HTML character code needed - pls help!
17 January 2002, 11:21 AM
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Am just typing out a list of chemicals to be put up on the web, and I need to find the HTML code for alpha - looks like one of those breast cancer ribbons, or a fish swimming to the left. (Hopefully neither super- nor sub-script, if I have the choice!) I've looked at a few places on the web, can't find it anywhere. Am working in DreamWeaver 4 and will be viewed by both IE and Netscape browsers.
Anyone know the code to display this symbol pleeeeeeze?
Thx in advance
Brendan
Anyone know the code to display this symbol pleeeeeeze?
Thx in advance
Brendan
17 January 2002, 11:34 AM
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Brendan, try one of the following:
character entity reference is: & alpha; (remove space between & and alpha)
decimal character reference is: & #945; (remove space between & and #)
hexadecimal character reference is: & #x3B1; (remove space between & and #)
If you need any others, try: http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/ht...s/symbols.html
Cheers,
Steve
Edited coz I forgot to put the space in so ScoobyNet could display the code!
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[Edited by spider - 1/17/2002 11:37:21 AM]
character entity reference is: & alpha; (remove space between & and alpha)
decimal character reference is: & #945; (remove space between & and #)
hexadecimal character reference is: & #x3B1; (remove space between & and #)
If you need any others, try: http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/ht...s/symbols.html
Cheers,
Steve
Edited coz I forgot to put the space in so ScoobyNet could display the code!
![Edited by spider - 1/17/2002 11:37:21 AM]
17 January 2002, 12:05 PM
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Many thanks Steve, that's the bebe.
I'd guessed &alpha, but it didn't work. Neither do the ones you suggest - on my Netscape 4.77. However, they all work if I try it in IE 5.0.
As most of our viewers are using IE, I suppose I'll have to leave it like that. (the previous people used a .gif image, but I don't really want to go there!) Unless you have suggestions?!
I've bookmarked that link, too!
Ta again
BJH
I'd guessed &alpha, but it didn't work. Neither do the ones you suggest - on my Netscape 4.77. However, they all work if I try it in IE 5.0.
As most of our viewers are using IE, I suppose I'll have to leave it like that. (the previous people used a .gif image, but I don't really want to go there!) Unless you have suggestions?!
I've bookmarked that link, too!
Ta again
BJH
17 January 2002, 01:09 PM
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Brendan, glad it part worked anyway!
I haven't played round with Netscape for a while, so not sure what you can do there, especially as it doesn't want to support the decimal ref!
Can't think of a way round it at the mo apart from a small gif, as you mentioned. Presume you don't want to use this because of potential font size errors, or are you using a CSS to control font size (wouldn't be such a problem then)?
If I come up with anything, I'll let you know.
Steve
I haven't played round with Netscape for a while, so not sure what you can do there, especially as it doesn't want to support the decimal ref!
Can't think of a way round it at the mo apart from a small gif, as you mentioned. Presume you don't want to use this because of potential font size errors, or are you using a CSS to control font size (wouldn't be such a problem then)?
If I come up with anything, I'll let you know.
Steve
17 January 2002, 03:11 PM
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Steve, you credit me with far too much intelligence. I'm not using a gif coz I don't have one As for CSS - I haven't yet been introduced to the beauty of them yet. They come on my advanced DW course, I'm still fighting through the basics at present! Am formatting legal texts in a ColdFusion database, there are already almost 500 there, I have a feeling that putting CSS on them all will be quite boring for, erm, someone
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