When working with HTML, there are often situations where you need to display double quotes (“““) in the content. Directly adding double quotes can cause some issues, as they are used to define attributes in HTML tags. This tutorial will guide you on how to correctly display double quotes in your HTML content.
Using HTML Entities
In HTML, there are special characters called HTML entities, which are used to display reserved characters or characters that are difficult to type using a standard keyboard.
To display a double quote in HTML, you can use the HTML entity ". This entity is used to represent the double quote character, and when placed in your HTML content, it will be displayed as a double quote on the web page.
For example, the following code will display a double quote:
When rendered in the browser, the output will appear like this:
This is a double quote: “
Using Numeric Character References
You can also use numeric character references to display double quotes in HTML. These are based on the Unicode code point of the character. The numeric character reference for a double quote is " or " (in hexadecimal).
For example, the following code will display a double quote using numeric character references:
<p>This is a double quote: "</p>
When rendered in the browser, the output will appear like this:
This is a double quote: “
This is a double quote: “
Conclusion
Displaying double quotes in HTML can be achieved using HTML entities or numeric character references. Use ", ", or " to display a double quote in your HTML content without causing any issues with the rest of your markup.