How to write out HTML entity name ( , <, >, etc)

Question

How would I write the entity name in HTML and not have it do its function? Example: I'm doing a tutorial and want to tell someone how to use the non-breaking space in their code ( ) So, how to actually write out "&" "n" "b" "s" "p" ";" but have it be fluid with no spaces?

Almuce

you already did it here! – Woald

yes but it was done using stackoverflow's text editor. Apparently it doesn't recognize   – Almuce

@user2118228 He was able to do it here because on the SO website, putting any text between two backquotes causes it to display as is. For example...   – Iridaceous

Answer 1

You can use & instead of & So   will be  

Shekinah

Everybody said the same thing, but Accepted for simplicity. – Almuce

The answer is incorrect, because the pre tag does not affect the interpretation of entity references. – Musketry

Sorry. Really option with pre-tag is nonsense. So answer updated – Shekinah

Answer 2

You will need to write out a part of the code, in this example, I'll use the ampersand. Instead of writing  , write out the ampersand, &, and then write nbsp;. Your final result should be  , which will display   on the webpage.

Iridaceous

Answer 3

You could simply use the HTML for the ampersand as in   which would display what you're looking for, i.e.  

Slaphappy

Answer 4

JavaScript can be used to change the text of HTML element, below example adds non-blocking space entity character into span element.

<p>A common character entity used in HTML is the non-breaking space: <span id="myid"></span></p>
  <script>
    document.getElementById("myid").textContent= "&nbsp;";
  </script>

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