Special Characters
HTML ASCII Characters
Several HTML ASCII characters can be created in our documentation with Creole Wiki by using the <<entity>> macro. Just type the entity name, without the leading '&' and trailing ';'. For example, to create an em-dash you would enter <<entity>>mdash<</entity>>.
Below is a list characters that are allowed in Creole Wiki, along with their HTML equivalent and how to format them in Creole Wiki:
| Character | HTML | Creole Wiki | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | <<entity>>mdash<</entity>> | Em-Dash |
| – | – | <<entity>>ndash<</entity>> | En-Dash |
| • | • | <<entity>>bull<</entity>> | Bullet |
| · | · | <<entity>>middot<</entity>> | Middle Dot |
| ‘ | ‘ | <<entity>>lsquo<</entity>> | Left Single-Quote |
| ’ | ’ | <<entity>>rsquo<</entity>> | Right Single-Quote |
| “ | “ | <<entity>>ldquo<</entity>> | Left Double-Quote |
| ” | ” | <<entity>>rdquo<</entity>> | Right Double-Quote |
| | <<entity>>nbsp<</entity>> | Non-Breaking Space | |
| & | & | <<entity>>amp<</entity>> | Ampersand |
| ® | ® | <<entity>>reg<</entity>> | Registered Mark |
| © | © | <<entity>>copy<</entity>> | Copyright Mark |
| ™ | ™ | <<entity>>trade<</entity>> | Trade Mark |
| ¶ | ¶ | <<entity>>para<</entity>> | Paragraph |
| § | § | <<entity>>sect<</entity>> | Section |
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