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Supported ISOnum entities: numeric and special graphic

The following table shows the current state of supported ISOnum entities.

SGML macro Appearing Description
½ 1/2 fraction one-half
½ 1/2 fraction one-half
¼ 1/4 fraction one-quarter
¾ 3/4 fraction three-quarters
⅛ 1/8 fraction one-eighth
⅜ 3/8 fraction three-eighths
⅝ 5/8 fraction five-eighths
⅞ 7/8 fraction seven-eighths
¹ [sup1 ] superscript one
² [sup2 ] superscript two
³ [sup3 ] superscript three
+ + plus sign
± +/- plus-or-minus sign
&lt; < less-than sign
&equals; = equals sign
&gt; > greater-than sign
&divide; [divide] divide sign
&times; [times ] multiply sign
&curren; [curren] general currency sign
&pound; £ pound sign
&dollar; $ dollar sign
&cent; [cent ] cent sign
&yen; [yen ] yen sign
&num; # number sign
&percnt; % percent sign
&amp; & ampersand
&ast; * asterisk
&commat; @ commercial at
&lsqb; [ left square bracket
&bsol; \ reverse solidus
&rsqb; ] right square bracket
&lcub; { left curly bracket
&horbar; [horbar] horizontal bar
&verbar; | vertical bar
&rcub; } right curly bracket
&micro; [micro ] micro sign
&ohm; [ohm ] ohm sign
&deg; [deg ] degree sign
&ordm; [ordm ] ordinal indicator, masculine
&ordf; [ordf ] ordinal indicator, feminine
&sect; [sect ] section sign
&para; [para ] pilcrow (paragraph sign)
&middot; middle dot
&larr; [larr ] leftward arrow
&rarr; [rarr ] rightward arrow
&uarr; [uarr ] upward arrow
&darr; [darr ] downward arrow
&copy; © copyright sign
&reg; [reg ] registered sign
&trade; [trade ] trade mark sign
&brvbar; [brvbar] broken (vertical) bar
&not; [not ] not sign
&sung; [sung ] music note (sung text sign)
&excl; ! exclamation mark
&iexcl; ¡ inverted exclamation mark
&quot; " quotation mark
&apos; ' apostrophe
&lpar; ( left parenthesis
&rpar; ) right parenthesis
&comma; , comma
&lowbar; _ low line
&hyphen; - hyphen
&period; . full stop, period
&sol; / solidus
&colon; : colon
&semi; ; semicolon
&quest; ? question mark
&iquest; ¿ inverted question mark
&laquo; [laquo ] angle quotation mark, left
&raquo; [raquo ] angle quotation mark, right
&lsquo; [lsquo ] single quotation mark, left
&rsquo; [rsquo ] single quotation mark, right
&ldquo; [ldquo ] double quotation mark, left
&rdquo; [rdquo ] double quotation mark, right
&nbsp;   no break (required) space
&shy; [shy ] soft hyphen