On 13/02/2021 18:09, Grant Taylor wrote:
> On 2/13/21 10:49 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> HTML is not there to specify odd characters  - it can but its job is
>> to format text.
>
> All of the HTML codes for special characters tends to disagree with you.
>
>  
> ©
> €
> ™
> ...
>
> Do a web search for "html special characters" and you will find long lists.

I know that.
It was a pre UTF8 workaround back in the day

But my point still stands.

Once you have specified UTF8 in te HTML headers you don't need €
you can use "€" directkly. And its yuse or not is nothing toi do witrh HTML
.
The server passes a text stream to te browser, the browser notes that
its UTF8 and if it has a suitable fpnt available displays the characters
correctly


>
> I don't know what version of HTML these were introduced.  But I do know
> that many of the basic ones have been there for at least 20 years (HTML
> 4?).
>
Precisely. They are now essentially obsolescent. The only one you still
*need*, because the others still work is & :-)
And possibly  

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