 6.2.2, MacOS X 10.1.3; and Netscape 7.02, MacOS X 10.3.1
MacNS4 = Netscape 4.05, 4.5, and 4.73, MacOS 8.5, 8.6, and 9.1
MacOp5 = Opera 5.0b4.498, MacOS X 10.1.3
MacIE5 = Internet Explorer 5, MacOS X 10.1.3
MacIE4 = Internet Explorer 4.01, MacOS 8.5
lynx2 = lynx 2.8.4dev.9, FreeBSD 4.1.1
Sample | Entity | Safari1 | MacNS6/7 | MacNS4 | MacOp5 | MacIE5 | MacIE4 | lynx2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This isan em dash. |
151 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | double hyphen |
This is—an em dash. |
8212 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | double hyphen |
This is—an em dash |
mdash | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | double hyphen |
This is a single-pixel GIF trickwith an |
[none] | Yes | Yes | Mostly[1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | double hyphen |
This is a test ’til death do us part. |
8217 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This is a ‘test’ of single-quotes pointing in ‘both directions.’ |
8216/8217 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This is the same kind of ‘test.’ |
lsquo | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
This is the “same kind” of test, using double quotes. |
8220/8221 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Double quotes again |
147/148 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
“Double quotes.” |
ldquo | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
"Straight double quotes" | quot | Yes | Yes | unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This is a trademark symbol. |
153 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This™ is also a trademark symbol. |
trade | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ménage à Trois. |
eacute, agrave | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
π is the Greek letter pi. |
pi | Yes | Yes | unknown | No | Yes | No | p |
Soft hyphen; see below | shy | - | none | ? | none | - | - | Yes |
Note [1]: Netscape 4/Mac has a bug that displays this GIF incorrectly if it's the first displayed "character" on a line.
This item was taken out of the above tables for better display:
Thisisaverylonghyphenatedphrasethat'ssupposedtousesofthyphenswhichseemstomeanit'ssupposedtoputahyphenatthelinebreak.
The entity name is "shy"; it displays as a "?" on MacNS4, a "-" on MacIE4 and MacIE5 and WinNS4 and Opera3, and correctly on lynx2 (which is to say the soft hyphens are invisible except at the line break, where a single hyphen appears). On Opera5, the entity doesn't display, but the line doesn't break, either; it appears the same way it would if all the ­ entities were removed.
Lynx is remarkably conformant; displays all of the above quite nicely.