Understanding HTML Entities and Tags

The video tutorial addresses the issue of displaying angle brackets in HTML, which are interpreted as tags. It introduces HTML entities as a solution, demonstrating how to replace angle brackets with '<' and '>'. The tutorial also covers other common HTML entities like '&' for ampersand, '©' for copyright, and ' ' for non-breaking space, emphasizing their usage in HTML coding.

What problem occurs when trying to display angle brackets in HTML?

• They cause the browser to crash.

• They are interpreted as HTML tags.

• They are displayed as plain text.

• They are ignored by the browser.

What did Visual Studio automatically add that was unnecessary?

• A comment

• A script

• An opening tag

• A closing tag

What is the purpose of HTML entities?

• To create forms

• To style HTML elements

• To display special characters and symbols

• To link to external resources

Which HTML entity is used to display the less than symbol?

• ©

• >

• &

• <

What does the HTML entity > represent?

• Ampersand

• Quotation mark

• Greater than

• Less than

Which HTML entity is used to display an ampersand?

• "

•  

• &

• ©

What does the HTML entity © represent?

• Quotation mark

• Ampersand

• Copyright

• Non-breaking space

Which HTML entity is used for a non-breaking space?

• &

• ©

• "

•  

What is the HTML entity for a double quotation mark?

• &

•  

• "

• ©

What do all HTML entities start and end with?

• Start with a hash and end with a semicolon

• Start with an ampersand and end with a semicolon

• Start with a percent sign and end with a comma

• Start with a dollar sign and end with a period