HTML Entity Examples: Less Than, Greater Than, and More

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔑 HTML entities are used to display reserved characters in HTML.
• ✍️ Reserved characters include: `<` (less than), `>` (greater than), `&` (ampersand), `"` (double quote), and `'` (single quote).
• 💻 To display these characters, use their corresponding HTML entities.
• ✅ `<` represents the less than symbol (<).
• ✔️ `>` represents the greater than symbol (>).
• ➕ Other common entities: `&` (ampersand - &), `"` (double quote - "), `'` (single quote - ').
• 💡 Use HTML entities consistently to ensure cross-browser compatibility and proper rendering of special characters.

🧠 Practice Quiz

1. Which HTML entity represents the less than symbol?

   1. &gt;
   2. &amp;
   3. &lt;
   4. &quot;

2. What is the HTML entity for the greater than symbol?

   1. &lt;
   2. &gt;
   3. &apos;
   4. &amp;

3. Which entity should you use to display an ampersand (&) in HTML?

   1. &amp;
   2. &gt;
   3. &lt;
   4. &quot;

4. What HTML entity is used to display a double quote (")?

   1. &apos;
   2. &quot;
   3. &lt;
   4. &amp;

5. Which of the following is the correct way to display '5 is less than 10' in HTML, showing the less than symbol?

   1. 5 < 10
   2. 5 < 10
   3. 5 &lt 10
   4. 5 > 10

6. What is the purpose of using HTML entities?

   1. To style the HTML elements.
   2. To display reserved characters.
   3. To create links to other pages.
   4. To add images to the page.

7. Which HTML code snippet will display: "Hello & World" correctly?

   1. "Hello & World"
   2. "Hello & World"
   3. "Hello & World"
   4. "Hello & World"