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ASCII is the default encoding type that includes the standard 128 keyboard characters. Symbols and characters not part of the ASCII encoding type can be used by declaring a reference code.

The Standard reference method includes 252 symbols to choose from. Each standard reference name is declared with the  &  ampersand, followed by the reference name, then ending with the  ;  semicolon...

•  The  &  ampersand symbol is  & 
•  The  <  less symbol is  &lt; 
•  The  >  more symbol is  &gt; 
•  The  •  bullet symbol is  &bull; 
•  The  ©  copyright symbol is  &copy; 
•  The  ™  trademark symbol is  &trade; 
•  The  °  degree symbol is  &deg; 
•  The  ¢  cent symbol is  &cent; 
•  The  ½  one half symbol is  &frac12; 
•  The  ¼  one quarter symbol is  &frac14; 
•  The  ¾  three quarter symbol is  &frac34; 
•  The  ←  left arrow symbol is  &larr; 
•  The  ↑  up arrow symbol is  &uarr; 
•  The  →  right arrow symbol is  &rarr; 
•  The  ↓  down arrow symbol is  &darr; 

The Unicode reference method includes over 65,000 symbols to choose from. Unicode is a universal character-coding standard for the interchange and display of principal written languages covering the languages of the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, India, Asia, and Pacifica. Each unicode reference name is declared with the  &  ampersand, the  #  hash, followed by the reference number, then ending with the  ;  semicolon...

•  The  &  ampersand symbol is  &#38; 
•  The  <  less symbol is  &#60; 
•  The  >  more symbol is  &#62; 
•  The  •  bullet symbol is  &#8226; 
•  The  ©  copyright symbol is  &#169; 
•  The  ™  trademark symbol is  &#8482; 
•  The  °  degree symbol is  &#176; 
•  The  ¢  cent symbol is  &#162; 
•  The  ½  one half symbol is  &#189; 
•  The  ¼  one quarter symbol is  &#188; 
•  The  ¾  three quarter symbol is  &#190; 
•  The  ←  left arrow symbol is  &#8592; 
•  The  ↑  up arrow symbol is  &#8593; 
•  The  →  right arrow symbol is  &#8594; 
•  The  ↓  down arrow symbol is  &#8595;