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Thread #40563   Message #584277
Posted By: JohnInKansas
01-Nov-01 - 06:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: HTML Characters
Subject: RE: BS: HTML Characters

The semicolon is part of the code

A character code always starts with &

If the character is "named" the name follows

If the character doesn't have a name, the next thing is a # (called a "pound" or "number sign" by amateurs, but the techies refer to it as a "hash" or a "splat"). This says "number coming"

Next comes the number

The code always ends with a semicolon - tells the viewer that you've finished that piece of code.

Try using the character number 149. Code it as:

•

It should show up in both viewers, and will make life simpler if you decide to edit things later.

John