HTML CSS and JavaScript for Beginners - A Web Design Course - HTML Entities

The video tutorial explains HTML entities, which allow special characters to be rendered in HTML code. It covers how to use these entities to display characters like brackets and symbols without them being interpreted as HTML tags. The tutorial provides practical examples, including adding spaces and formatting text. It also discusses the historical context of HTML entities, noting their decreased usage due to modern styling techniques, except for some symbols like the copyright symbol.

What is the primary purpose of HTML entities?

• To create new HTML tags

• To render special characters in HTML

• To increase website loading speed

• To improve SEO rankings

Which symbols are commonly problematic in HTML and require entities?

• Exclamation mark and question mark

• Brackets and less than/greater than symbols

• Ampersand and asterisk

• Dollar sign and percent

How can HTML entities be used in terms of spacing?

• To create new lines

• To change font size

• To adjust text color

• To add multiple spaces

What is a common characteristic of HTML entities?

• They start with an ampersand and end with a semicolon

• They are enclosed in square brackets

• They start with a hashtag

• They end with a period

Why might older websites have used a lot of HTML entities?

• To reduce server load

• To improve accessibility

• To control content layout

• To enhance security